Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UW - Eau Claire

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Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,281, which is 52.11 % of all undergraduate students. 5,172 students which is 50.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,978.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 62.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 56% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,281, which is 52.11 % of all undergraduate students. 5,172 students which is 50.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,978.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-154,716 (46%)$5,1592,666 (26%)$3,8585,888 (58%)$6,244
2015-164,892 (49%)$4,9652,446 (24%)$3,9435,719 (57%)$6,207
2016-174,755 (47%)$5,0002,309 (23%)$3,8975,642 (56%)$6,179
2017-184,925 (48%)$5,1722,403 (24%)$3,9755,496 (54%)$6,212
2018-195,091 (47%)$5,3232,553 (23%)$4,1205,468 (50%)$5,742
2019-205,141 (49%)$5,2142,334 (22%)$4,2385,240 (49%)$5,785
2020-216,061 (59%)$4,7642,151 (21%)$4,2744,737 (46%)$5,754
2021-227,550 (77%)$4,6631,925 (20%)$4,3934,288 (43%)$5,825
2022-234,398 (47%)$5,7861,759 (19%)$4,6484,072 (43%)$5,853
Average5,281 (52.11%)$5,1162,283 (22.44%)$4,1505,172 (50.67%)$5,978
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,410 (62.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $3,721. It can cover 19.35% of tuition & fees ($19,228) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,272 (56.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,295).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,157 (55%)$3,5161,255 (60%)$7,084
2015-161,308 (59%)$3,4061,364 (61%)$7,296
2016-171,359 (59%)$3,4491,399 (61%)$7,306
2017-181,412 (60%)$3,7161,349 (58%)$7,378
2018-191,521 (62%)$3,9091,377 (56%)$7,063
2019-201,438 (59%)$3,8731,374 (57%)$7,231
2020-211,520 (68%)$3,5711,145 (51%)$7,550
2021-221,707 (76%)$4,2511,127 (50%)$7,354
2022-231,268 (60%)$3,8001,058 (50%)$7,395
Average1,410 (62.00%)$3,7211,272 (56.00%)$7,295
*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 10 years, on average, 500 (21.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,247.

In addition, 537 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (23.44 % 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
2014-15490 (23%)$3,923363 (17%)$765441 (21%)$1,875800 (38%)$1,301
2015-16492 (22%)$4,085408 (18%)$622512 (23%)$1,689976 (44%)$1,359
2016-17529 (23%)$3,924449 (19%)$600523 (23%)$1,881980 (43%)$1,386
2017-18549 (23%)$4,144472 (20%)$605568 (24%)$2,2471,047 (45%)$1,346
2018-19621 (25%)$4,297495 (20%)$602738 (30%)$2,0861,024 (42%)$1,405
2019-20550 (23%)$4,372479 (20%)$589562 (23%)$2,2221,082 (45%)$1,511
2020-21441 (20%)$4,2151,055 (47%)$947640 (29%)$1,999914 (41%)$1,411
2021-22449 (20%)$4,4411,423 (64%)$1,823454 (20%)$2,258966 (43%)$1,702
2022-23376 (18%)$4,818467 (22%)$573391 (18%)$2,399938 (44%)$1,921
Average500 (21.89%)$4,247623 (27.44%)$792537 (23.44%)$2,073970 (42.78%)$1,482
*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 10 years, on average, 1,272 (56.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,272.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,255 (60%)$7,0841,243 (59%)$5,588234 (11%)$8,310
2015-161,364 (61%)$7,2961,343 (60%)$5,547273 (12%)$9,162
2016-171,399 (61%)$7,3061,376 (60%)$5,585286 (12%)$8,864
2017-181,349 (58%)$7,3781,327 (57%)$5,628277 (12%)$8,969
2018-191,377 (56%)$7,0631,346 (55%)$4,901354 (14%)$8,837
2019-201,374 (57%)$7,2311,330 (55%)$5,009340 (14%)$9,627
2020-211,145 (51%)$7,5501,110 (50%)$4,893312 (14%)$10,302
2021-221,127 (50%)$7,3541,106 (50%)$5,004263 (12%)$10,470
2022-231,058 (50%)$7,3951,025 (48%)$5,038247 (12%)$10,769
Average1,272 (56.00%)$7,2951,245 (54.89%)$5,244287 (12.56%)$9,479

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