How WKU'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 Western Kentucky University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,892, which is 76.18 % of all undergraduate students. 7,766 students which is 45.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,759.

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	13,507 (75%)	$5,925	7,339 (41%)	$3,936	9,933 (55%)	$7,058
2012-13	13,297 (73%)	$6,072	7,121 (39%)	$3,936	9,798 (54%)	$7,252
2013-14	12,953 (74%)	$6,343	6,444 (37%)	$4,029	9,037 (52%)	$7,219
2014-15	12,905 (74%)	$6,699	6,177 (35%)	$4,035	8,574 (49%)	$7,015
2015-16	12,150 (70%)	$7,059	5,630 (33%)	$4,013	7,840 (45%)	$6,711
2016-17	12,019 (68%)	$7,292	5,380 (31%)	$4,010	7,696 (44%)	$6,659
2017-18	13,719 (78%)	$6,683	5,412 (31%)	$4,196	7,493 (42%)	$6,566
2018-19	13,330 (78%)	$7,033	4,973 (29%)	$4,332	7,008 (41%)	$6,590
2019-20	12,851 (81%)	$7,166	4,645 (29%)	$4,371	6,511 (41%)	$6,585
2020-21	12,578 (82%)	$7,973	4,525 (30%)	$4,576	5,931 (39%)	$6,392
2021-22	12,503 (85%)	$8,499	4,267 (29%)	$4,630	5,603 (38%)	$6,303
Average	12,892 (76.18%)	$6,977	5,628 (33.09%)	$4,188	7,766 (45.45%)	$6,759

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,788 (92.09 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,716. It can cover 28.58% of tuition & fees ($27,000) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,647 (54.18 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,259).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,013 (92%)	$6,149	1,926 (59%)	$5,828
2012-13	2,912 (88%)	$6,124	1,883 (57%)	$6,434
2013-14	2,642 (86%)	$6,791	1,699 (55%)	$6,337
2014-15	2,731 (89%)	$7,444	1,685 (55%)	$6,215
2015-16	2,748 (90%)	$7,087	1,589 (52%)	$5,991
2016-17	2,778 (89%)	$7,295	1,710 (55%)	$6,177
2017-18	2,757 (91%)	$7,911	1,736 (57%)	$5,901
2018-19	2,738 (95%)	$8,255	1,541 (53%)	$6,353
2019-20	2,569 (96%)	$7,987	1,450 (54%)	$6,946
2020-21	3,021 (98%)	$9,576	1,468 (48%)	$6,083
2021-22	2,761 (99%)	$10,260	1,435 (51%)	$6,581
Average	2,788 (92.09%)	$7,716	1,647 (54.18%)	$6,259

^*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, 1,210 (39.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,390.

In addition, 2,214 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (73.00 % 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	1,485 (45%)	$4,219	504 (15%)	$450	2,471 (75%)	$2,309	1,045 (32%)	$6,056
2012-13	1,445 (44%)	$4,128	303 (9%)	$453	2,358 (72%)	$2,300	1,057 (32%)	$5,968
2013-14	1,202 (39%)	$4,315	269 (9%)	$463	2,137 (70%)	$2,358	1,127 (37%)	$6,735
2014-15	1,257 (41%)	$4,230	267 (9%)	$482	2,239 (73%)	$2,456	1,315 (43%)	$7,136
2015-16	1,120 (37%)	$4,310	255 (8%)	$461	2,302 (75%)	$2,390	1,263 (41%)	$7,147
2016-17	1,224 (39%)	$4,151	303 (10%)	$447	2,285 (73%)	$2,555	1,434 (46%)	$6,424
2017-18	1,270 (42%)	$4,344	356 (12%)	$433	2,278 (75%)	$2,711	1,497 (49%)	$6,657
2018-19	1,128 (39%)	$4,483	253 (9%)	$445	2,125 (74%)	$2,762	1,986 (69%)	$5,823
2019-20	1,029 (38%)	$4,575	214 (8%)	$432	1,899 (71%)	$2,842	1,925 (72%)	$5,361
2020-21	1,157 (38%)	$4,763	358 (12%)	$449	2,274 (74%)	$2,912	2,806 (91%)	$5,928
2021-22	991 (35%)	$4,776	179 (6%)	$486	1,983 (71%)	$3,146	2,639 (94%)	$6,544
Average	1,210 (39.73%)	$4,390	296 (9.73%)	$455	2,214 (73.00%)	$2,613	1,645 (55.09%)	$6,344

^*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, 1,647 (54.18 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,647.

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	1,926 (59%)	$5,828	1,918 (58%)	$5,553	73 (2%)	$7,869
2012-13	1,883 (57%)	$6,434	1,870 (57%)	$6,047	92 (3%)	$8,775
2013-14	1,699 (55%)	$6,337	1,679 (55%)	$5,908	101 (3%)	$8,384
2014-15	1,685 (55%)	$6,215	1,673 (54%)	$5,705	98 (3%)	$9,461
2015-16	1,589 (52%)	$5,991	1,570 (51%)	$5,409	114 (4%)	$9,010
2016-17	1,710 (55%)	$6,177	1,677 (54%)	$5,478	145 (5%)	$9,481
2017-18	1,736 (57%)	$5,901	1,714 (56%)	$5,195	129 (4%)	$10,397
2018-19	1,541 (53%)	$6,353	1,509 (52%)	$5,265	184 (6%)	$10,024
2019-20	1,450 (54%)	$6,946	1,405 (52%)	$5,370	228 (9%)	$11,080
2020-21	1,468 (48%)	$6,083	1,434 (47%)	$5,128	158 (5%)	$9,983
2021-22	1,435 (51%)	$6,581	1,401 (50%)	$5,115	209 (7%)	$10,902
Average	1,647 (54.18%)	$6,259	1,623 (53.27%)	$5,470	139 (4.64%)	$9,579

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at WKU

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