[Last update: December 11, 2025]

2,334 students (40% of total 5,859 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (City Colleges of Chicago-Harold ). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,612.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 79% of total 505 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,431.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College, 2,334 undergraduate students (40% of total 5,859 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,612.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - City Colleges of Chicago-Harold
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship2,33440% $13,097,976$5,612
Pell Grants2,08436% $9,456,561$4,538
Federal Student Loan1372% $748,110$5,461

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

398 beginning undergraduate students (79% of total 505 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College. The average amount of aid received is $6,431.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - City Colleges of Chicago-Harold
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid39879% --
Grants or Scholarships39779%$2,553,136$6,431
Federal Grants32264%$1,853,289$5,756
Pell Grants32264%$1,810,765$5,623
Other Federal Grants439%$42,524$989
State/Local Grants27955%$485,584$1,740
Institutional Grants10220%$214,263$2,101
Student Loan Aid51%$32,414$6,483
Federal Student Loans51%$32,414$6,483
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Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level373370$2,619,077$7,022
0-30,000200200$1,561,115$7,806
30,001-48,0009696$695,260$7,242
48,001-75,0006767$343,947$5,134
75,001-110,00097$18,755$2,084
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