How WSU'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 Wayne State University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,055, which is 72.73 % of all undergraduate students. 9,507 students which is 52.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,205.

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	13,528 (68%)	$6,041	10,008 (50%)	$4,030	12,017 (60%)	$7,914
2012-13	13,325 (69%)	$6,725	9,292 (48%)	$4,489	11,497 (59%)	$7,911
2013-14	12,293 (66%)	$6,822	8,911 (48%)	$4,171	11,179 (60%)	$7,713
2014-15	12,772 (70%)	$6,744	8,530 (46%)	$4,275	10,416 (57%)	$7,384
2015-16	12,543 (71%)	$7,276	7,924 (45%)	$4,319	9,584 (54%)	$7,223
2016-17	12,376 (72%)	$7,275	7,504 (44%)	$4,287	9,162 (53%)	$7,241
2017-18	12,624 (73%)	$7,652	7,645 (44%)	$4,733	8,955 (52%)	$6,897
2018-19	13,372 (76%)	$7,835	7,785 (44%)	$4,893	8,808 (50%)	$6,776
2019-20	13,783 (78%)	$8,435	7,603 (43%)	$5,068	8,723 (49%)	$6,776
2020-21	13,803 (79%)	$8,630	7,532 (43%)	$5,181	7,640 (44%)	$6,639
2021-22	13,185 (78%)	$8,910	7,405 (44%)	$5,415	6,598 (39%)	$6,783
Average	13,055 (72.73%)	$7,486	8,194 (45.36%)	$4,624	9,507 (52.45%)	$7,205

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,261 (90.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,361. It can cover 30.77% of tuition & fees ($30,419) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,178 (48.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,915).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,856 (83%)	$7,492	1,276 (57%)	$6,083
2012-13	1,779 (82%)	$8,353	1,163 (54%)	$6,082
2013-14	1,702 (82%)	$9,137	1,170 (56%)	$5,729
2014-15	1,863 (89%)	$8,512	1,135 (54%)	$5,456
2015-16	2,122 (91%)	$10,506	1,087 (47%)	$5,654
2016-17	2,163 (90%)	$9,682	1,085 (45%)	$5,897
2017-18	2,281 (89%)	$9,518	1,264 (49%)	$5,857
2018-19	2,860 (97%)	$9,243	1,442 (49%)	$6,142
2019-20	2,782 (97%)	$9,832	1,355 (47%)	$6,197
2020-21	2,948 (98%)	$10,091	1,158 (38%)	$5,526
2021-22	2,511 (96%)	$10,605	823 (32%)	$6,437
Average	2,261 (90.36%)	$9,361	1,178 (48.00%)	$5,915

^*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, 1,228 (49.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,041.

In addition, 221 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.00 % 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	1,172 (53%)	$4,579	421 (19%)	$690	253 (11%)	$663	1,714 (77%)	$4,715
2012-13	1,132 (52%)	$4,703	390 (18%)	$747	232 (11%)	$894	1,690 (78%)	$5,347
2013-14	1,130 (54%)	$4,788	266 (13%)	$955	208 (10%)	$625	1,670 (80%)	$5,842
2014-15	1,046 (50%)	$4,772	307 (15%)	$1,528	207 (10%)	$690	1,847 (88%)	$5,552
2015-16	1,100 (47%)	$4,844	446 (19%)	$1,917	195 (8%)	$647	2,111 (91%)	$7,572
2016-17	1,050 (44%)	$4,676	404 (17%)	$1,876	337 (14%)	$653	2,150 (90%)	$7,002
2017-18	1,257 (49%)	$5,141	396 (15%)	$1,900	209 (8%)	$1,034	2,176 (85%)	$6,562
2018-19	1,418 (48%)	$5,212	471 (16%)	$1,902	239 (8%)	$1,033	2,786 (94%)	$6,426
2019-20	1,350 (47%)	$5,441	1,194 (42%)	$1,405	231 (8%)	$1,016	2,687 (94%)	$6,735
2020-21	1,510 (50%)	$5,485	976 (32%)	$1,957	225 (7%)	$1,057	2,884 (96%)	$6,698
2021-22	1,345 (52%)	$5,812	826 (32%)	$2,678	93 (4%)	$1,092	2,431 (93%)	$6,787
Average	1,228 (49.64%)	$5,041	554 (21.64%)	$1,596	221 (9.00%)	$855	2,195 (87.82%)	$6,294

^*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, 1,178 (48.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,178.

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	1,276 (57%)	$6,083	1,270 (57%)	$5,839	45 (2%)	$7,702
2012-13	1,163 (54%)	$6,082	1,157 (53%)	$5,873	36 (2%)	$7,752
2013-14	1,170 (56%)	$5,729	1,165 (56%)	$5,274	65 (3%)	$8,600
2014-15	1,135 (54%)	$5,456	1,129 (54%)	$5,093	49 (2%)	$9,026
2015-16	1,087 (47%)	$5,654	1,081 (47%)	$5,228	58 (3%)	$8,531
2016-17	1,085 (45%)	$5,897	1,072 (45%)	$5,158	79 (3%)	$11,006
2017-18	1,264 (49%)	$5,857	1,251 (49%)	$5,113	100 (4%)	$10,067
2018-19	1,442 (49%)	$6,142	1,442 (49%)	$5,076	147 (5%)	$10,460
2019-20	1,355 (47%)	$6,197	1,337 (47%)	$5,067	147 (5%)	$11,032
2020-21	1,158 (38%)	$5,526	1,148 (38%)	$4,807	79 (3%)	$11,147
2021-22	823 (32%)	$6,437	798 (31%)	$5,060	95 (4%)	$13,265
Average	1,178 (48.00%)	$5,915	1,168 (47.82%)	$5,235	82 (3.27%)	$9,872

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at WSU

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