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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 Portland State University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,715, which is 50.91 % of all undergraduate students. 9,530 students which is 44.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,557.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1211,074 (49%)$5,9339,303 (41%)$4,22612,092 (53%)$8,230
2012-1311,083 (49%)$5,9489,152 (40%)$4,20312,061 (53%)$8,111
2013-1411,347 (49%)$6,0229,319 (41%)$4,05311,789 (51%)$8,009
2014-1511,016 (50%)$5,9189,151 (41%)$4,03310,314 (47%)$7,699
2015-1611,145 (50%)$5,9838,898 (40%)$3,97210,633 (47%)$7,563
2016-1710,598 (49%)$6,3178,244 (38%)$3,9949,944 (46%)$7,479
2017-1810,372 (49%)$6,7198,175 (39%)$4,1558,968 (42%)$7,325
2018-1910,492 (52%)$7,2538,321 (41%)$4,4418,474 (42%)$7,325
2019-2010,911 (54%)$7,4237,920 (39%)$4,4467,634 (38%)$7,185
2020-219,154 (49%)$7,7007,317 (39%)$4,4086,785 (36%)$7,150
2021-2210,669 (60%)$8,8197,051 (40%)$4,4856,139 (35%)$7,055
Average10,715 (50.91%)$6,7308,441 (39.91%)$4,2209,530 (44.55%)$7,557

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,092 (70.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,879. It can cover 26.14% of tuition & fees ($30,138) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 695 (45.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,117).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12784 (64%)$7,609650 (53%)$5,721
2012-13818 (61%)$7,115652 (48%)$6,076
2013-14999 (66%)$7,684718 (47%)$6,407
2014-151,161 (74%)$7,004785 (50%)$6,323
2015-161,092 (68%)$7,014823 (51%)$6,025
2016-171,039 (67%)$6,772747 (48%)$6,430
2017-181,359 (75%)$7,760820 (45%)$6,142
2018-191,251 (71%)$7,519717 (41%)$6,550
2019-201,133 (72%)$9,015553 (35%)$6,059
2020-21997 (70%)$9,424576 (40%)$5,682
2021-221,382 (86%)$9,750606 (38%)$5,868
Average1,092 (70.36%)$7,879695 (45.09%)$6,117
*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, 738 (47.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,485.
In addition, 529 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (34.00 % 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
2011-12530 (43%)$4,49584 (7%)$1,872339 (28%)$1,831545 (45%)$5,147
2012-13526 (39%)$4,29290 (7%)$2,023352 (26%)$1,892560 (42%)$4,847
2013-14655 (43%)$4,530131 (9%)$1,844453 (30%)$1,864686 (45%)$5,282
2014-15708 (45%)$4,308114 (7%)$1,520462 (29%)$1,876848 (54%)$4,766
2015-16666 (42%)$4,478348 (22%)$296450 (28%)$1,954844 (53%)$4,377
2016-17606 (39%)$4,329275 (18%)$294394 (26%)$2,060854 (55%)$4,123
2017-18947 (53%)$4,499332 (18%)$487683 (38%)$2,1071,186 (66%)$3,950
2018-19896 (51%)$4,545360 (20%)$463645 (36%)$2,989931 (53%)$3,478
2019-20845 (54%)$4,663579 (37%)$1,040640 (41%)$3,039890 (56%)$4,187
2020-21827 (58%)$4,508333 (23%)$504604 (42%)$3,255817 (57%)$4,325
2021-22909 (57%)$4,6881,181 (74%)$2,544799 (50%)$3,206882 (55%)$4,135
Average738 (47.64%)$4,485348 (22.00%)$1,172529 (34.00%)$2,370822 (52.82%)$4,420
*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, 695 (45.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $695.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12650 (53%)$5,721645 (53%)$5,30025 (2%)$11,994
2012-13652 (48%)$6,076639 (47%)$5,16756 (4%)$11,777
2013-14718 (47%)$6,407714 (47%)$5,39160 (4%)$12,514
2014-15785 (50%)$6,323776 (49%)$5,09878 (5%)$12,921
2015-16823 (51%)$6,025811 (51%)$4,92773 (5%)$13,183
2016-17747 (48%)$6,430734 (48%)$4,76082 (5%)$15,973
2017-18820 (45%)$6,142805 (45%)$4,76681 (4%)$14,817
2018-19717 (41%)$6,550697 (39%)$4,81785 (5%)$15,755
2019-20553 (35%)$6,059544 (35%)$4,63260 (4%)$13,848
2020-21576 (40%)$5,682570 (40%)$4,43744 (3%)$16,901
2021-22606 (38%)$5,868597 (37%)$4,60053 (3%)$15,285
Average695 (45.09%)$6,117685 (44.64%)$4,90063 (4.00%)$14,088

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