All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Western Carolina University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,707, which is 70.11 % of all undergraduate students. 5,175 students which is 54.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,346.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-145,599 (66%)$5,7893,245 (38%)$4,1324,806 (57%)$6,810
2014-155,737 (65%)$6,0113,383 (39%)$4,1655,054 (58%)$6,650
2015-165,938 (67%)$6,0983,382 (38%)$4,1775,100 (58%)$6,463
2016-176,219 (68%)$5,9703,525 (38%)$4,1445,475 (60%)$6,643
2017-186,362 (68%)$6,2183,664 (39%)$4,4465,579 (59%)$6,665
2018-196,481 (65%)$5,4763,770 (38%)$4,4995,534 (55%)$6,103
2019-207,076 (68%)$5,6413,767 (36%)$4,5915,355 (51%)$6,149
2020-217,199 (68%)$5,6523,632 (35%)$4,5905,111 (49%)$5,796
2021-229,748 (96%)$4,4443,397 (33%)$4,6124,560 (45%)$5,838
Average6,707 (70.11%)$5,7003,529 (37.11%)$4,3735,175 (54.67%)$6,346

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 1,370 (74.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,798. It can cover 67.95% of tuition & fees ($8,532) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,164 (62.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,127).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,135 (70%)$5,755996 (62%)$6,039
2014-151,246 (71%)$6,3061,190 (68%)$5,996
2015-161,141 (70%)$6,2821,051 (65%)$5,809
2016-171,374 (72%)$6,4641,290 (67%)$6,132
2017-181,471 (74%)$6,3801,331 (67%)$6,190
2018-191,481 (68%)$5,3761,409 (64%)$6,004
2019-201,493 (72%)$5,3191,269 (61%)$6,480
2020-211,298 (73%)$5,7721,016 (57%)$6,242
2021-221,691 (99%)$4,526926 (54%)$6,250
Average1,370 (74.33%)$5,7981,164 (62.78%)$6,127
*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, 725 (39.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,505.
In addition, 686 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (37.11 % 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
2013-14632 (39%)$4,06044 (3%)$1,503642 (40%)$2,9151,085 (67%)$1,870
2014-15723 (41%)$4,38773 (4%)$1,889740 (42%)$2,9071,198 (69%)$2,000
2015-16641 (39%)$4,41974 (5%)$1,329656 (40%)$3,1091,110 (68%)$1,980
2016-17804 (42%)$4,343108 (6%)$1,009808 (42%)$2,9681,295 (68%)$2,226
2017-18839 (42%)$4,674127 (6%)$1,111846 (43%)$3,0281,341 (68%)$2,059
2018-19838 (38%)$4,58192 (4%)$1,092702 (32%)$1,5371,379 (63%)$2,134
2019-20773 (37%)$4,808978 (47%)$803656 (31%)$1,4941,267 (61%)$1,942
2020-21664 (37%)$4,693765 (43%)$840589 (33%)$1,8861,135 (64%)$2,310
2021-22613 (36%)$4,5841,690 (99%)$899534 (31%)$1,8961,052 (62%)$2,198
Average725 (39.00%)$4,505439 (24.11%)$1,164686 (37.11%)$2,4161,207 (65.56%)$2,080
*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, 1,164 (62.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,164.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14996 (62%)$6,039984 (61%)$5,65842 (3%)$10,655
2014-151,190 (68%)$5,9961,181 (68%)$5,68341 (2%)$10,334
2015-161,051 (65%)$5,8091,038 (64%)$5,38751 (3%)$10,066
2016-171,290 (67%)$6,1321,273 (67%)$5,73254 (3%)$11,353
2017-181,331 (67%)$6,1901,318 (67%)$5,67269 (3%)$11,074
2018-191,409 (64%)$6,0041,387 (63%)$5,205144 (7%)$8,607
2019-201,269 (61%)$6,4801,248 (60%)$5,309179 (9%)$8,925
2020-211,016 (57%)$6,242988 (56%)$4,850165 (9%)$9,396
2021-22926 (54%)$6,250909 (53%)$4,798144 (8%)$9,905
Average1,164 (62.78%)$6,1271,147 (62.11%)$5,36699 (5.22%)$10,035
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