Financial Aid at WMU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

9,690 students (74% of total 13,026 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Michigan University (WMU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,864.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 2,425 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,048.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Michigan University, 9,690 undergraduate students (74% of total 13,026 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,864.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - WMU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship9,69074% $95,585,267$9,864
Pell Grants3,48427% $18,971,234$5,445
Federal Student Loan6,13547% $40,276,283$6,565

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,327 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 2,425 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 $11,048.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - WMU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,32796% --
Grants or Scholarships2,26894%$25,057,287$11,048
Federal Grants72830%$4,242,724$5,828
Pell Grants72830%$4,072,636$5,594
Other Federal Grants26111%$170,088$652
State/Local Grants1,00641%$5,074,920$5,045
Institutional Grants2,26293%$15,739,643$6,958
Student Loan Aid1,26652%$10,146,351$8,014
Federal Student Loans1,23451%$6,222,734$5,043
Other Student Loans24710%$3,923,617$15,885

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 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 level1,2811,219$12,750,988$9,954
0-30,000247247$4,717,297$19,098
30,001-48,000201201$3,747,715$18,645
48,001-75,000173173$1,720,541$9,945
75,001-110,000195186$1,011,428$5,187
110,001 or more465412$1,554,007$3,342

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