How Western Washington'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 Washington University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,538, which is 51.78 % of all undergraduate students. 5,700 students which is 39.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,181.

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	6,364 (45%)	$7,937	3,585 (26%)	$3,992	6,550 (47%)	$6,264
2014-15	6,754 (48%)	$7,854	3,660 (26%)	$4,087	6,611 (47%)	$6,372
2015-16	6,911 (48%)	$7,956	3,750 (26%)	$4,074	6,431 (45%)	$6,362
2016-17	6,928 (47%)	$7,857	3,681 (25%)	$4,046	6,175 (42%)	$6,321
2017-18	7,635 (51%)	$7,837	3,926 (26%)	$4,348	6,219 (42%)	$6,339
2018-19	7,812 (51%)	$8,099	3,822 (25%)	$4,302	5,768 (38%)	$6,029
2019-20	8,611 (57%)	$7,981	3,539 (23%)	$4,394	5,466 (36%)	$5,946
2020-21	8,210 (58%)	$8,484	3,149 (22%)	$4,416	4,088 (29%)	$5,971
2021-22	8,616 (61%)	$8,787	3,066 (22%)	$4,445	3,993 (28%)	$6,028
Average	7,538 (51.78%)	$8,088	3,575 (24.56%)	$4,234	5,700 (39.33%)	$6,181

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,120 (74.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,709. It can cover 24.09% of tuition & fees ($27,853) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,206 (42.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,209).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,472 (53%)	$7,156	1,378 (50%)	$5,741
2014-15	1,892 (68%)	$7,020	1,422 (51%)	$5,840
2015-16	1,985 (71%)	$6,732	1,255 (45%)	$5,998
2016-17	1,915 (67%)	$6,500	1,211 (42%)	$6,161
2017-18	2,375 (77%)	$6,127	1,342 (44%)	$6,174
2018-19	2,438 (78%)	$6,337	1,271 (41%)	$6,084
2019-20	2,463 (80%)	$6,874	1,233 (40%)	$6,514
2020-21	1,985 (82%)	$7,112	726 (30%)	$6,437
2021-22	2,558 (91%)	$6,522	1,016 (36%)	$6,936
Average	2,120 (74.11%)	$6,709	1,206 (42.11%)	$6,209

^*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, 667 (23.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,359.

In addition, 579 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.56 % 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	653 (24%)	$4,132	581 (21%)	$349	406 (15%)	$7,570	1,186 (43%)	$3,844
2014-15	719 (26%)	$4,311	656 (24%)	$353	482 (17%)	$7,555	1,638 (59%)	$3,852
2015-16	700 (25%)	$4,135	622 (22%)	$372	497 (18%)	$6,939	1,745 (63%)	$3,890
2016-17	637 (22%)	$4,147	563 (20%)	$363	456 (16%)	$6,276	1,714 (60%)	$3,932
2017-18	758 (25%)	$4,333	684 (22%)	$348	543 (18%)	$6,453	2,135 (69%)	$3,524
2018-19	730 (23%)	$4,401	673 (22%)	$326	593 (19%)	$6,429	2,218 (71%)	$3,700
2019-20	716 (23%)	$4,690	967 (31%)	$1,252	679 (22%)	$6,623	2,140 (70%)	$3,675
2020-21	512 (21%)	$4,490	669 (28%)	$1,551	746 (31%)	$4,716	1,765 (73%)	$4,115
2021-22	574 (20%)	$4,590	1,058 (38%)	$1,985	808 (29%)	$4,860	2,433 (86%)	$3,297
Average	667 (23.22%)	$4,359	719 (25.33%)	$767	579 (20.56%)	$6,380	1,886 (66.00%)	$3,759

^*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, 1,206 (42.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,206.

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	1,378 (50%)	$5,741	1,368 (49%)	$5,255	57 (2%)	$12,685
2014-15	1,422 (51%)	$5,840	1,408 (51%)	$5,283	74 (3%)	$11,708
2015-16	1,255 (45%)	$5,998	1,233 (44%)	$5,307	71 (3%)	$13,851
2016-17	1,211 (42%)	$6,161	1,185 (41%)	$5,437	82 (3%)	$12,427
2017-18	1,342 (44%)	$6,174	1,316 (43%)	$5,343	110 (4%)	$11,395
2018-19	1,271 (41%)	$6,084	1,247 (40%)	$4,964	111 (4%)	$13,897
2019-20	1,233 (40%)	$6,514	1,216 (39%)	$4,845	158 (5%)	$13,544
2020-21	726 (30%)	$6,437	707 (29%)	$4,929	77 (3%)	$15,435
2021-22	1,016 (36%)	$6,936	988 (35%)	$4,875	139 (5%)	$16,044
Average	1,206 (42.11%)	$6,209	1,185 (41.22%)	$5,138	98 (3.56%)	$13,443

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Western Washington

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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