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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 Western Illinois University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,288, which is 79.64 % of all undergraduate students. 5,459 students which is 65.73% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,494.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-126,196 (59%)$7,2624,327 (41%)$4,1147,240 (69%)$7,371
2012-136,776 (66%)$7,0514,390 (43%)$4,0487,210 (70%)$7,635
2013-147,005 (71%)$7,4594,388 (44%)$4,2516,941 (70%)$7,787
2014-157,212 (75%)$7,7124,457 (46%)$4,3006,797 (70%)$7,704
2015-167,030 (77%)$7,6604,258 (47%)$4,3236,380 (70%)$7,623
2016-177,002 (82%)$7,7804,139 (48%)$4,2966,091 (71%)$7,674
2017-186,185 (81%)$8,6173,701 (49%)$4,6355,180 (68%)$7,570
2018-195,661 (84%)$8,7733,307 (49%)$4,7864,457 (66%)$7,635
2019-205,361 (90%)$8,6362,869 (48%)$4,6983,778 (63%)$7,468
2020-215,489 (94%)$9,5142,650 (45%)$4,7753,264 (56%)$6,974
2021-225,251 (97%)$8,3412,376 (44%)$4,9552,706 (50%)$6,993
Average6,288 (79.64%)$8,0733,715 (45.82%)$4,4715,459 (65.73%)$7,494

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,039 (80.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,197. It can cover 68.20% of tuition & fees ($14,952) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 910 (66.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,208).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,134 (59%)$8,6791,332 (69%)$7,249
2012-131,119 (65%)$7,6991,194 (69%)$7,565
2013-141,134 (71%)$8,6051,141 (71%)$7,948
2014-151,235 (78%)$9,0351,168 (74%)$7,888
2015-161,160 (77%)$8,8091,057 (70%)$7,584
2016-171,210 (83%)$9,2391,059 (72%)$7,426
2017-181,042 (87%)$9,816911 (76%)$7,077
2018-19770 (83%)$9,941640 (69%)$7,247
2019-20788 (89%)$10,771569 (64%)$7,055
2020-21993 (94%)$13,937533 (51%)$6,174
2021-22847 (94%)$15,632404 (45%)$6,076
Average1,039 (80.00%)$10,197910 (66.36%)$7,208
*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, 679 (51.27 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,649.
In addition, 648 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (49.55 % 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
2011-12889 (46%)$4,316183 (10%)$955841 (44%)$4,369573 (30%)$3,763
2012-13753 (43%)$4,207169 (10%)$1,004689 (40%)$4,333846 (49%)$2,709
2013-14767 (48%)$4,543139 (9%)$1,070719 (45%)$4,519908 (56%)$3,167
2014-15816 (52%)$4,564239 (15%)$986739 (47%)$4,2431,089 (69%)$3,731
2015-16750 (50%)$4,511160 (11%)$1,095649 (43%)$4,385933 (62%)$4,088
2016-17798 (54%)$4,589140 (10%)$1,309745 (51%)$4,372793 (54%)$5,142
2017-18733 (62%)$4,64995 (8%)$1,154728 (61%)$4,419697 (59%)$5,013
2018-19491 (53%)$4,86287 (9%)$1,874499 (54%)$4,663486 (53%)$5,715
2019-20443 (50%)$4,836107 (12%)$1,815456 (52%)$5,122765 (87%)$4,988
2020-21547 (52%)$5,122669 (64%)$1,609570 (54%)$5,081985 (94%)$7,173
2021-22487 (54%)$4,940840 (93%)$2,172493 (54%)$5,298843 (93%)$7,590
Average679 (51.27%)$4,649257 (22.82%)$1,368648 (49.55%)$4,619811 (64.18%)$4,825
*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, 910 (66.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $910.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,332 (69%)$7,2491,326 (69%)$6,268131 (7%)$10,264
2012-131,194 (69%)$7,5651,190 (69%)$6,523122 (7%)$10,407
2013-141,141 (71%)$7,9481,135 (71%)$6,868122 (8%)$10,432
2014-151,168 (74%)$7,8881,162 (74%)$6,793120 (8%)$10,992
2015-161,057 (70%)$7,5841,054 (70%)$6,388124 (8%)$10,343
2016-171,059 (72%)$7,4261,053 (72%)$6,301116 (8%)$10,594
2017-18911 (76%)$7,077903 (76%)$6,15384 (7%)$10,602
2018-19640 (69%)$7,247634 (69%)$6,19073 (8%)$9,769
2019-20569 (64%)$7,055562 (64%)$5,98481 (9%)$8,040
2020-21533 (51%)$6,174523 (50%)$5,41748 (5%)$9,533
2021-22404 (45%)$6,076398 (44%)$5,35237 (4%)$8,776
Average910 (66.36%)$7,208904 (66.18%)$6,20396 (7.18%)$9,977

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