8,616 students (61% of total 14,019 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Washington University. The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,787.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 93% of total 2,813 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,522.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Washington University, 8,616 undergraduate students (61% of total 14,019 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,787.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Western Washington
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,61661% $75,711,464$8,787
Pell Grants3,06622% $13,627,604$4,445
Federal Student Loan3,99328% $24,067,870$6,028

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,622 beginning undergraduate students (93% of total 2,813 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Washington University. The average amount of aid received is $6,522.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Western Washington
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,62293% --
Grants or Scholarships2,55891%$16,682,141$6,522
Federal Grants1,06438%$4,734,464$4,450
Pell Grants57420%$2,634,629$4,590
Other Federal Grants1,05838%$2,099,835$1,985
State/Local Grants80829%$3,926,970$4,860
Institutional Grants2,43386%$8,020,707$3,297
Student Loan Aid1,01636%$7,046,849$6,936
Federal Student Loans98835%$4,816,711$4,875
Other Student Loans1395%$2,230,138$16,044

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 Western Washington 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 level1,0511,000$8,181,645$7,785
0-30,000204204$2,987,532$14,645
30,001-48,000144144$1,894,951$13,159
48,001-75,000190190$1,955,279$10,291
75,001-110,000164155$755,623$4,607
110,001 or more349307$588,260$1,686

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