Financial Aid at CWU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

5,867 students (58% of total 10,081 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Central Washington University (CWU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,441.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 1,489 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,816.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Central Washington University, 5,867 undergraduate students (58% of total 10,081 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,441.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - CWU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship5,86758% $55,391,721$9,441
Pell Grants2,85128% $14,792,147$5,188
Federal Student Loan3,15431% $20,040,366$6,354

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,340 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 1,489 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Central Washington University. The average amount of aid received is $8,816.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - CWU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,34090% --
Grants or Scholarships1,25985%$11,099,335$8,816
Federal Grants56638%$3,235,619$5,717
Pell Grants56438%$3,014,432$5,345
Other Federal Grants21314%$221,187$1,038
State/Local Grants71748%$4,350,851$6,068
Institutional Grants1,09574%$3,512,865$3,208
Student Loan Aid69547%$4,354,649$6,266
Federal Student Loans67846%$3,291,560$4,855
Other Student Loans574%$1,063,089$18,651

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 Central Washington 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 level865858$9,024,660$10,433
0-30,000241241$4,138,043$17,170
30,001-48,000154154$2,112,591$13,718
48,001-75,000146146$1,455,085$9,966
75,001-110,000120118$751,380$6,262
110,001 or more204199$567,561$2,782

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