For the academic year 2021-2022, 78% of students received grants and/or scholarships and its average aid amount is $12,354.

Compared to the percent of received 10 years ago, more students received the financial aid from 72% to 78%. The average financial aid amount has increased from $8,381 to $12,296 at Missouri Colleges.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Missouri Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 150,352, which is 73.50 % of all undergraduate students.

106,666 students which is 58.40% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,089.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13162,559 (72%)$8,38192,164 (45%)$3,731135,856 (64%)$7,566
2013-14160,502 (73%)$8,80288,628 (46%)$3,784126,903 (62%)$7,419
2014-15159,889 (74%)$8,68387,150 (47%)$3,779125,379 (63%)$7,139
2015-16153,710 (73%)$9,12380,074 (43%)$3,881117,857 (60%)$7,322
2016-17150,362 (72%)$9,50975,873 (43%)$3,932111,983 (61%)$7,235
2017-18146,293 (72%)$10,33972,514 (41%)$4,217102,652 (57%)$6,864
2018-19142,168 (72%)$10,90269,644 (39%)$4,24798,985 (58%)$6,862
2019-20146,055 (75%)$11,50164,721 (38%)$4,37891,689 (55%)$6,865
2020-21140,398 (74%)$12,10959,372 (38%)$4,44682,540 (53%)$6,840
2021-22141,583 (78%)$12,29655,432 (38%)$4,47872,820 (51%)$6,778
Average150,352 (73.50%)$10,16574,557 (41.80%)$4,087106,666 (58.40%)$7,089
*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

Over the past 10 years, on average, 28,845 (88.40 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $11,066. It can cover 58.56% of tuition & fees ($18,897) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 18,595 (67.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,779).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-1330,717 (85%)$8,98822,540 (70%)$6,989
2013-1429,907 (85%)$9,07321,260 (69%)$7,026
2014-1529,930 (86%)$9,29720,622 (70%)$6,842
2015-1629,322 (89%)$10,19819,957 (68%)$6,687
2016-1728,576 (88%)$10,60519,067 (69%)$6,705
2017-1829,006 (87%)$11,30318,411 (66%)$6,690
2018-1928,524 (88%)$11,54618,153 (65%)$6,725
2019-2029,584 (92%)$12,85717,474 (67%)$6,771
2020-2126,603 (91%)$13,41814,720 (65%)$6,647
2021-2226,285 (93%)$13,37113,742 (61%)$6,706
Average28,845 (88.40%)$11,06618,595 (67.00%)$6,779
*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. Over the past 10 years, on average, 12,041 (49.20 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,479. In addition, 11,558 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (33.00 % of students).

YearFederal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-1314,218 (52%)$4,1423,702 (16%)$96813,006 (34%)$2,48023,672 (65%)$7,190
2013-1413,404 (51%)$4,2683,251 (16%)$1,03412,367 (35%)$2,22723,652 (69%)$7,668
2014-1512,961 (52%)$4,2973,260 (17%)$1,01512,407 (32%)$1,83323,922 (71%)$7,988
2015-1612,434 (50%)$4,2603,021 (17%)$99512,083 (32%)$2,07623,883 (71%)$8,479
2016-1711,945 (46%)$4,2482,830 (14%)$1,11211,551 (31%)$2,41623,384 (74%)$9,342
2017-1812,099 (48%)$4,4292,884 (16%)$1,19711,629 (33%)$2,37923,940 (76%)$9,716
2018-1912,227 (48%)$4,5923,249 (15%)$1,14911,792 (34%)$2,23024,053 (77%)$9,914
2019-2011,524 (49%)$4,75813,704 (42%)$1,42311,312 (33%)$2,22324,858 (81%)$10,804
2020-2110,087 (49%)$4,83912,106 (40%)$1,23410,373 (34%)$2,15223,100 (77%)$10,961
2021-229,514 (47%)$4,96011,781 (36%)$1,4769,056 (32%)$2,60422,693 (79%)$11,048
Average12,041 (49.20%)$4,4795,979 (22.90%)$1,16011,558 (33.00%)$2,26223,716 (74.00%)$9,311

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. Over the past 10 years, on average, 18,595 (67.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $18,595.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-1322,540 (70%)$6,98922,409 (71%)$6,5151,260 (7%)$8,835
2013-1421,260 (69%)$7,02621,103 (69%)$6,4561,608 (8%)$9,711
2014-1520,622 (70%)$6,84220,439 (70%)$6,3151,592 (7%)$9,487
2015-1619,957 (68%)$6,68719,743 (68%)$5,8471,953 (8%)$9,594
2016-1719,067 (69%)$6,70518,852 (68%)$5,7632,047 (9%)$9,449
2017-1818,411 (66%)$6,69018,135 (65%)$5,7342,292 (9%)$9,157
2018-1918,153 (65%)$6,72517,876 (65%)$5,5312,508 (13%)$9,615
2019-2017,474 (67%)$6,77117,117 (67%)$5,5812,470 (12%)$9,819
2020-2114,720 (65%)$6,64714,326 (63%)$5,5762,093 (10%)$10,847
2021-2213,742 (61%)$6,70613,432 (61%)$5,4152,156 (9%)$11,849
Average18,595 (67.00%)$6,77918,343 (66.70%)$5,8731,998 (9.20%)$9,836