Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,353, which is 54.33 % of all undergraduate students. 11,797 students which is 51.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,576.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 54.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 61% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at East Carolina University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,353, which is 54.33 % of all undergraduate students. 11,797 students which is 51.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,576.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1410,899 (51%)$7,6097,220 (34%)$4,19012,219 (57%)$6,842
2014-1511,199 (50%)$7,6517,632 (34%)$4,23812,567 (56%)$6,801
2015-1611,600 (50%)$7,6417,633 (33%)$4,22012,678 (55%)$6,710
2016-1711,830 (52%)$7,6817,701 (34%)$4,22412,694 (55%)$6,659
2017-1811,823 (51%)$7,7958,046 (35%)$4,59812,897 (55%)$6,637
2018-1912,112 (52%)$8,1927,922 (34%)$4,75312,170 (53%)$6,471
2019-2013,586 (59%)$7,7227,594 (33%)$4,75611,266 (49%)$6,411
2020-2113,950 (61%)$7,6047,353 (32%)$4,83110,226 (44%)$6,344
2021-2214,175 (63%)$8,5977,126 (32%)$4,9839,453 (42%)$6,306
Average12,353 (54.33%)$7,8327,581 (33.44%)$4,53311,797 (51.78%)$6,576
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,298 (54.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,096. It can cover 34.25% of tuition & fees ($23,638) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,596 (61.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,289).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,325 (52%)$7,9532,903 (65%)$7,066
2014-152,157 (52%)$8,0042,724 (65%)$7,124
2015-162,003 (47%)$7,9802,609 (61%)$7,041
2016-172,195 (51%)$8,2252,692 (63%)$7,416
2017-182,163 (50%)$8,5002,864 (66%)$7,407
2018-192,157 (53%)$8,1942,572 (63%)$7,254
2019-202,768 (64%)$7,2312,541 (59%)$7,504
2020-212,529 (63%)$7,7612,153 (53%)$7,134
2021-222,382 (59%)$9,0202,307 (57%)$7,654
Average2,298 (54.56%)$8,0962,596 (61.33%)$7,289
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,464 (34.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,658.

In addition, 1,388 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (33.00 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,525 (34%)$4,362256 (6%)$1,1431,522 (34%)$2,5832,212 (50%)$3,442
2014-151,458 (35%)$4,36892 (2%)$1,3181,408 (34%)$2,5411,991 (48%)$3,615
2015-161,352 (32%)$4,40297 (2%)$1,4091,321 (31%)$2,6751,762 (42%)$3,611
2016-171,440 (34%)$4,40381 (2%)$1,3391,321 (31%)$2,7982,076 (49%)$3,810
2017-181,618 (38%)$4,684120 (3%)$1,5791,498 (35%)$2,7571,743 (40%)$3,721
2018-191,460 (36%)$4,752172 (4%)$1,5001,348 (33%)$2,7711,866 (45%)$3,613
2019-201,454 (34%)$4,8451,808 (42%)$1,0651,387 (32%)$2,8182,112 (49%)$3,379
2020-211,412 (35%)$4,9571,159 (29%)$1,8451,324 (33%)$2,8331,789 (44%)$3,766
2021-221,455 (36%)$5,1471,079 (27%)$3,2981,362 (34%)$3,0341,530 (38%)$4,121
Average1,464 (34.89%)$4,658540 (13.00%)$1,6111,388 (33.00%)$2,7571,898 (45.00%)$3,675
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,596 (61.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,596.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,903 (65%)$7,0662,865 (64%)$5,900294 (7%)$12,280
2014-152,724 (65%)$7,1242,691 (64%)$5,621310 (7%)$13,804
2015-162,609 (61%)$7,0412,575 (61%)$5,350347 (8%)$13,238
2016-172,692 (63%)$7,4162,641 (62%)$5,669361 (8%)$13,829
2017-182,864 (66%)$7,4072,818 (65%)$5,609411 (10%)$13,161
2018-192,572 (63%)$7,2542,524 (61%)$5,381367 (9%)$13,832
2019-202,541 (59%)$7,5042,475 (57%)$5,325431 (10%)$13,663
2020-212,153 (53%)$7,1342,073 (51%)$5,180328 (8%)$14,093
2021-222,307 (57%)$7,6542,236 (56%)$5,206371 (9%)$16,220
Average2,596 (61.33%)$7,2892,544 (60.11%)$5,471358 (8.44%)$13,791