[Last update: December 11, 2025]

3,502 students (50% of total 6,963 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at William & Mary (W & M). The average amount of the aid awarded is $23,152.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 55% of total 1,619 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $23,144.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At William & Mary, 3,502 undergraduate students (50% of total 6,963 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $23,152.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - W & M
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship3,50250% $81,077,306$23,152
Pell Grants86712% $4,999,375$5,766
Federal Student Loan1,51022% $9,234,017$6,115

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

898 beginning undergraduate students (55% of total 1,619 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at William & Mary. The average amount of aid received is $23,144.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - W & M
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid89855% --
Grants or Scholarships70143%$16,224,002$23,144
Federal Grants17611%$1,101,934$6,261
Pell Grants17611%$1,019,934$5,795
Other Federal Grants211%$82,000$3,905
State/Local Grants1358%$1,966,871$14,569
Institutional Grants68042%$13,155,197$19,346
Student Loan Aid38524%$3,801,743$9,875
Federal Student Loans36422%$1,861,389$5,114
Other Student Loans644%$1,940,354$30,318

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 William & Mary.

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 level336261$6,245,925$18,589
0-30,0004747$1,621,610$34,502
30,001-48,0003737$1,284,294$34,711
48,001-75,0004545$1,283,174$28,515
75,001-110,0005757$1,178,728$20,679
110,001 or more15075$878,119$5,854

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