Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Wilmington

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,045, which is 34.33 % of all undergraduate students. 4,282 students which is 48.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,119.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 51.89% of students received grants or scholarships and 59% 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 Wilmington University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,045, which is 34.33 % of all undergraduate students. 4,282 students which is 48.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,119.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-153,579 (41%)$2,4512,924 (33%)$2,0764,135 (47%)$4,301
2015-163,474 (39%)$2,7192,779 (32%)$2,2803,907 (44%)$3,828
2016-173,504 (40%)$2,5522,762 (31%)$2,0463,727 (42%)$3,885
2017-183,080 (36%)$3,7882,871 (34%)$3,5144,522 (54%)$5,949
2018-193,060 (34%)$3,9252,809 (31%)$3,5884,754 (53%)$5,999
2019-202,934 (32%)$4,0422,725 (29%)$3,6594,751 (51%)$5,805
2020-212,700 (29%)$4,1882,515 (27%)$3,9934,411 (47%)$5,648
2021-222,449 (29%)$4,7802,275 (27%)$4,3074,058 (49%)$6,063
2022-232,624 (29%)$4,2872,392 (26%)$3,8954,270 (47%)$4,593
Average3,045 (34.33%)$3,6372,672 (30.00%)$3,2624,282 (48.22%)$5,119
*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, 128 (51.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,164. It can cover 32.97% of tuition & fees ($12,630).

In addition, 143 (58.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,846).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15154 (51%)$2,992173 (57%)$3,685
2015-16167 (58%)$2,757146 (51%)$3,244
2016-17157 (55%)$2,449153 (54%)$3,370
2017-18157 (68%)$4,357193 (83%)$4,332
2018-19142 (51%)$4,475165 (59%)$4,558
2019-2089 (50%)$4,297109 (61%)$4,578
2020-2197 (50%)$5,259127 (65%)$3,303
2021-2292 (41%)$5,380115 (51%)$4,528
2022-2397 (43%)$5,507104 (46%)$3,020
Average128 (51.89%)$4,164143 (58.56%)$3,846
*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, 94 (38.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $3,624.

In addition, 18 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (7.60 % 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
2014-15114 (38%)$2,51512 (4%)$50023 (8%)$2,19278 (26%)$1,508
2015-16118 (41%)$2,3878 (3%)$73358 (20%)$2,8768 (3%)$762
2016-17116 (41%)$2,4494 (1%)$62522 (8%)$2,56446 (16%)$903
2017-18122 (53%)$3,9718 (3%)$1,031--45 (19%)$4,252
2018-19103 (37%)$4,10112 (4%)$1,0211 (0%)$1,00053 (19%)$3,769
2019-2062 (35%)$3,97510 (6%)$1,1002 (1%)$1,00035 (20%)$3,513
2020-2168 (35%)$4,06111 (6%)$1,1822 (1%)$1,00037 (19%)$5,919
2021-2274 (33%)$4,42214 (6%)$1,125--27 (12%)$5,630
2022-2369 (31%)$4,73512 (5%)$1,438--35 (16%)$5,436
Average94 (38.22%)$3,62410 (4.22%)$97318 (7.60%)$1,77240 (16.67%)$3,521
*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, 143 (58.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $143.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15173 (57%)$3,685159 (53%)$3,41527 (9%)$3,502
2015-16146 (51%)$3,244141 (49%)$3,02412 (4%)$3,946
2016-17153 (54%)$3,370145 (51%)$3,10018 (6%)$3,674
2017-18193 (83%)$4,332192 (83%)$4,0217 (3%)$9,145
2018-19165 (59%)$4,558161 (58%)$4,1949 (3%)$8,540
2019-20109 (61%)$4,578106 (60%)$3,84611 (6%)$8,301
2020-21127 (65%)$3,303126 (65%)$2,9706 (3%)$7,541
2021-22115 (51%)$4,528114 (51%)$4,0169 (4%)$6,980
2022-23104 (46%)$3,020103 (46%)$2,6095 (2%)$9,060
Average143 (58.56%)$3,846139 (57.33%)$3,46612 (4.44%)$6,743

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