Financial Aid at WSU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

12,632 students (78% of total 16,116 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Wayne State University (WSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,661.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 99% of total 2,888 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,953.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Wayne State University, 12,632 undergraduate students (78% of total 16,116 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,661.

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 Scholarship12,63278% $134,674,280$10,661
Pell Grants7,36346% $45,421,647$6,169
Federal Student Loan6,09138% $42,317,491$6,948

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,847 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 2,888 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Wayne State University. The average amount of aid received is $12,953.

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 Aid2,84799% --
Grants or Scholarships2,83698%$36,735,141$12,953
Federal Grants1,60456%$10,344,637$6,449
Pell Grants1,60456%$10,302,637$6,423
Other Federal Grants381%$42,000$1,105
State/Local Grants1,96868%$10,349,318$5,259
Institutional Grants2,77896%$16,041,186$5,774
Student Loan Aid87630%$5,514,686$6,295
Federal Student Loans86830%$4,559,166$5,252
Other Student Loans743%$955,520$12,912

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 2023-2024 at Wayne 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 level1,5611,520$18,764,607$12,021
0-30,000563563$8,139,294$14,457
30,001-48,000334334$4,753,989$14,234
48,001-75,000307299$3,662,472$11,930
75,001-110,000142131$1,079,966$7,605
110,001 or more215193$1,128,886$5,251

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