Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $30,263 and the average loan amount is $5,687. The average financial aid amount is 49.21% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $61,492).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,409 90%$42,640,321$30,263
Pell Grants214 14%$1,059,673$4,952
Federal Students Loans584 37%$3,321,181$5,687

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), 449 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Whitman College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $32,047 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,438.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Whitman College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid45295%--
Grant or scholarship aid449 94%$14,389,049$32,047
Federal Grants64 13%$322,094$5,033
Pell Grants64 13%$311,834$4,872
Other Federal Grants3 1%$10,260$3,420
State/Local Grants37 8%$287,428$7,768
Institutional Grants449 94%$13,779,527$30,689
Student Loans194 41%$1,249,068$6,438
Federal Student Loans193 40%$963,243$4,991
Other Student Loans11 2%$285,825$25,984