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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 Mercer University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,242, which is 90.55 % of all undergraduate students. 2,867 students which is 61.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,816.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-123,910 (89%)$16,6581,880 (43%)$4,1853,086 (70%)$8,548
2012-133,970 (90%)$16,7681,814 (41%)$4,2113,042 (69%)$8,733
2013-143,945 (89%)$17,9351,795 (41%)$4,4852,886 (65%)$8,698
2014-153,901 (85%)$19,1091,588 (35%)$4,6322,473 (54%)$8,833
2015-164,189 (90%)$20,1041,669 (36%)$4,2123,036 (65%)$7,973
2016-174,268 (91%)$21,5731,597 (34%)$4,3123,021 (64%)$8,239
2017-184,337 (91%)$22,2281,552 (33%)$4,6893,080 (65%)$5,162
2018-194,404 (92%)$22,9451,602 (33%)$4,8772,751 (57%)$7,467
2019-204,547 (93%)$23,6351,618 (33%)$5,0072,741 (56%)$7,574
2020-214,488 (91%)$24,1491,548 (32%)$3,1912,729 (56%)$7,476
2021-224,707 (95%)$24,5941,637 (33%)$4,7382,696 (55%)$7,272
Average4,242 (90.55%)$20,8821,664 (35.82%)$4,4132,867 (61.45%)$7,816

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 812 (99.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $29,501. It can cover 72.15% of tuition & fees ($40,890).
In addition, 473 (58.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,065).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12565 (100%)$27,784370 (65%)$7,620
2012-13641 (99%)$26,719395 (61%)$8,447
2013-14723 (99%)$27,302446 (61%)$8,205
2014-15795 (99%)$27,781448 (56%)$7,499
2015-16826 (100%)$28,147513 (62%)$7,360
2016-17825 (100%)$28,528518 (63%)$8,485
2017-18886 (100%)$29,633603 (68%)$7,696
2018-19968 (99%)$30,208531 (55%)$8,104
2019-20899 (100%)$31,826461 (51%)$8,279
2020-21862 (100%)$32,845446 (52%)$8,532
2021-22947 (100%)$33,740476 (50%)$8,484
Average812 (99.64%)$29,501473 (58.55%)$8,065
*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 12 years, on average, 238 (29.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,791.
In addition, 656 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (80.27 % 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
2011-12193 (34%)$4,37286 (15%)$3,019459 (81%)$4,597564 (99%)$22,136
2012-13211 (33%)$4,23660 (9%)$1,739510 (79%)$4,894640 (99%)$21,301
2013-14249 (34%)$4,640110 (15%)$1,717558 (77%)$4,657721 (99%)$21,909
2014-15221 (27%)$4,582100 (12%)$2,340596 (74%)$4,396793 (99%)$22,976
2015-16204 (25%)$4,550109 (13%)$1,927632 (76%)$5,425824 (99%)$22,673
2016-17215 (26%)$4,648107 (13%)$2,146650 (79%)$5,379824 (100%)$22,829
2017-18256 (29%)$4,878103 (12%)$2,562717 (81%)$5,725885 (100%)$23,319
2018-19281 (29%)$5,174129 (13%)$2,507807 (83%)$5,695962 (99%)$23,771
2019-20260 (29%)$5,085572 (64%)$1,412745 (83%)$6,121897 (100%)$24,439
2020-21250 (29%)$5,302361 (42%)$1,737732 (85%)$6,164860 (99%)$25,404
2021-22281 (30%)$5,232427 (45%)$2,763807 (85%)$6,177947 (100%)$25,678
Average238 (29.55%)$4,791197 (23.00%)$2,170656 (80.27%)$5,385811 (99.36%)$23,312
*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 12 years, on average, 473 (58.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $473.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12370 (65%)$7,620368 (65%)$6,83731 (5%)$9,781
2012-13395 (61%)$8,447393 (61%)$7,22954 (8%)$9,175
2013-14446 (61%)$8,205440 (61%)$7,19943 (6%)$11,439
2014-15448 (56%)$7,499446 (55%)$6,95927 (3%)$9,465
2015-16513 (62%)$7,360506 (61%)$5,90169 (8%)$11,445
2016-17518 (63%)$8,485515 (62%)$6,92783 (10%)$9,974
2017-18603 (68%)$7,696598 (67%)$6,223102 (11%)$9,009
2018-19531 (55%)$8,104529 (54%)$5,602125 (13%)$10,716
2019-20461 (51%)$8,279453 (50%)$5,507131 (15%)$10,093
2020-21446 (52%)$8,532442 (51%)$5,473136 (16%)$10,195
2021-22476 (50%)$8,484464 (49%)$5,396133 (14%)$11,539
Average473 (58.55%)$8,065469 (57.82%)$6,29685 (9.91%)$10,257

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