by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Eastern Washington University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will EWU deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Scroll down to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Eastern Washington University.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Eastern Washington University, 91% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 1206 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $10,001 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 70% | $4,005 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,306 |
| State/local grants | 56% | $5,770 |
| Federal student loans | 42% | $4,752 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Here, around 66% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $10,610 (among about 4782 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 66% | $10,610 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $5,195 |
| Federal student loans | 35% | $6,280 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $10,592.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,666 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,506 |
| Over $75,000 | $19,681 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $13,886 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $13,091 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit EWU’s net price calculator: [tcc.ruffalonl.com/Eastern Washington University/Freshmen](https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Eastern Washington University/Freshmen).
The median student at EWU graduates with $14,053 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,053 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $19,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $206.73/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at EWU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $6,336 |
| 75th percentile | $25,163 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $34,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,000 |
| Middle income | $14,000 |
| High income | $13,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,379 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,841 |
| Independent students | $18,828 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. EWU.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at EWU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 38907 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $851,357,003 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 293 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,148,299 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,332 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 20 |
| Total DoD amount | $47,066 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,353 |
References
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