How WNE's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Western New England University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,429, which is 90.45 % of all undergraduate students. 2,025 students which is 75.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,937.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,325 (87%)	$14,631	629 (24%)	$4,005	1,995 (75%)	$7,182
2012-13	2,363 (88%)	$13,446	672 (25%)	$4,055	2,009 (75%)	$7,181
2013-14	2,402 (90%)	$16,856	715 (27%)	$4,192	1,995 (75%)	$7,168
2014-15	2,512 (92%)	$17,845	803 (30%)	$4,143	2,026 (74%)	$7,175
2015-16	2,457 (90%)	$18,578	746 (27%)	$4,213	2,000 (73%)	$7,026
2016-17	2,390 (88%)	$18,512	714 (26%)	$4,279	1,919 (70%)	$7,022
2017-18	2,474 (90%)	$19,506	749 (27%)	$4,451	2,124 (78%)	$7,101
2018-19	2,527 (92%)	$20,239	745 (27%)	$4,539	2,144 (78%)	$6,613
2019-20	2,463 (91%)	$21,260	660 (24%)	$4,833	2,039 (76%)	$6,694
2020-21	2,389 (94%)	$21,350	612 (24%)	$4,935	1,942 (76%)	$6,713
2021-22	2,414 (93%)	$22,299	629 (24%)	$4,697	2,086 (80%)	$6,430
Average	2,429 (90.45%)	$18,593	698 (25.91%)	$4,395	2,025 (75.45%)	$6,937

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 716 (97.09 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $20,127. It can cover 43.35% of tuition & fees ($46,430).

In addition, 625 (84.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,398).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	736 (98%)	$16,376	641 (85%)	$9,062
2012-13	761 (96%)	$16,820	639 (81%)	$10,276
2013-14	672 (97%)	$18,672	553 (80%)	$10,932
2014-15	731 (97%)	$18,856	591 (79%)	$9,773
2015-16	697 (97%)	$19,459	594 (83%)	$10,265
2016-17	705 (98%)	$19,211	590 (82%)	$10,136
2017-18	749 (98%)	$19,952	703 (92%)	$10,553
2018-19	729 (97%)	$21,450	691 (92%)	$11,148
2019-20	663 (96%)	$22,413	597 (87%)	$11,784
2020-21	670 (97%)	$23,404	573 (83%)	$10,633
2021-22	761 (97%)	$24,781	702 (90%)	$9,819
Average	716 (97.09%)	$20,127	625 (84.91%)	$10,398

^*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.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 213 (29.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,495.

In addition, 128 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (17.45 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	200 (27%)	$4,260	27 (4%)	$2,433	104 (14%)	$1,086	736 (98%)	$14,976
2012-13	231 (29%)	$4,060	25 (3%)	$2,901	133 (17%)	$1,314	757 (96%)	$15,343
2013-14	220 (32%)	$4,231	13 (2%)	$3,427	121 (18%)	$1,317	672 (97%)	$16,983
2014-15	243 (32%)	$4,123	13 (2%)	$3,466	150 (20%)	$1,176	731 (97%)	$17,183
2015-16	200 (28%)	$4,359	6 (1%)	$3,000	116 (16%)	$1,167	697 (97%)	$17,988
2016-17	204 (28%)	$4,470	10 (1%)	$2,151	131 (18%)	$1,851	700 (97%)	$17,669
2017-18	231 (30%)	$4,565	9 (1%)	$2,487	135 (18%)	$1,444	745 (97%)	$18,352
2018-19	222 (30%)	$4,700	21 (3%)	$2,507	124 (17%)	$1,482	726 (97%)	$19,776
2019-20	200 (29%)	$4,943	132 (19%)	$1,614	126 (18%)	$1,651	652 (94%)	$20,630
2020-21	184 (27%)	$4,894	23 (3%)	$2,007	120 (17%)	$1,616	663 (96%)	$21,930
2021-22	211 (27%)	$4,843	20 (3%)	$2,938	150 (19%)	$2,576	757 (97%)	$22,974
Average	213 (29.00%)	$4,495	27 (3.82%)	$2,630	128 (17.45%)	$1,516	712 (96.64%)	$18,528

^*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..

Student Loans

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 12 years, on average, 625 (84.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $625.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	641 (85%)	$9,062	640 (85%)	$6,220	114 (15%)	$16,034
2012-13	639 (81%)	$10,276	635 (80%)	$6,340	158 (20%)	$16,079
2013-14	553 (80%)	$10,932	548 (79%)	$6,491	141 (20%)	$17,648
2014-15	591 (79%)	$9,773	591 (79%)	$6,253	130 (17%)	$16,006
2015-16	594 (83%)	$10,265	587 (82%)	$5,967	153 (21%)	$16,958
2016-17	590 (82%)	$10,136	589 (82%)	$5,969	146 (20%)	$16,881
2017-18	703 (92%)	$10,553	703 (92%)	$6,055	175 (23%)	$18,071
2018-19	691 (92%)	$11,148	688 (92%)	$5,574	200 (27%)	$19,339
2019-20	597 (87%)	$11,784	585 (85%)	$5,646	178 (26%)	$20,967
2020-21	573 (83%)	$10,633	565 (82%)	$5,613	135 (20%)	$21,642
2021-22	702 (90%)	$9,819	698 (89%)	$5,368	160 (20%)	$19,662
Average	625 (84.91%)	$10,398	621 (84.27%)	$5,954	154 (20.82%)	$18,117

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at WNE

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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