Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $32,216 and the average loan amount is $5,865. The average financial aid amount is 52.39% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $61,492).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,342 90%$43,233,278$32,216
Pell Grants219 15%$1,111,575$5,076
Federal Students Loans543 36%$3,184,931$5,865

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), 308 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 $33,441 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,491.
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 Aid31193%--
Grant or scholarship aid308 92%$10,299,946$33,441
Federal Grants55 16%$312,065$5,674
Pell Grants55 16%$265,575$4,829
Other Federal Grants12 4%$46,490$3,874
State/Local Grants26 8%$169,134$6,505
Institutional Grants307 91%$9,818,747$31,983
Student Loans137 41%$752,272$5,491
Federal Student Loans136 40%$694,489$5,107
Other Student Loans6 2%$57,783$9,631