Financial Aid at EWU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,782 students (66% of total 7,246 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Eastern Washington University (EWU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,610.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 1,321 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,001.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Eastern Washington University, 4,782 undergraduate students (66% of total 7,246 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,610.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - EWU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,78266% $50,735,762$10,610
Pell Grants2,54335% $13,210,025$5,195
Federal Student Loan2,53935% $15,944,389$6,280

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,206 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 1,321 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Eastern Washington University. The average amount of aid received is $10,001.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - EWU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,20691% --
Grants or Scholarships1,14086%$11,401,230$10,001
Federal Grants60846%$3,423,305$5,630
Pell Grants60846%$3,226,350$5,306
Other Federal Grants19915%$196,955$990
State/Local Grants74456%$4,292,983$5,770
Institutional Grants92070%$3,684,942$4,005
Student Loan Aid58344%$3,716,424$6,375
Federal Student Loans56042%$2,661,196$4,752
Other Student Loans756%$1,055,228$14,070

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 Eastern 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 level841793$8,141,511$9,681
0-30,000219219$3,108,441$14,194
30,001-48,000158158$2,209,403$13,984
48,001-75,000181181$1,948,928$10,768
75,001-110,000119111$512,706$4,308
110,001 or more164124$362,033$2,208

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