Widener University Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
84%
Total Aid Amount
$73.512M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.widener.edu/about/widener_leadership/administrative/enrollment/financial/default.aspx
Among them are scholarship programs such as Carnegie Dartlet $10,000 Scholarship, Community Service Scholarship for Multicultural Students, Joseph P. Gavenonis Scholarship, and Ohio College Opportunity Grant. Interestingly, almost all of the students at WU receive some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided totals more than $15,295,445 in a year. The total percentage of candidates applying to Widener University who receive the Federal Grant is 20%. In comparison, 100% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 100% get the Institution Grant, and 20% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. While the Federal Grant awardees receive an average aid of $4,955, the State Grant receivers and Institution Grant beneficiaries get $3,231 and $28,311, respectively. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,569. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. Alternatively, the candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans, apart from financial grants and scholarship schemes to pay for their studies. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. Moreover, the funds received through these loans will have to be repaid within a given timeframe. At WU, an estimated number of 79% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.