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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 South Dakota Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,518, which is 67.00 % of all undergraduate students. 1,432 students which is 54.70% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $6,816.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-131,530 (67%)$6,515838 (37%)$3,5291,669 (61%)$6,988
2013-141,521 (64%)$6,965817 (39%)$3,7361,607 (59%)$7,057
2014-151,485 (66%)$7,079761 (37%)$3,5531,541 (57%)$6,786
2015-161,441 (63%)$7,526703 (36%)$3,7201,476 (56%)$7,047
2016-171,432 (66%)$7,727665 (34%)$3,6651,445 (56%)$6,901
2017-181,444 (70%)$8,315664 (37%)$3,9171,413 (57%)$7,053
2018-191,447 (70%)$7,884649 (35%)$4,0671,379 (56%)$6,655
2019-201,624 (70%)$8,621638 (31%)$4,0821,374 (51%)$6,541
2020-211,540 (67%)$9,061553 (30%)$4,2421,261 (49%)$6,582
2021-221,713 (67%)$9,513519 (27%)$4,1481,152 (45%)$6,552
Average1,518 (67.00%)$7,921681 (34.30%)$3,8661,432 (54.70%)$6,816

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 335 (86.90 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,835. It can cover 89.28% of tuition & fees ($9,896) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 318 (70.50 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,489).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13310 (86%)$6,948338 (74%)$7,178
2013-14313 (85%)$7,245306 (75%)$7,334
2014-15298 (83%)$7,612299 (72%)$7,466
2015-16318 (77%)$8,372312 (63%)$7,384
2016-17300 (85%)$8,754304 (74%)$7,388
2017-18336 (90%)$9,349335 (75%)$7,779
2018-19352 (88%)$9,162353 (74%)$7,520
2019-20362 (93%)$9,917329 (68%)$8,021
2020-21356 (89%)$9,977298 (65%)$7,204
2021-22407 (93%)$11,015303 (65%)$7,616
Average335 (86.90%)$8,835318 (70.50%)$7,489
*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, 121 (42.90 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,199. In addition, 100 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (22.50 % 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
2012-13142 (45%)$3,84587 (27%)$1,24294 (18%)$1,360290 (67%)$5,409
2013-14132 (47%)$3,80395 (23%)$1,19596 (22%)$1,361291 (71%)$5,584
2014-15121 (47%)$3,83763 (25%)$1,038101 (21%)$1,203307 (73%)$6,413
2015-16120 (36%)$4,04873 (20%)$1,09194 (22%)$1,578315 (77%)$6,829
2016-17109 (46%)$4,08068 (20%)$1,245116 (25%)$1,539317 (77%)$7,510
2017-18124 (45%)$4,38576 (19%)$1,22497 (22%)$1,631303 (73%)$7,614
2018-19130 (44%)$4,31869 (20%)$1,624105 (22%)$1,523298 (71%)$7,112
2019-20115 (43%)$4,468225 (47%)$1,140108 (28%)$1,471297 (81%)$7,459
2020-21106 (38%)$4,541145 (41%)$2,049104 (24%)$1,345338 (79%)$7,395
2021-22112 (38%)$4,663316 (61%)$2,19887 (21%)$1,471371 (80%)$8,206
Average121 (42.90%)$4,199122 (30.30%)$1,405100 (22.50%)$1,448313 (74.90%)$6,953
*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, 318 (70.50 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $318.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-13338 (74%)$7,178336 (73%)$6,02868 (13%)$8,187
2013-14306 (75%)$7,334302 (74%)$5,96367 (15%)$8,416
2014-15299 (72%)$7,466297 (72%)$6,16374 (14%)$9,020
2015-16312 (63%)$7,384308 (63%)$5,85076 (14%)$9,341
2016-17304 (74%)$7,388301 (74%)$5,69086 (16%)$9,886
2017-18335 (75%)$7,779332 (75%)$6,02290 (16%)$9,730
2018-19353 (74%)$7,520346 (73%)$5,228103 (17%)$10,812
2019-20329 (68%)$8,021324 (67%)$5,55295 (17%)$10,971
2020-21298 (65%)$7,204292 (64%)$5,17677 (14%)$10,465
2021-22303 (65%)$7,616296 (64%)$5,56075 (13%)$11,459
Average318 (70.50%)$7,489313 (69.90%)$5,72381 (14.90%)$9,829
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