[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,516 students (65% of total 10,009 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Carolina University (Western Carolina). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,267.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 2,082 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,993.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Carolina University, 6,516 undergraduate students (65% of total 10,009 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,267.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Western Carolina
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,51665% $40,834,817$6,267
Pell Grants3,46735% $18,580,558$5,359
Federal Student Loan4,42644% $24,864,589$5,618

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,873 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 2,082 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Carolina University. The average amount of aid received is $5,993.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Western Carolina
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,87390% --
Grants or Scholarships1,69281%$10,140,651$5,993
Federal Grants83940%$4,854,490$5,786
Pell Grants83040%$4,676,502$5,634
Other Federal Grants955%$177,988$1,874
State/Local Grants66832%$1,069,539$1,601
Institutional Grants1,62878%$4,216,622$2,590
Student Loan Aid1,21558%$7,258,700$5,974
Federal Student Loans1,19157%$5,384,194$4,521
Other Student Loans1869%$1,874,506$10,078

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 Western Carolina 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 level1,028903$6,658,931$6,478
0-30,000284283$2,977,963$10,486
30,001-48,000175175$1,536,479$8,780
48,001-75,000214209$1,278,079$5,972
75,001-110,000169146$662,028$3,917
110,001 or more18690$204,382$1,099

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