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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 44,744
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 40%
Average Aid Amount $4,580
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 904
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 66%

Financial Aid Information at WGU

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 44,744 students (40% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $4,580. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 904 students (66% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Western Governors University is $8,658, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 44,744 students (40% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $4,580. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Western Governors University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Western Governors University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid44,74440%$4,580
Pell Grants39,36835%$4,217
Federal Student Loans48,09443%$5,630

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 904 beginning students (66% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 904 students (66% 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 Western Governors University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Western Governors University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid90466%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources71852%$4,974
Federal Grants69250%$4,755
Pell Grants69250%$4,663
Other Federal Grants745%$869
State/Local Grants846%$2,600
Institutional Grants494%$1,265
Student Loans68450%$4,022
Federal Student Loans68450%$3,944
Other Student Loans101%$5,351