How The University of Montana's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at The University of Montana since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,648, which is 68.09 % of all undergraduate students. 5,134 students which is 50.18% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,386.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	8,090 (61%)	$4,806	5,258 (39%)	$4,423	7,616 (57%)	$7,355
2012-13	7,539 (60%)	$5,112	4,952 (39%)	$4,551	7,090 (56%)	$7,467
2013-14	7,503 (61%)	$5,036	4,660 (38%)	$4,556	6,528 (53%)	$7,387
2014-15	7,332 (63%)	$4,893	4,231 (36%)	$4,272	6,005 (51%)	$7,299
2015-16	6,757 (63%)	$4,956	3,906 (36%)	$4,369	5,494 (51%)	$7,368
2016-17	5,973 (59%)	$5,106	3,401 (34%)	$4,262	4,938 (49%)	$7,303
2017-18	5,756 (62%)	$5,597	3,339 (36%)	$4,539	4,692 (50%)	$7,443
2018-19	5,226 (63%)	$6,030	2,972 (36%)	$4,549	4,114 (50%)	$7,451
2019-20	5,165 (67%)	$6,120	2,636 (34%)	$4,678	3,714 (48%)	$7,394
2020-21	6,312 (91%)	$5,165	2,170 (31%)	$4,686	3,062 (44%)	$7,475
2021-22	7,472 (99%)	$4,841	2,322 (31%)	$4,551	3,218 (43%)	$7,307
Average	6,648 (68.09%)	$5,242	3,622 (35.45%)	$4,494	5,134 (50.18%)	$7,386

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,260 (79.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,639. It can cover 17.83% of tuition & fees ($31,622) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 858 (53.64 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,167).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,506 (75%)	$4,925	1,198 (60%)	$6,185
2012-13	1,453 (80%)	$5,772	1,031 (57%)	$6,123
2013-14	1,520 (85%)	$5,011	960 (54%)	$6,120
2014-15	1,433 (76%)	$5,040	1,061 (56%)	$6,225
2015-16	1,211 (74%)	$4,825	883 (54%)	$6,109
2016-17	1,046 (70%)	$5,404	831 (56%)	$6,176
2017-18	1,127 (72%)	$6,057	890 (57%)	$6,104
2018-19	1,021 (74%)	$6,685	694 (51%)	$5,978
2019-20	1,004 (76%)	$6,328	704 (53%)	$5,953
2020-21	1,063 (97%)	$6,340	493 (45%)	$6,530
2021-22	1,475 (100%)	$5,645	689 (47%)	$6,337
Average	1,260 (79.91%)	$5,639	858 (53.64%)	$6,167

^*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, 580 (36.36 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,627.

In addition, 133 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (8.56 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	801 (40%)	$4,349	143 (7%)	$497	166 (8%)	$1,178	1,028 (51%)	$3,567
2012-13	725 (40%)	$4,488	101 (6%)	$495	201 (11%)	$1,411	1,107 (61%)	$4,335
2013-14	666 (37%)	$4,450	103 (6%)	$495	159 (9%)	$1,290	1,186 (67%)	$3,708
2014-15	709 (38%)	$4,527	138 (7%)	$860	152 (8%)	$1,403	991 (53%)	$3,713
2015-16	629 (39%)	$4,421	93 (6%)	$544	77 (5%)	$1,391	854 (52%)	$3,401
2016-17	511 (34%)	$4,424	112 (8%)	$833	71 (5%)	$1,049	713 (48%)	$4,523
2017-18	586 (38%)	$4,704	113 (7%)	$613	-	-	765 (49%)	$5,229
2018-19	525 (38%)	$4,875	135 (10%)	$728	-	-	750 (55%)	$5,557
2019-20	429 (33%)	$4,801	296 (22%)	$1,052	36 (3%)	$3,053	865 (66%)	$4,477
2020-21	351 (32%)	$4,987	954 (87%)	$792	215 (20%)	$2,799	752 (69%)	$4,829
2021-22	452 (31%)	$4,872	1,466 (99%)	$1,165	122 (8%)	$3,199	759 (51%)	$5,305
Average	580 (36.36%)	$4,627	332 (24.09%)	$734	133 (8.56%)	$1,864	888 (56.55%)	$4,422

^*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, 858 (53.64 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $858.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,198 (60%)	$6,185	1,190 (59%)	$5,875	39 (2%)	$10,706
2012-13	1,031 (57%)	$6,123	1,026 (56%)	$5,869	31 (2%)	$9,411
2013-14	960 (54%)	$6,120	958 (54%)	$5,733	37 (2%)	$10,343
2014-15	1,061 (56%)	$6,225	1,051 (56%)	$5,828	42 (2%)	$11,407
2015-16	883 (54%)	$6,109	877 (54%)	$5,670	37 (2%)	$11,405
2016-17	831 (56%)	$6,176	823 (55%)	$5,552	43 (3%)	$13,074
2017-18	890 (57%)	$6,104	885 (57%)	$5,556	39 (3%)	$13,218
2018-19	694 (51%)	$5,978	685 (50%)	$5,383	42 (3%)	$10,985
2019-20	704 (53%)	$5,953	693 (53%)	$5,271	42 (3%)	$12,817
2020-21	493 (45%)	$6,530	482 (44%)	$5,401	47 (4%)	$13,104
2021-22	689 (47%)	$6,337	682 (46%)	$5,290	48 (3%)	$15,811
Average	858 (53.64%)	$6,167	850 (53.09%)	$5,584	41 (2.64%)	$12,026

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at The University of Montana

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