How Whittier'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 Whittier College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,514, which is 94.67 % of all undergraduate students. 1,094 students which is 68.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,002.

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	1,563 (94%)	$24,454	610 (37%)	$4,491	1,171 (71%)	$7,213
2014-15	1,531 (94%)	$25,740	600 (37%)	$4,586	1,163 (72%)	$7,376
2015-16	1,500 (91%)	$27,206	570 (35%)	$4,498	1,116 (68%)	$7,094
2016-17	1,510 (94%)	$28,484	576 (36%)	$4,546	1,109 (69%)	$7,327
2017-18	1,563 (93%)	$30,002	631 (38%)	$4,571	1,149 (68%)	$7,108
2018-19	1,646 (95%)	$31,547	626 (36%)	$4,916	1,187 (69%)	$6,723
2019-20	1,689 (95%)	$31,944	646 (36%)	$4,843	1,210 (68%)	$6,639
2020-21	1,385 (97%)	$34,367	509 (36%)	$5,106	958 (67%)	$6,728
2021-22	1,242 (99%)	$35,076	428 (34%)	$5,196	779 (62%)	$6,807
Average	1,514 (94.67%)	$29,869	577 (36.11%)	$4,750	1,094 (68.22%)	$7,002

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 393 (95.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $30,498. It can cover 61.16% of tuition & fees ($49,864).

In addition, 286 (68.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,108).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	410 (93%)	$26,283	308 (70%)	$8,759
2014-15	348 (92%)	$27,045	266 (70%)	$8,011
2015-16	411 (92%)	$28,658	324 (73%)	$8,350
2016-17	409 (96%)	$28,841	307 (72%)	$9,140
2017-18	498 (96%)	$30,821	369 (71%)	$8,246
2018-19	497 (98%)	$32,748	355 (70%)	$7,723
2019-20	474 (96%)	$32,820	340 (69%)	$8,453
2020-21	224 (97%)	$32,645	151 (65%)	$6,503
2021-22	263 (100%)	$34,623	158 (60%)	$7,785
Average	393 (95.56%)	$30,498	286 (68.89%)	$8,108

^*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, 142 (33.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,766.

In addition, 137 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.67 % 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	147 (33%)	$4,519	30 (7%)	$3,199	133 (30%)	$8,261	409 (93%)	$21,802
2014-15	111 (29%)	$4,640	28 (7%)	$2,840	119 (31%)	$8,345	346 (92%)	$22,613
2015-16	144 (32%)	$4,421	32 (7%)	$3,004	136 (31%)	$8,271	411 (92%)	$24,138
2016-17	155 (37%)	$4,620	30 (7%)	$2,893	149 (35%)	$8,174	409 (96%)	$23,900
2017-18	207 (40%)	$4,605	60 (12%)	$2,512	191 (37%)	$7,967	498 (96%)	$25,548
2018-19	194 (38%)	$5,041	41 (8%)	$2,959	203 (40%)	$8,394	496 (98%)	$27,163
2019-20	168 (34%)	$4,765	50 (10%)	$2,561	165 (33%)	$8,465	474 (96%)	$27,915
2020-21	76 (33%)	$5,034	27 (12%)	$3,390	75 (32%)	$8,627	223 (97%)	$27,764
2021-22	75 (28%)	$5,247	32 (12%)	$3,625	66 (25%)	$7,908	263 (100%)	$30,701
Average	142 (33.78%)	$4,766	37 (9.11%)	$2,998	137 (32.67%)	$8,268	392 (95.56%)	$25,727

^*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, 286 (68.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $286.

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	308 (70%)	$8,759	301 (68%)	$6,196	101 (23%)	$8,246
2014-15	266 (70%)	$8,011	263 (70%)	$6,219	33 (9%)	$15,007
2015-16	324 (73%)	$8,350	319 (72%)	$6,123	44 (10%)	$17,094
2016-17	307 (72%)	$9,140	301 (71%)	$6,628	40 (9%)	$20,279
2017-18	369 (71%)	$8,246	365 (70%)	$6,271	43 (8%)	$17,531
2018-19	355 (70%)	$7,723	352 (69%)	$5,500	44 (9%)	$18,305
2019-20	340 (69%)	$8,453	339 (69%)	$5,503	53 (11%)	$19,028
2020-21	151 (65%)	$6,503	150 (65%)	$5,040	13 (6%)	$17,379
2021-22	158 (60%)	$7,785	157 (59%)	$5,470	16 (6%)	$23,207
Average	286 (68.89%)	$8,108	283 (68.11%)	$5,883	43 (10.11%)	$17,342

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Whittier

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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