16,758 students (48% of total 34,561 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,757.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 58% of total 8,442 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,171.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 16,758 undergraduate students (48% of total 34,561 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,757.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - U of Wisconsin-Madison
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,75848% $213,783,078$12,757
Pell Grants5,16715% $25,042,048$4,847
Federal Student Loan7,44522% $45,838,414$6,157

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,897 beginning undergraduate students (58% of total 8,442 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The average amount of aid received is $11,171.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - U of Wisconsin-Madison
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,89758% --
Grants or Scholarships4,00147%$44,694,835$11,171
Federal Grants2,03524%$11,747,192$5,773
Pell Grants1,26915%$6,209,136$4,893
Other Federal Grants2,03224%$5,538,056$2,725
State/Local Grants1,31116%$3,586,320$2,736
Institutional Grants2,43729%$29,361,323$12,048
Student Loan Aid2,17226%$20,197,931$9,299
Federal Student Loans2,08425%$10,817,696$5,191
Other Student Loans4946%$9,380,235$18,988

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 University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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 level1,9701,258$20,224,481$10,266
0-30,000257257$5,945,935$23,136
30,001-48,000241239$5,401,471$22,413
48,001-75,000349347$6,263,800$17,948
75,001-110,000305192$1,603,817$5,258
110,001 or more818223$1,009,458$1,234

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