Financial Aid at WMU

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$7,061 94%
13,685 students (94% of total 14,587 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Michigan University.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,061. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 2,086 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,813.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Michigan University, 13,685 undergraduate students (94% of total 14,587 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $7,061.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship13,68594% $96,624,460$7,061
Pell Grants3,78826% $17,792,822$4,697
Federal Student Loan7,11249% $46,915,467$6,597

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,966 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 2,086 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Michigan University. The average amount of aid received is $6,813.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,96694% --
Grants or Scholarships1,93693%$13,190,819$6,813
Federal Grants1,74884%$3,780,948$2,163
Pell Grants51525%$2,510,371$4,875
Other Federal Grants1,71782%$1,270,577$740
State/Local Grants673%$96,462$1,440
Institutional Grants1,65879%$9,313,409$5,617
Student Loan Aid1,12254%$9,387,504$8,367
Federal Student Loans1,09052%$5,704,947$5,234
Other Student Loans24112%$3,682,557$15,280

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

The next 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 Michigan 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 level994878$7,222,663$7,266
0-30,000201200$3,059,609$15,222
30,001-48,000124124$1,499,052$12,089
48,001-75,000159152$1,183,724$7,445
75,001-110,000157143$701,460$4,468
110,001 or more353259$778,818$2,206
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