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Widener University Financial Aid and Scholarships 2022

Widener University is a private university located in Chester, Pennsylvania. Around 89% of the students are 24 and under at Widener University. At WU around 72% are white, 12% are Black or African American, and 6% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 57% of the students are females and 43% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its many years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Brian Tierney, Dawn Addiego, Pe

Widener University Financial Aid and Scholarships

Students Receiving Aid Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid.

84%

Total Aid Amount Average Total Aid Awarded per year.

$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.

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