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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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,827, which is 87.45 % of all undergraduate students. 2,064 students which is 63.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,577.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,490 (85%)$8,2291,598 (55%)$4,2191,521 (52%)$5,931
2012-132,403 (84%)$8,3771,476 (52%)$4,2391,448 (51%)$6,190
2013-142,441 (82%)$8,6751,490 (50%)$4,3451,419 (48%)$6,408
2014-152,555 (84%)$8,6931,501 (49%)$4,3741,485 (49%)$6,302
2015-162,628 (84%)$9,0211,564 (50%)$4,5191,546 (50%)$6,759
2016-172,740 (83%)$9,1011,649 (50%)$4,5112,543 (77%)$5,212
2017-182,894 (83%)$9,5781,708 (49%)$4,7282,642 (76%)$5,079
2018-193,223 (91%)$9,3601,724 (49%)$4,8002,701 (76%)$4,936
2019-203,416 (95%)$9,7061,634 (46%)$4,9002,644 (74%)$5,148
2020-213,181 (92%)$8,0301,553 (45%)$4,9122,526 (73%)$4,700
2021-223,123 (99%)$8,3941,347 (43%)$5,1992,230 (71%)$4,679
Average2,827 (87.45%)$8,8331,568 (48.91%)$4,6132,064 (63.36%)$5,577

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 723 (97.09 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,940. It can cover 58.05% of tuition & fees ($15,400) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 397 (52.64 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,499).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12614 (96%)$9,397303 (47%)$4,851
2012-13558 (95%)$9,528257 (44%)$5,099
2013-14640 (97%)$8,715319 (48%)$5,501
2014-15679 (97%)$8,294350 (50%)$6,079
2015-16762 (97%)$8,865422 (54%)$5,262
2016-17810 (96%)$8,676525 (62%)$5,426
2017-18830 (97%)$8,977500 (58%)$5,465
2018-19866 (97%)$8,958486 (55%)$5,443
2019-20821 (99%)$8,754505 (61%)$5,814
2020-21754 (98%)$8,861397 (52%)$5,599
2021-22624 (99%)$9,316303 (48%)$5,949
Average723 (97.09%)$8,940397 (52.64%)$5,499
*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, 418 (56.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,722.
In addition, 388 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (52.18 % 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
2011-12400 (62%)$4,38335 (5%)$943322 (50%)$4,165477 (74%)$5,540
2012-13341 (58%)$4,47230 (5%)$933330 (56%)$4,311444 (76%)$5,273
2013-14386 (59%)$4,52432 (5%)$953390 (59%)$2,006542 (82%)$5,569
2014-15387 (55%)$4,5618 (1%)$1,865405 (58%)$1,995571 (82%)$5,330
2015-16480 (61%)$4,6567 (1%)$1,643455 (58%)$2,088630 (80%)$5,649
2016-17490 (58%)$4,6487 (1%)$1,714445 (53%)$1,241666 (79%)$6,285
2017-18465 (54%)$4,8029 (1%)$1,778458 (53%)$1,154706 (82%)$6,619
2018-19491 (55%)$4,79114 (2%)$2,357435 (49%)$1,251699 (79%)$6,907
2019-20470 (56%)$4,91836 (4%)$2,269386 (46%)$1,149644 (77%)$6,755
2020-21374 (49%)$4,87312 (2%)$2,617359 (47%)$1,239612 (80%)$7,161
2021-22315 (50%)$5,31912 (2%)$2,333285 (45%)$1,468504 (80%)$7,324
Average418 (56.09%)$4,72218 (2.64%)$1,764388 (52.18%)$2,006590 (79.18%)$6,219
*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, 397 (52.64 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $397.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12303 (47%)$4,851303 (47%)$4,7715 (1%)$4,890
2012-13257 (44%)$5,099257 (44%)$4,9646 (1%)$5,816
2013-14319 (48%)$5,501314 (48%)$5,50510 (2%)$2,649
2014-15350 (50%)$6,079344 (49%)$5,97111 (2%)$6,717
2015-16422 (54%)$5,262418 (53%)$5,2278 (1%)$4,456
2016-17525 (62%)$5,426523 (62%)$5,28213 (2%)$6,633
2017-18500 (58%)$5,465496 (58%)$5,32013 (2%)$7,196
2018-19486 (55%)$5,443481 (54%)$5,33812 (1%)$6,471
2019-20505 (61%)$5,814498 (60%)$5,52317 (2%)$10,904
2020-21397 (52%)$5,599385 (50%)$5,24723 (3%)$8,817
2021-22303 (48%)$5,949293 (47%)$5,45020 (3%)$10,284
Average397 (52.64%)$5,499392 (52.00%)$5,32713 (1.82%)$6,803

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