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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Puerto Rico Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,225, which is 86.50 % of all undergraduate students. 821 students which is 26.70% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $4,436.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-132,555 (87%)$4,8112,329 (81%)$4,016945 (28%)$3,851
2013-142,477 (86%)$5,1932,277 (81%)$4,381915 (26%)$4,324
2014-152,386 (87%)$5,1302,226 (82%)$4,416892 (25%)$4,474
2015-162,346 (86%)$4,8312,210 (82%)$4,337963 (28%)$4,172
2016-172,338 (84%)$4,9842,221 (81%)$4,502990 (28%)$4,105
2017-182,191 (85%)$5,1382,084 (82%)$4,739872 (29%)$4,542
2018-192,090 (86%)$5,1301,989 (82%)$4,816737 (29%)$4,464
2019-202,080 (88%)$5,8321,888 (81%)$5,138817 (29%)$4,561
2020-211,901 (88%)$5,9721,666 (78%)$5,168512 (22%)$4,859
2021-221,888 (88%)$6,3011,584 (77%)$5,072567 (23%)$5,010
Average2,225 (86.50%)$5,3322,047 (80.70%)$4,659821 (26.70%)$4,436

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 436 (92.10 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,832. It can cover 101.14% of tuition & fees ($5,766) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 80 (15.60 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,436).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13516 (91%)$5,14378 (15%)$3,066
2013-14510 (92%)$5,211105 (15%)$2,942
2014-15499 (90%)$5,23473 (14%)$3,201
2015-16463 (92%)$5,14983 (16%)$3,489
2016-17472 (91%)$5,30591 (16%)$3,136
2017-18420 (91%)$5,57276 (17%)$3,452
2018-19390 (94%)$5,82280 (18%)$3,397
2019-20410 (93%)$6,80682 (17%)$3,560
2020-21321 (92%)$6,89933 (14%)$4,147
2021-22354 (95%)$7,18199 (14%)$3,973
Average436 (92.10%)$5,83280 (15.60%)$3,436
*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, 417 (89.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,248. In addition, 136 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (31.30 % 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
2012-13498 (89%)$4,721156 (32%)$512256 (46%)$528152 (20%)$1,166
2013-14491 (90%)$4,782183 (32%)$506247 (48%)$455180 (28%)$1,057
2014-15479 (88%)$4,911143 (31%)$501205 (43%)$444119 (23%)$1,055
2015-16453 (90%)$4,869136 (36%)$505146 (33%)$278113 (25%)$938
2016-17460 (90%)$5,021156 (33%)$418103 (20%)$429124 (24%)$1,046
2017-18407 (89%)$5,229168 (42%)$480106 (23%)$434121 (26%)$951
2018-19378 (91%)$5,499189 (45%)$458127 (31%)$504127 (31%)$812
2019-20388 (89%)$5,923286 (73%)$1,06558 (26%)$635148 (32%)$930
2020-21295 (86%)$5,837277 (76%)$1,40444 (20%)$643149 (38%)$926
2021-22324 (88%)$5,683323 (73%)$1,76665 (23%)$559167 (35%)$1,220
Average417 (89.00%)$5,248202 (47.30%)$762136 (31.30%)$491140 (28.20%)$1,010
*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, 80 (15.60 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $80.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-1378 (15%)$3,06678 (15%)$3,0542 (1%)$6,350
2013-14105 (15%)$2,942105 (15%)$2,9381 (1%)$8,000
2014-1573 (14%)$3,20176 (14%)$3,0742 (2%)$5,910
2015-1683 (16%)$3,48989 (17%)$3,2602 (1%)$5,094
2016-1791 (16%)$3,13693 (17%)$3,1102 (1%)$3,964
2017-1876 (17%)$3,45276 (17%)$3,4191 (0%)$5,661
2018-1980 (18%)$3,39780 (18%)$3,3672 (1%)$5,000
2019-2082 (17%)$3,56082 (17%)$3,5322 (1%)$5,000
2020-2133 (14%)$4,14733 (14%)$4,1462 (1%)$5,063
2021-2299 (14%)$3,97399 (14%)$3,9571 (6%)$7,500
Average80 (15.60%)$3,43681 (15.80%)$3,3862 (1.67%)$5,754
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