How U of Wisconsin-Madison's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,873, which is 43.82 % of all undergraduate students. 9,805 students which is 31.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,582.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	13,874 (46%)	$6,961	4,890 (16%)	$3,825	11,383 (38%)	$6,789
2012-13	13,764 (45%)	$7,596	4,547 (15%)	$3,857	10,957 (36%)	$7,070
2013-14	13,334 (43%)	$8,036	4,677 (15%)	$3,962	11,113 (36%)	$6,890
2014-15	12,963 (42%)	$8,692	4,439 (14%)	$3,998	10,708 (35%)	$6,668
2015-16	12,648 (41%)	$9,094	4,192 (14%)	$4,025	10,431 (34%)	$6,676
2016-17	12,557 (41%)	$9,349	3,891 (13%)	$4,078	10,180 (33%)	$6,698
2017-18	13,300 (42%)	$9,987	4,429 (14%)	$4,161	9,927 (32%)	$6,999
2018-19	13,334 (42%)	$10,508	4,584 (14%)	$4,535	9,297 (29%)	$6,082
2019-20	13,679 (42%)	$11,609	4,655 (14%)	$4,591	8,614 (27%)	$6,196
2020-21	16,389 (50%)	$11,387	4,891 (15%)	$4,761	7,801 (24%)	$6,175
2021-22	16,758 (48%)	$12,757	5,167 (15%)	$4,847	7,445 (22%)	$6,157
Average	13,873 (43.82%)	$9,634	4,578 (14.45%)	$4,240	9,805 (31.45%)	$6,582

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,416 (50.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,750. It can cover 19.09% of tuition & fees ($40,603) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,250 (34.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,953).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,427 (59%)	$5,446	2,368 (41%)	$6,843
2012-13	3,242 (52%)	$5,781	2,345 (37%)	$7,616
2013-14	3,291 (52%)	$6,273	2,458 (39%)	$7,400
2014-15	3,207 (51%)	$5,999	2,468 (40%)	$7,294
2015-16	3,193 (51%)	$6,461	2,244 (36%)	$7,582
2016-17	3,101 (48%)	$6,733	2,339 (36%)	$7,813
2017-18	3,282 (50%)	$8,063	2,244 (34%)	$8,260
2018-19	3,365 (49%)	$8,324	2,112 (31%)	$8,094
2019-20	3,528 (47%)	$10,071	2,003 (27%)	$8,478
2020-21	3,938 (54%)	$10,932	1,993 (27%)	$8,800
2021-22	4,001 (47%)	$11,171	2,172 (26%)	$9,299
Average	3,416 (50.91%)	$7,750	2,250 (34.00%)	$7,953

^*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, 950 (13.91 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,329.

In addition, 1,020 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (15.18 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	909 (16%)	$3,816	417 (7%)	$1,075	1,028 (18%)	$2,002	2,576 (44%)	$4,926
2012-13	833 (13%)	$3,849	389 (6%)	$1,117	941 (15%)	$2,002	2,298 (37%)	$5,752
2013-14	907 (14%)	$4,155	488 (8%)	$1,084	1,086 (17%)	$1,939	2,297 (36%)	$6,200
2014-15	780 (12%)	$4,118	401 (6%)	$1,407	946 (15%)	$1,981	2,201 (35%)	$6,173
2015-16	771 (12%)	$4,217	404 (6%)	$1,054	807 (13%)	$2,241	2,165 (35%)	$6,995
2016-17	754 (12%)	$4,092	378 (6%)	$1,266	796 (12%)	$2,313	2,015 (31%)	$7,679
2017-18	953 (14%)	$4,378	531 (8%)	$1,240	950 (14%)	$2,433	2,268 (34%)	$8,518
2018-19	946 (14%)	$4,546	516 (8%)	$1,299	1,037 (15%)	$2,427	2,336 (34%)	$8,786
2019-20	1,081 (14%)	$4,753	698 (9%)	$1,175	1,048 (14%)	$2,630	2,306 (31%)	$11,630
2020-21	1,251 (17%)	$4,807	1,886 (26%)	$1,471	1,275 (18%)	$2,644	2,426 (33%)	$12,734
2021-22	1,269 (15%)	$4,893	2,032 (24%)	$2,725	1,311 (16%)	$2,736	2,437 (29%)	$12,048
Average	950 (13.91%)	$4,329	740 (10.36%)	$1,356	1,020 (15.18%)	$2,304	2,302 (34.45%)	$8,313

^*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, 2,250 (34.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,250.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,368 (41%)	$6,843	2,232 (38%)	$5,561	432 (7%)	$8,779
2012-13	2,345 (37%)	$7,616	2,249 (36%)	$6,049	405 (6%)	$10,504
2013-14	2,458 (39%)	$7,400	2,356 (37%)	$5,852	407 (6%)	$10,814
2014-15	2,468 (40%)	$7,294	2,389 (38%)	$5,690	396 (6%)	$11,131
2015-16	2,244 (36%)	$7,582	2,149 (34%)	$5,749	396 (6%)	$11,766
2016-17	2,339 (36%)	$7,813	2,271 (35%)	$5,731	414 (6%)	$12,703
2017-18	2,244 (34%)	$8,260	2,201 (33%)	$6,064	375 (6%)	$13,831
2018-19	2,112 (31%)	$8,094	2,043 (30%)	$5,170	428 (6%)	$15,262
2019-20	2,003 (27%)	$8,478	1,914 (25%)	$5,138	455 (6%)	$15,710
2020-21	1,993 (27%)	$8,800	1,902 (26%)	$5,175	465 (6%)	$16,550
2021-22	2,172 (26%)	$9,299	2,084 (25%)	$5,191	494 (6%)	$18,988
Average	2,250 (34.00%)	$7,953	2,163 (32.45%)	$5,579	424 (6.09%)	$13,276

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Wisconsin-Madison

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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