[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,000 students (58% of total 13,704 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Washington University (Western Washington). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,066.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 3,112 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,902.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Washington University, 8,000 undergraduate students (58% of total 13,704 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,066.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Western Washington
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,00058% $72,531,654$9,066
Pell Grants2,86321% $14,788,073$5,165
Federal Student Loan4,00329% $23,821,503$5,951

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,964 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 3,112 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Washington University. The average amount of aid received is $6,902.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Western Washington
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,96495% --
Grants or Scholarships2,90093%$20,016,279$6,902
Federal Grants67022%$3,679,636$5,492
Pell Grants66721%$3,550,238$5,323
Other Federal Grants40013%$129,398$323
State/Local Grants91129%$5,182,278$5,689
Institutional Grants2,79290%$11,154,365$3,995
Student Loan Aid1,15837%$8,704,515$7,517
Federal Student Loans1,12836%$5,528,831$4,901
Other Student Loans1786%$3,175,684$17,841

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 Washington 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 level1,1471,100$11,040,072$9,625
0-30,000233233$3,935,151$16,889
30,001-48,000166166$2,583,647$15,564
48,001-75,000200199$2,425,634$12,128
75,001-110,000162158$1,089,365$6,724
110,001 or more386344$1,006,275$2,607

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