[Last update: December 11, 2025]

7,728 students (60% of total 12,856 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Wichita State University (WSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,537.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 92% of total 1,723 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,125.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Wichita State University, 7,728 undergraduate students (60% of total 12,856 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,537.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - WSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship7,72860% $58,244,103$7,537
Pell Grants3,92731% $21,017,938$5,352
Federal Student Loan4,07832% $30,613,090$7,507

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,580 beginning undergraduate students (92% of total 1,723 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Wichita State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,125.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - WSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,58092% --
Grants or Scholarships1,52689%$12,399,030$8,125
Federal Grants77345%$4,499,967$5,821
Pell Grants75944%$4,323,004$5,696
Other Federal Grants976%$176,963$1,824
State/Local Grants56833%$1,589,746$2,799
Institutional Grants1,37180%$6,309,317$4,602
Student Loan Aid71141%$5,939,539$8,354
Federal Student Loans70041%$4,605,844$6,580
Other Student Loans996%$1,333,695$13,472

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 Wichita State University.

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 level875808$6,376,789$7,288
0-30,000283283$2,872,330$10,150
30,001-48,000177176$1,766,517$9,980
48,001-75,000143137$975,803$6,824
75,001-110,00012398$417,522$3,394
110,001 or more149114$344,617$2,313

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