7,162 students (59% of total 12,098 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Wichita State University (WSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,373.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 1,742 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,110.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Wichita State University, 7,162 undergraduate students (59% of total 12,098 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,373.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - WSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship7,16259% $52,803,414$7,373
Pell Grants3,63830% $16,590,229$4,560
Federal Student Loan4,48437% $32,554,551$7,260

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,569 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 1,742 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Wichita State University. The average amount of aid received is $7,110.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - WSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,56990% --
Grants or Scholarships1,38279%$9,825,618$7,110
Federal Grants66938%$3,441,974$5,145
Pell Grants64437%$3,022,741$4,694
Other Federal Grants1478%$419,233$2,852
State/Local Grants40923%$491,565$1,202
Institutional Grants1,19769%$5,892,079$4,922
Student Loan Aid84048%$6,888,274$8,200
Federal Student Loans83048%$5,717,674$6,889
Other Student Loans986%$1,170,600$11,945

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at Wichita State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level854758$6,545,934$7,665
0-30,000247247$2,794,950$11,316
30,001-48,000148148$1,532,521$10,355
48,001-75,000132125$1,116,494$8,458
75,001-110,000157120$660,555$4,207
110,001 or more170118$441,414$2,597

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