University of Mary Washington

Chart (C) | How is institutional financial aid (e.g., discounts/waivers) offsetting institutional tuition revenue over time?​



RateAnnual Growth 3
Gross tuition revenue-0.6%
Institutional Financial Aid19.8%
Net Tuition Revenue2-1.1%
Inflation (HEPI)53.0%
Inflation (CPI)53.2%
Institutional financial aid (e.g., tuition discounts/waivers)1 vs. net tuition revenue2 [2015-2024]​


Revenue Category2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Institutional financial aid$3.3M$5.9M$7.3M$9.5M$10.4M$11.2M$10.3M$9.9M$11.5M$12.4M
Net Tuition revenue (NGF)$36.5M$37.8M$37.9M$38.0M$37.0M$34.9M$31.8M$28.5M$28.2M$29.2M
State-funded financial aid (GF)$1.8M$3.1M$3.3M$3.3M$3.4M$3.7M$3.7M$4.2M$4.4M$6.8M



1. Institution financial aid = SCHEV S1/S2 collections; includes tuition discounts/waivers (foregone revenue) and non-general fund tuition revenues applied toward financial aid (redirected revenue).
2. Net tuition revenue = gross tuition revenue – total institutional financial aid.
3. Tuition discount rate = total institutional aid (tuition discounts/waivers) / gross tuition revenue.
4. "Annual growth" calculated as compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
5. Determined as annual growth in HEPI/CPI over period​.
Source: SCHEV