How Westfield State'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 Westfield State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,962, which is 56.22 % of all undergraduate students. 3,335 students which is 63.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,256.

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	3,326 (58%)	$4,622	1,908 (34%)	$3,738	3,554 (62%)	$6,416
2014-15	3,103 (56%)	$4,821	1,538 (28%)	$4,075	3,602 (64%)	$6,337
2015-16	3,182 (56%)	$4,960	1,578 (28%)	$4,188	3,590 (64%)	$6,261
2016-17	3,117 (55%)	$5,093	1,743 (31%)	$4,122	3,874 (69%)	$6,304
2017-18	3,080 (55%)	$5,474	1,819 (33%)	$4,295	3,681 (66%)	$6,430
2018-19	2,861 (53%)	$5,820	1,748 (32%)	$4,396	3,395 (63%)	$6,380
2019-20	2,699 (53%)	$6,057	1,638 (32%)	$4,394	3,176 (63%)	$6,329
2020-21	2,637 (57%)	$6,028	1,419 (31%)	$4,516	2,696 (58%)	$5,850
2021-22	2,654 (63%)	$6,551	1,340 (32%)	$4,649	2,449 (58%)	$5,998
Average	2,962 (56.22%)	$5,492	1,637 (31.22%)	$4,264	3,335 (63.00%)	$6,256

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 699 (67.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,911. It can cover 32.91% of tuition & fees ($17,962) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 817 (76.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,259).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	762 (59%)	$4,738	999 (78%)	$6,766
2014-15	745 (61%)	$5,321	973 (80%)	$6,979
2015-16	803 (62%)	$5,666	1,139 (88%)	$6,412
2016-17	631 (59%)	$5,421	809 (76%)	$7,450
2017-18	599 (59%)	$6,352	758 (75%)	$7,445
2018-19	605 (61%)	$6,456	721 (72%)	$8,200
2019-20	716 (69%)	$7,006	777 (75%)	$7,750
2020-21	695 (84%)	$5,332	601 (72%)	$7,334
2021-22	737 (93%)	$6,904	578 (73%)	$6,994
Average	699 (67.44%)	$5,911	817 (76.56%)	$7,259

^*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, 346 (32.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,365.

In addition, 570 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (53.78 % 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	391 (30%)	$3,548	272 (21%)	$486	691 (54%)	$2,199	253 (20%)	$2,259
2014-15	385 (32%)	$4,245	222 (18%)	$391	689 (56%)	$2,228	386 (32%)	$1,835
2015-16	441 (34%)	$4,173	332 (26%)	$396	696 (54%)	$2,594	370 (29%)	$2,088
2016-17	319 (30%)	$4,295	239 (22%)	$378	541 (51%)	$1,859	386 (36%)	$2,473
2017-18	356 (35%)	$4,341	272 (27%)	$293	508 (50%)	$2,796	367 (36%)	$2,068
2018-19	327 (33%)	$4,340	225 (23%)	$282	503 (50%)	$2,493	429 (43%)	$2,726
2019-20	348 (33%)	$4,779	656 (63%)	$658	604 (58%)	$2,796	501 (48%)	$2,461
2020-21	259 (31%)	$4,718	219 (26%)	$508	440 (53%)	$2,733	621 (75%)	$1,884
2021-22	284 (36%)	$4,842	124 (16%)	$652	459 (58%)	$3,429	678 (85%)	$3,036
Average	346 (32.67%)	$4,365	285 (26.89%)	$449	570 (53.78%)	$2,570	443 (44.89%)	$2,314

^*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, 817 (76.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $817.

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	999 (78%)	$6,766	999 (78%)	$5,283	160 (12%)	$9,261
2014-15	973 (80%)	$6,979	973 (80%)	$5,240	185 (15%)	$9,146
2015-16	1,139 (88%)	$6,412	1,000 (77%)	$5,268	196 (15%)	$10,387
2016-17	809 (76%)	$7,450	807 (76%)	$5,275	163 (15%)	$10,856
2017-18	758 (75%)	$7,445	750 (74%)	$5,236	153 (15%)	$11,219
2018-19	721 (72%)	$8,200	711 (71%)	$5,206	179 (18%)	$12,351
2019-20	777 (75%)	$7,750	758 (73%)	$5,193	166 (16%)	$12,560
2020-21	601 (72%)	$7,334	585 (70%)	$4,971	120 (14%)	$12,501
2021-22	578 (73%)	$6,994	563 (71%)	$5,106	93 (12%)	$12,559
Average	817 (76.56%)	$7,259	794 (74.44%)	$5,198	157 (14.67%)	$11,204

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Westfield State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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