Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CUW

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,712, which is 78.00 % of all undergraduate students. 2,023 students which is 57.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,862.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 99.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 69% 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 Concordia University-Wisconsin since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,712, which is 78.00 % of all undergraduate students. 2,023 students which is 57.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,862.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-153,285 (75%)$11,1501,405 (32%)$3,5292,891 (66%)$7,136
2015-163,314 (76%)$11,2251,290 (30%)$3,5972,743 (63%)$7,037
2016-172,963 (77%)$11,5591,078 (28%)$3,5852,415 (63%)$7,056
2017-182,974 (89%)$12,3591,180 (35%)$3,7902,124 (64%)$6,562
2018-192,611 (75%)$14,536978 (28%)$3,9541,924 (55%)$6,841
2019-202,507 (76%)$16,220845 (26%)$3,9251,852 (56%)$6,544
2020-212,398 (82%)$17,312733 (25%)$4,2561,536 (53%)$6,725
2021-222,265 (78%)$17,547678 (23%)$4,3661,420 (49%)$6,749
2022-232,094 (74%)$18,639633 (22%)$4,6941,304 (46%)$7,104
Average2,712 (78.00%)$14,505980 (27.67%)$3,9662,023 (57.22%)$6,862
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 533 (99.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $19,441. It can cover 54.81% of tuition & fees ($35,470).

In addition, 372 (69.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,363).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15634 (99%)$15,445502 (79%)$8,398
2015-16610 (98%)$15,193450 (72%)$9,118
2016-17464 (98%)$16,323360 (76%)$8,831
2017-18556 (100%)$18,324358 (64%)$7,505
2018-19559 (100%)$19,324358 (64%)$8,140
2019-20573 (100%)$21,447380 (66%)$8,689
2020-21515 (100%)$21,746380 (74%)$7,434
2021-22475 (99%)$23,477314 (65%)$8,213
2022-23412 (100%)$23,693250 (61%)$8,936
Average533 (99.33%)$19,441372 (69.00%)$8,363
*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, 140 (25.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,505.

In addition, 152 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (27.67 % 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
2014-15176 (28%)$3,79462 (10%)$1,027234 (37%)$2,562633 (99%)$13,367
2015-16157 (25%)$4,00765 (10%)$854223 (36%)$2,514610 (98%)$13,152
2016-17120 (25%)$4,04939 (8%)$1,149128 (27%)$2,684464 (98%)$14,439
2017-18141 (25%)$4,53256 (10%)$920151 (27%)$2,878556 (100%)$16,300
2018-19151 (27%)$4,28539 (7%)$1,095152 (27%)$3,081559 (100%)$17,252
2019-20153 (27%)$4,76972 (13%)$1,304146 (25%)$2,971573 (100%)$19,253
2020-21135 (26%)$4,93461 (12%)$1,326118 (23%)$3,473515 (100%)$19,500
2021-22120 (25%)$4,93245 (9%)$1,467115 (24%)$3,175475 (99%)$21,324
2022-23103 (25%)$5,24751 (12%)$1,58397 (23%)$3,800412 (100%)$21,291
Average140 (25.89%)$4,50554 (10.11%)$1,192152 (27.67%)$3,015533 (99.33%)$17,320
*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, 372 (69.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $372.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15502 (79%)$8,398502 (79%)$5,417124 (19%)$12,066
2015-16450 (72%)$9,118450 (72%)$5,413122 (20%)$13,664
2016-17360 (76%)$8,831360 (76%)$5,25989 (19%)$14,449
2017-18358 (64%)$7,505356 (64%)$5,07766 (12%)$13,325
2018-19358 (64%)$8,140353 (63%)$5,28885 (15%)$12,323
2019-20380 (66%)$8,689375 (65%)$5,341101 (18%)$12,864
2020-21380 (74%)$7,434291 (56%)$5,241101 (20%)$12,871
2021-22314 (65%)$8,213309 (64%)$5,26260 (12%)$15,883
2022-23250 (61%)$8,936246 (60%)$5,23562 (15%)$15,261
Average372 (69.00%)$8,363360 (66.56%)$5,28190 (16.67%)$13,634

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