Financial Aid at UWM

Financial Aid Amount Received

$5,938 (27.64% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

67% of 19,411 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

13,360 undergraduate students (67% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The percentage of students who received financial aid extremely higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as Illinois State University and Clemson University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 74.90%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $5,938 and the average loan amount is $6,327. The average financial aid amount is 27.64% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $21,485).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	13,360	67%	$79,325,130	$5,938
Pell Grants	6,207	31%	$27,718,756	$4,466
Federal Students Loans	9,110	45%	$57,638,382	$6,327

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 2,783 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $4,401 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,698.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	2,827	91%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	2,783	89%	$12,247,085	$4,401
Federal Grants	1,222	39%	$6,568,483	$5,375
Pell Grants	959	31%	$4,408,387	$4,597
Other Federal Grants	1,126	36%	$2,160,096	$1,918
State/Local Grants	1,073	34%	$2,853,781	$2,660
Institutional Grants	2,552	82%	$2,824,821	$1,107
Student Loans	1,372	44%	$9,190,271	$6,698
Federal Student Loans	1,341	43%	$6,664,722	$4,970
Other Student Loans	231	7%	$2,525,549	$10,933

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$8,404,349	$5,121
0 - $30,000	373	363	$3,676,883	$9,858
$30,001 - $48,000	249	243	$2,256,491	$9,062
$48,001 - $75,000	288	277	$1,597,842	$5,548
$75,001 - $110,000	303	274	$476,637	$1,573
$110,001 - more	428	392	$396,496	$926

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, for the first-time/full-time students, 2,700 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 412 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	2,700
Out-of-State Rate	412
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1,376 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 144 students live off-campus. In addition, 586 students live with their family.