Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at WMU

2%

Received Percent Changed

$1,622

Received Amount Changes

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,240, which is 67.00 % of all undergraduate students. 9,785 students which is 57.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,028.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 72.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 60% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Western Michigan University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,240, which is 67.00 % of all undergraduate students. 9,785 students which is 57.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,028.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1512,333 (65%)$7,4147,233 (38%)$3,99912,559 (66%)$7,566
2015-1611,212 (60%)$7,6987,040 (38%)$3,97411,806 (64%)$7,104
2016-1710,423 (57%)$8,8526,112 (33%)$4,30610,920 (60%)$7,522
2017-1810,006 (56%)$7,9606,142 (34%)$4,31111,460 (64%)$6,951
2018-1910,197 (57%)$9,4785,633 (32%)$4,91710,074 (57%)$7,050
2019-209,772 (57%)$9,6355,108 (30%)$5,0039,480 (56%)$7,121
2020-2114,400 (90%)$6,8274,335 (27%)$4,7188,144 (51%)$6,706
2021-2213,685 (94%)$7,0613,788 (26%)$4,6977,112 (49%)$6,597
2022-239,132 (67%)$9,0363,448 (25%)$4,9706,511 (48%)$6,635
Average11,240 (67.00%)$8,2185,427 (31.44%)$4,5449,785 (57.22%)$7,028
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,974 (72.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,777. It can cover 38.98% of tuition & fees ($19,952) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,684 (59.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,239).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,906 (64%)$7,7471,879 (63%)$7,849
2015-161,810 (61%)$7,0791,781 (60%)$7,986
2016-172,016 (70%)$7,8941,909 (66%)$8,178
2017-181,976 (63%)$8,2162,384 (76%)$7,792
2018-191,696 (57%)$8,8251,767 (59%)$8,738
2019-201,660 (57%)$8,8511,658 (57%)$8,965
2020-212,426 (95%)$6,3521,297 (51%)$7,933
2021-221,936 (93%)$6,8131,122 (54%)$8,367
2022-232,339 (91%)$8,2171,360 (53%)$8,346
Average1,974 (72.33%)$7,7771,684 (59.89%)$8,239
*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, 859 (30.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,795.

In addition, 192 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (6.67 % 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
2014-151,095 (37%)$4,617647 (22%)$599294 (10%)$8891,587 (53%)$5,710
2015-16991 (34%)$4,589610 (21%)$599229 (8%)$8221,218 (41%)$6,332
2016-171,056 (37%)$4,676672 (23%)$604400 (14%)$8541,382 (48%)$7,402
2017-181,078 (34%)$4,721636 (20%)$695188 (6%)$1,1381,561 (50%)$6,720
2018-19910 (30%)$4,829525 (18%)$710161 (5%)$1,1541,475 (49%)$6,789
2019-20759 (26%)$4,918463 (16%)$742154 (5%)$1,2741,499 (52%)$6,952
2020-21624 (25%)$4,7842,215 (87%)$815132 (5%)$1,0982,006 (79%)$5,222
2021-22515 (25%)$4,8751,717 (82%)$74067 (3%)$1,4401,658 (79%)$5,617
2022-23702 (27%)$5,150303 (12%)$641100 (4%)$1,6052,335 (91%)$6,531
Average859 (30.56%)$4,795865 (33.44%)$683192 (6.67%)$1,1421,636 (60.22%)$6,364
*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, 1,684 (59.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,684.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,879 (63%)$7,8491,862 (63%)$6,072273 (9%)$12,611
2015-161,781 (60%)$7,9861,754 (59%)$5,738295 (10%)$14,098
2016-171,909 (66%)$8,1781,884 (65%)$5,907317 (11%)$14,143
2017-182,384 (76%)$7,7922,365 (75%)$5,639389 (12%)$13,471
2018-191,767 (59%)$8,7381,735 (58%)$5,556391 (13%)$14,833
2019-201,658 (57%)$8,9651,607 (56%)$5,536398 (14%)$14,994
2020-211,297 (51%)$7,9331,257 (49%)$5,188249 (10%)$15,132
2021-221,122 (54%)$8,3671,090 (52%)$5,234241 (12%)$15,280
2022-231,360 (53%)$8,3461,329 (52%)$5,164275 (11%)$16,319
Average1,684 (59.89%)$8,2391,654 (58.78%)$5,559314 (11.33%)$14,542

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about Western Michigan University. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!