Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CWRU

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,381, which is 82.00 % of all undergraduate students. 2,701 students which is 50.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,482.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 84.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 63% of students received student loans.

Trends by Subject

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,381, which is 82.00 % of all undergraduate students. 2,701 students which is 50.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,482.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-154,017 (82%)$26,732862 (18%)$4,1192,446 (50%)$7,121
2015-164,198 (82%)$27,415835 (16%)$4,1842,365 (46%)$7,531
2016-174,159 (81%)$27,419726 (14%)$4,1162,584 (50%)$6,572
2017-184,113 (81%)$29,229734 (14%)$4,3572,733 (54%)$6,719
2018-194,251 (81%)$29,894700 (13%)$4,5792,819 (54%)$6,149
2019-204,450 (83%)$31,992742 (14%)$4,7852,824 (52%)$6,088
2020-214,489 (83%)$32,426849 (16%)$4,9572,718 (50%)$6,023
2021-224,744 (82%)$34,232939 (16%)$5,0232,877 (50%)$6,096
2022-235,004 (83%)$36,0771,028 (17%)$5,3022,939 (49%)$6,042
Average4,381 (82.00%)$30,602824 (15.33%)$4,6022,701 (50.56%)$6,482
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,157 (84.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $32,501. It can cover 48.79% of tuition & fees ($66,608).

In addition, 874 (63.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,669).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,090 (85%)$28,138636 (50%)$7,692
2015-161,021 (81%)$28,253565 (45%)$8,050
2016-171,031 (82%)$28,295815 (64%)$6,612
2017-181,100 (84%)$33,016929 (71%)$6,063
2018-191,189 (85%)$31,420962 (69%)$6,183
2019-201,194 (88%)$33,974967 (71%)$6,375
2020-211,062 (81%)$33,761835 (64%)$6,031
2021-221,390 (87%)$35,4521,128 (70%)$6,836
2022-231,340 (86%)$40,1971,028 (66%)$6,182
Average1,157 (84.33%)$32,501874 (63.33%)$6,669
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 213 (15.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,788.

In addition, 79 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (6.00 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15231 (18%)$4,396225 (18%)$1,96485 (7%)$2,9971,088 (85%)$26,616
2015-16183 (15%)$4,377179 (14%)$1,83076 (6%)$2,8351,018 (81%)$27,016
2016-17126 (10%)$4,416120 (9%)$2,11863 (5%)$3,2681,029 (81%)$27,362
2017-18191 (15%)$4,485190 (15%)$2,37099 (8%)$4,2801,092 (83%)$31,673
2018-19175 (13%)$4,879175 (13%)$3,40763 (5%)$3,7611,186 (85%)$30,077
2019-20241 (18%)$4,882241 (18%)$4,96972 (5%)$3,6351,190 (88%)$31,873
2020-21222 (17%)$5,232258 (20%)$4,295102 (8%)$4,8771,059 (81%)$31,244
2021-22286 (18%)$5,022287 (18%)$4,60581 (5%)$3,7391,387 (86%)$33,322
2022-23262 (17%)$5,402262 (17%)$2,24873 (5%)$3,8611,337 (86%)$38,578
Average213 (15.67%)$4,788215 (15.78%)$3,09079 (6.00%)$3,6951,154 (84.00%)$30,862
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 874 (63.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $874.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15636 (50%)$7,692631 (49%)$6,10689 (7%)$11,680
2015-16565 (45%)$8,050550 (44%)$6,31185 (7%)$12,672
2016-17815 (64%)$6,612789 (62%)$5,38384 (7%)$13,594
2017-18929 (71%)$6,063904 (69%)$5,28682 (6%)$10,407
2018-19962 (69%)$6,183925 (66%)$5,26791 (7%)$11,820
2019-20967 (71%)$6,375925 (68%)$5,159108 (8%)$12,898
2020-21835 (64%)$6,031790 (61%)$5,09192 (7%)$11,016
2021-221,128 (70%)$6,8361,063 (66%)$5,211153 (10%)$14,190
2022-231,028 (66%)$6,182974 (63%)$5,230110 (7%)$11,457
Average874 (63.33%)$6,669839 (60.89%)$5,44999 (7.33%)$12,193

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