EIU Financial Aid - Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,567 students (66% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $10,243. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Eastern Illinois University for all undergraduate students.

a total of 770 beginning students (100% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 770 students (100% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Eastern Illinois University.

For academic year 2021-2022, total 748 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Eastern Illinois University. Among them, 659 students have lived on campus and 26 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.