How Western Illinois's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Western Illinois University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,244, which is 83.44 % of all undergraduate students. 5,066 students which is 64.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,492.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	7,005 (71%)	$7,459	4,388 (44%)	$4,251	6,941 (70%)	$7,787
2014-15	7,212 (75%)	$7,712	4,457 (46%)	$4,300	6,797 (70%)	$7,704
2015-16	7,030 (77%)	$7,660	4,258 (47%)	$4,323	6,380 (70%)	$7,623
2016-17	7,002 (82%)	$7,780	4,139 (48%)	$4,296	6,091 (71%)	$7,674
2017-18	6,185 (81%)	$8,617	3,701 (49%)	$4,635	5,180 (68%)	$7,570
2018-19	5,661 (84%)	$8,773	3,307 (49%)	$4,786	4,457 (66%)	$7,635
2019-20	5,361 (90%)	$8,636	2,869 (48%)	$4,698	3,778 (63%)	$7,468
2020-21	5,489 (94%)	$9,514	2,650 (45%)	$4,775	3,264 (56%)	$6,974
2021-22	5,251 (97%)	$8,341	2,376 (44%)	$4,955	2,706 (50%)	$6,993
Average	6,244 (83.44%)	$8,277	3,572 (46.67%)	$4,558	5,066 (64.89%)	$7,492

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,020 (84.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,643. It can cover 75.56% of tuition & fees ($14,085) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 831 (65.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,164).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,134 (71%)	$8,605	1,141 (71%)	$7,948
2014-15	1,235 (78%)	$9,035	1,168 (74%)	$7,888
2015-16	1,160 (77%)	$8,809	1,057 (70%)	$7,584
2016-17	1,210 (83%)	$9,239	1,059 (72%)	$7,426
2017-18	1,042 (87%)	$9,816	911 (76%)	$7,077
2018-19	770 (83%)	$9,941	640 (69%)	$7,247
2019-20	788 (89%)	$10,771	569 (64%)	$7,055
2020-21	993 (94%)	$13,937	533 (51%)	$6,174
2021-22	847 (94%)	$15,632	404 (45%)	$6,076
Average	1,020 (84.00%)	$10,643	831 (65.78%)	$7,164

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 648 (52.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,735.

In addition, 622 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (51.22 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	767 (48%)	$4,543	139 (9%)	$1,070	719 (45%)	$4,519	908 (56%)	$3,167
2014-15	816 (52%)	$4,564	239 (15%)	$986	739 (47%)	$4,243	1,089 (69%)	$3,731
2015-16	750 (50%)	$4,511	160 (11%)	$1,095	649 (43%)	$4,385	933 (62%)	$4,088
2016-17	798 (54%)	$4,589	140 (10%)	$1,309	745 (51%)	$4,372	793 (54%)	$5,142
2017-18	733 (62%)	$4,649	95 (8%)	$1,154	728 (61%)	$4,419	697 (59%)	$5,013
2018-19	491 (53%)	$4,862	87 (9%)	$1,874	499 (54%)	$4,663	486 (53%)	$5,715
2019-20	443 (50%)	$4,836	107 (12%)	$1,815	456 (52%)	$5,122	765 (87%)	$4,988
2020-21	547 (52%)	$5,122	669 (64%)	$1,609	570 (54%)	$5,081	985 (94%)	$7,173
2021-22	487 (54%)	$4,940	840 (93%)	$2,172	493 (54%)	$5,298	843 (93%)	$7,590
Average	648 (52.78%)	$4,735	275 (25.67%)	$1,454	622 (51.22%)	$4,678	833 (69.67%)	$5,179

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 831 (65.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $831.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,141 (71%)	$7,948	1,135 (71%)	$6,868	122 (8%)	$10,432
2014-15	1,168 (74%)	$7,888	1,162 (74%)	$6,793	120 (8%)	$10,992
2015-16	1,057 (70%)	$7,584	1,054 (70%)	$6,388	124 (8%)	$10,343
2016-17	1,059 (72%)	$7,426	1,053 (72%)	$6,301	116 (8%)	$10,594
2017-18	911 (76%)	$7,077	903 (76%)	$6,153	84 (7%)	$10,602
2018-19	640 (69%)	$7,247	634 (69%)	$6,190	73 (8%)	$9,769
2019-20	569 (64%)	$7,055	562 (64%)	$5,984	81 (9%)	$8,040
2020-21	533 (51%)	$6,174	523 (50%)	$5,417	48 (5%)	$9,533
2021-22	404 (45%)	$6,076	398 (44%)	$5,352	37 (4%)	$8,776
Average	831 (65.78%)	$7,164	825 (65.56%)	$6,161	89 (7.22%)	$9,898

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Western Illinois

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time