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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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,145, which is 50.36 % of all undergraduate students. 8,444 students which is 60.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,512.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-125,599 (44%)$5,1973,120 (24%)$3,8958,117 (63%)$6,559
2012-135,496 (41%)$5,2913,199 (24%)$3,9378,397 (63%)$6,676
2013-145,606 (41%)$5,4083,337 (24%)$4,0228,617 (63%)$6,797
2014-155,945 (43%)$5,3953,517 (25%)$4,0648,795 (64%)$6,747
2015-165,982 (42%)$5,6233,577 (25%)$4,0968,940 (63%)$6,571
2016-176,336 (44%)$5,4473,647 (25%)$4,1248,804 (61%)$6,266
2017-186,263 (43%)$5,8133,778 (26%)$4,2618,957 (62%)$6,374
2018-196,808 (47%)$6,3343,756 (26%)$4,3768,738 (60%)$6,517
2019-208,325 (57%)$5,5003,695 (25%)$4,4398,640 (59%)$6,463
2020-2114,563 (99%)$4,7053,592 (24%)$4,5237,291 (50%)$6,272
2021-227,674 (53%)$5,8023,549 (25%)$4,5697,593 (52%)$6,387
Average7,145 (50.36%)$5,5013,524 (24.82%)$4,2108,444 (60.00%)$6,512

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,286 (50.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,615. It can cover 24.94% of tuition & fees ($22,511) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,735 (69.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,497).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12975 (43%)$5,2201,635 (72%)$7,462
2012-13843 (36%)$5,2741,653 (71%)$8,140
2013-14885 (39%)$5,8501,612 (70%)$8,368
2014-15904 (39%)$5,6271,737 (74%)$8,578
2015-16907 (38%)$6,0641,726 (72%)$8,450
2016-17940 (39%)$5,7431,703 (70%)$8,549
2017-181,145 (44%)$6,1021,847 (70%)$8,307
2018-191,271 (46%)$5,9081,969 (71%)$9,561
2019-201,847 (65%)$5,9281,992 (70%)$9,316
2020-212,753 (100%)$4,6071,478 (53%)$7,305
2021-221,671 (64%)$5,4431,737 (66%)$9,427
Average1,286 (50.27%)$5,6151,735 (69.00%)$8,497
*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, 616 (24.27 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,395.
In addition, 631 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (25.18 % 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
2011-12533 (23%)$4,01271 (3%)$2,225685 (30%)$2,795249 (11%)$3,531
2012-13518 (22%)$4,07868 (3%)$1,179555 (24%)$2,667218 (9%)$3,547
2013-14533 (23%)$4,13052 (2%)$1,350567 (25%)$3,060293 (13%)$3,995
2014-15551 (24%)$4,16327 (1%)$1,604626 (27%)$2,755277 (12%)$3,698
2015-16556 (23%)$4,41136 (2%)$1,247623 (26%)$3,063285 (12%)$3,842
2016-17588 (24%)$4,28964 (3%)$1,625568 (23%)$2,878271 (11%)$4,200
2017-18694 (26%)$4,51257 (2%)$1,441714 (27%)$2,867943 (36%)$1,831
2018-19685 (25%)$4,66078 (3%)$1,485732 (26%)$2,942537 (19%)$3,813
2019-20783 (27%)$4,676824 (29%)$1,067737 (26%)$2,9511,503 (53%)$2,817
2020-21640 (23%)$4,651457 (17%)$1,580567 (21%)$3,1002,753 (100%)$2,625
2021-22697 (27%)$4,761153 (6%)$2,020569 (22%)$3,7091,299 (50%)$2,584
Average616 (24.27%)$4,395172 (6.45%)$1,529631 (25.18%)$2,981784 (29.64%)$3,317
*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, 1,735 (69.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,735.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,635 (72%)$7,4621,629 (71%)$5,483273 (12%)$11,969
2012-131,653 (71%)$8,1401,634 (70%)$5,692311 (13%)$13,357
2013-141,612 (70%)$8,3681,589 (69%)$5,870311 (14%)$13,381
2014-151,737 (74%)$8,5781,715 (73%)$5,665393 (17%)$13,195
2015-161,726 (72%)$8,4501,698 (71%)$5,464384 (16%)$13,818
2016-171,703 (70%)$8,5491,663 (68%)$5,091428 (18%)$14,238
2017-181,847 (70%)$8,3071,812 (69%)$5,289422 (16%)$13,649
2018-191,969 (71%)$9,5611,915 (69%)$5,502546 (20%)$15,182
2019-201,992 (70%)$9,3161,938 (68%)$5,426544 (19%)$14,785
2020-211,478 (53%)$7,3051,397 (51%)$5,238294 (11%)$11,835
2021-221,737 (66%)$9,4271,673 (64%)$5,354472 (18%)$15,715
Average1,735 (69.00%)$8,4971,697 (67.55%)$5,461398 (15.82%)$13,739

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