Financial Aid at WCU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,791 students (61% of total 14,344 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,081.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 88% of total 3,066 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,709.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 8,791 undergraduate students (61% of total 14,344 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,081.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - WCU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,79161% $53,462,422$6,081
Pell Grants3,64325% $18,978,135$5,209
Federal Student Loan7,79754% $49,011,758$6,286

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,713 beginning undergraduate students (88% of total 3,066 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The average amount of aid received is $5,709.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - WCU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,71388% --
Grants or Scholarships2,23073%$12,730,929$5,709
Federal Grants85428%$4,910,616$5,750
Pell Grants85328%$4,708,678$5,520
Other Federal Grants1334%$201,938$1,518
State/Local Grants73724%$3,087,806$4,190
Institutional Grants1,78358%$4,732,507$2,654
Student Loan Aid2,06467%$20,219,221$9,796
Federal Student Loans1,98065%$10,609,921$5,359
Other Student Loans61120%$9,609,300$15,727

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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 level1,8491,409$9,034,714$4,886
0-30,000295294$3,173,917$10,759
30,001-48,000206204$2,105,090$10,219
48,001-75,000306297$2,228,865$7,284
75,001-110,000290256$786,692$2,713
110,001 or more752358$740,150$984

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