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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at George Washington University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,225, which is 63.91 % of all undergraduate students. 4,074 students which is 36.27% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,300.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-126,231 (60%)$27,0651,433 (14%)$4,1204,288 (41%)$7,591
2012-136,366 (62%)$27,4371,389 (14%)$4,2094,145 (40%)$7,227
2013-146,306 (61%)$28,0891,471 (14%)$4,2724,095 (40%)$7,482
2014-156,664 (64%)$27,4751,514 (15%)$4,3204,163 (40%)$7,748
2015-167,225 (66%)$26,7971,547 (14%)$4,3014,261 (39%)$9,047
2016-177,504 (65%)$27,4991,582 (14%)$4,3464,248 (37%)$7,471
2017-187,960 (66%)$28,4051,708 (14%)$4,4244,359 (36%)$7,425
2018-198,230 (66%)$29,9391,833 (15%)$4,6484,417 (35%)$6,574
2019-208,092 (65%)$30,5291,753 (14%)$4,6414,096 (33%)$6,589
2020-217,549 (64%)$29,3571,675 (14%)$4,8433,171 (27%)$6,606
2021-227,344 (64%)$34,4921,690 (15%)$5,0123,569 (31%)$6,543
Average7,225 (63.91%)$28,8261,600 (14.27%)$4,4674,074 (36.27%)$7,300

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,806 (73.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $29,612. It can cover 45.56% of tuition & fees ($64,990).
In addition, 998 (40.45 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,220).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,441 (65%)$25,705994 (45%)$7,448
2012-131,548 (65%)$26,887966 (41%)$7,428
2013-141,565 (67%)$28,5621,016 (43%)$7,298
2014-151,850 (77%)$25,7701,022 (42%)$7,994
2015-162,057 (80%)$25,6741,121 (43%)$7,535
2016-171,882 (75%)$29,4291,045 (42%)$7,247
2017-182,084 (80%)$29,6431,133 (43%)$7,383
2018-192,135 (75%)$32,9521,177 (41%)$8,967
2019-201,852 (71%)$34,178908 (35%)$8,914
2020-211,447 (74%)$31,678619 (32%)$9,310
2021-222,001 (78%)$35,257982 (38%)$10,893
Average1,806 (73.36%)$29,612998 (40.45%)$8,220
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 341 (13.91 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,606.
In addition, 49 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (2.09 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12275 (12%)$3,989291 (13%)$1,37358 (3%)$1,0561,437 (64%)$24,693
2012-13285 (12%)$4,213302 (13%)$3,32276 (3%)$1,0401,543 (65%)$25,495
2013-14335 (14%)$4,298353 (15%)$1,08851 (2%)$9271,554 (66%)$27,561
2014-15282 (12%)$4,467287 (12%)$1,71461 (3%)$1,4621,846 (77%)$24,829
2015-16358 (14%)$4,370347 (13%)$1,94960 (2%)$1,3602,048 (79%)$24,653
2016-17366 (15%)$4,649384 (15%)$1,98854 (2%)$1,6131,880 (75%)$28,103
2017-18337 (13%)$4,541342 (13%)$3,06635 (1%)$1,4932,078 (80%)$28,463
2018-19435 (15%)$4,926422 (15%)$2,00845 (2%)$1,6292,126 (75%)$31,651
2019-20376 (14%)$4,943649 (25%)$2,44748 (2%)$1,9721,850 (71%)$32,301
2020-21322 (17%)$5,041336 (17%)$2,13732 (2%)$2,1571,444 (74%)$30,074
2021-22382 (15%)$5,231377 (15%)$2,26423 (1%)$2,5001,994 (78%)$33,922
Average341 (13.91%)$4,606372 (15.09%)$2,12349 (2.09%)$1,5641,800 (73.09%)$28,340
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..
The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.
For the last 12 years, on average, 998 (40.45 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $998.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12994 (45%)$7,448989 (44%)$6,42246 (2%)$22,875
2012-13966 (41%)$7,428958 (40%)$6,19252 (2%)$23,924
2013-141,016 (43%)$7,2981,009 (43%)$6,39852 (2%)$18,445
2014-151,022 (42%)$7,9941,013 (42%)$6,71950 (2%)$27,261
2015-161,121 (43%)$7,5351,116 (43%)$6,22664 (2%)$23,410
2016-171,045 (42%)$7,2471,039 (41%)$6,18046 (2%)$25,065
2017-181,133 (43%)$7,3831,121 (43%)$6,17261 (2%)$23,719
2018-191,177 (41%)$8,9671,144 (40%)$5,247178 (6%)$25,567
2019-20908 (35%)$8,914893 (34%)$5,245140 (5%)$24,359
2020-21619 (32%)$9,310592 (30%)$5,150107 (5%)$25,366
2021-22982 (38%)$10,893953 (37%)$5,233199 (8%)$28,696
Average998 (40.45%)$8,220984 (39.73%)$5,92690 (3.45%)$24,426

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