Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Wright State University-Main Campus

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,324, which is 71.89 % of all undergraduate students. 5,068 students which is 48.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,878.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 82.33% 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 Wright State University-Main Campus since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,324, which is 71.89 % of all undergraduate students. 5,068 students which is 48.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,878.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-157,973 (63%)$6,3564,763 (38%)$4,4477,122 (56%)$7,533
2015-168,324 (65%)$6,3794,523 (36%)$4,4286,771 (53%)$7,156
2016-178,857 (71%)$5,9294,241 (34%)$4,4376,416 (51%)$7,076
2017-188,462 (70%)$6,2444,038 (33%)$4,7205,911 (49%)$6,761
2018-197,480 (68%)$6,5553,547 (32%)$4,8895,269 (48%)$6,652
2019-207,002 (75%)$6,9103,052 (33%)$5,0064,443 (47%)$6,720
2020-216,793 (82%)$6,6372,574 (31%)$5,0513,625 (44%)$6,676
2021-225,898 (79%)$8,5152,375 (32%)$5,1773,122 (42%)$6,571
2022-235,123 (74%)$7,4662,273 (33%)$5,5202,932 (42%)$6,758
Average7,324 (71.89%)$6,7773,487 (33.56%)$4,8535,068 (48.00%)$6,878
*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, 1,412 (82.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,282. It can cover 35.19% of tuition & fees ($20,691) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,061 (59.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,431).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,832 (79%)$6,3651,496 (65%)$6,804
2015-161,824 (78%)$6,6851,486 (64%)$6,591
2016-171,731 (75%)$6,5461,454 (63%)$6,571
2017-181,650 (75%)$6,6131,360 (62%)$6,025
2018-191,393 (75%)$6,7861,142 (62%)$6,422
2019-201,151 (86%)$7,743805 (60%)$6,697
2020-211,021 (91%)$8,040548 (49%)$6,195
2021-22993 (92%)$8,867566 (52%)$5,975
2022-231,113 (90%)$7,890693 (56%)$6,596
Average1,412 (82.33%)$7,2821,061 (59.22%)$6,431
*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, 702 (39.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,786.

In addition, 589 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (33.89 % 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
2014-15999 (43%)$4,463271 (12%)$527779 (34%)$1,2721,523 (66%)$3,985
2015-16933 (40%)$4,501208 (9%)$729793 (34%)$1,7531,452 (62%)$4,444
2016-17926 (40%)$4,478287 (13%)$388700 (30%)$1,7721,186 (52%)$4,917
2017-18839 (38%)$4,494267 (12%)$513708 (32%)$2,2271,134 (51%)$4,787
2018-19695 (37%)$4,687202 (11%)$574605 (33%)$2,172982 (53%)$4,852
2019-20554 (41%)$5,017731 (54%)$1,083505 (38%)$2,690781 (58%)$5,100
2020-21414 (37%)$4,953840 (75%)$963375 (33%)$2,958754 (67%)$5,624
2021-22438 (40%)$5,033686 (63%)$3,145363 (33%)$2,916931 (86%)$3,635
2022-23517 (42%)$5,450308 (25%)$821473 (38%)$3,1291,035 (84%)$4,088
Average702 (39.78%)$4,786422 (30.44%)$971589 (33.89%)$2,3211,086 (64.33%)$4,604
*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, 1,061 (59.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,061.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,496 (65%)$6,8041,485 (64%)$6,25298 (4%)$9,124
2015-161,486 (64%)$6,5911,467 (63%)$5,813129 (6%)$9,814
2016-171,454 (63%)$6,5711,441 (63%)$5,779120 (5%)$10,219
2017-181,360 (62%)$6,0251,347 (61%)$5,352103 (5%)$9,567
2018-191,142 (62%)$6,4221,134 (61%)$5,322116 (6%)$11,196
2019-20805 (60%)$6,697799 (59%)$5,59888 (7%)$10,438
2020-21548 (49%)$6,195538 (48%)$5,05064 (6%)$10,596
2021-22566 (52%)$5,975561 (52%)$5,34434 (3%)$11,286
2022-23693 (56%)$6,596682 (55%)$5,36473 (6%)$12,507
Average1,061 (59.22%)$6,4311,050 (58.44%)$5,54292 (5.33%)$10,527

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