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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,570
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 44%
Average Aid Amount $53,057
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 980
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 54%

Financial Aid Information at WUSTL

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,570 students (44% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $53,057. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 980 students (54% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Washington University in St Louis is $65,790, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,570 students (44% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $53,057. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Washington University in St Louis for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Washington University in St Louis
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,57044%$53,057
Pell Grants1,29216%$5,218
Federal Student Loans1,16014%$6,044

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 980 beginning students (54% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 896 students (50% 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 Washington University in St Louis.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Washington University in St Louis
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid98054%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources86948%$61,036
Federal Grants36820%$8,678
Pell Grants36020%$5,581
Other Federal Grants21412%$5,535
State/Local Grants1458%$3,696
Institutional Grants86548%$57,007
Student Loans29616%$7,789
Federal Student Loans28516%$4,975
Other Student Loans322%$27,740