How UGA'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 University of Georgia since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 23,881, which is 84.91 % of all undergraduate students. 9,697 students which is 34.64% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,534.

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	21,616 (82%)	$7,443	6,562 (25%)	$3,999	10,933 (41%)	$6,880
2012-13	21,402 (82%)	$7,686	6,196 (24%)	$4,074	10,891 (41%)	$7,029
2013-14	21,868 (83%)	$8,227	6,262 (24%)	$4,205	10,541 (40%)	$7,185
2014-15	21,995 (82%)	$8,815	6,161 (23%)	$4,285	10,206 (38%)	$6,589
2015-16	22,583 (82%)	$9,344	6,118 (22%)	$4,275	10,043 (36%)	$6,638
2016-17	23,685 (85%)	$9,193	6,019 (22%)	$4,294	10,204 (37%)	$6,522
2017-18	24,760 (86%)	$9,642	6,292 (22%)	$4,745	10,190 (35%)	$6,464
2018-19	25,460 (86%)	$9,843	6,127 (21%)	$4,522	9,492 (32%)	$6,252
2019-20	26,166 (88%)	$10,276	5,851 (20%)	$4,537	9,032 (30%)	$6,200
2020-21	26,360 (89%)	$10,345	5,703 (19%)	$4,623	7,926 (27%)	$6,074
2021-22	26,796 (89%)	$10,749	5,573 (18%)	$4,724	7,205 (24%)	$6,045
Average	23,881 (84.91%)	$9,233	6,079 (21.82%)	$4,389	9,697 (34.64%)	$6,534

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 5,028 (92.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,206. It can cover 33.77% of tuition & fees ($30,220) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,783 (32.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,168).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	5,022 (92%)	$8,505	2,255 (41%)	$5,689
2012-13	4,520 (92%)	$8,851	1,966 (40%)	$5,960
2013-14	4,895 (94%)	$9,240	1,890 (36%)	$6,179
2014-15	4,679 (89%)	$9,629	1,923 (37%)	$5,876
2015-16	4,705 (90%)	$10,350	1,792 (34%)	$5,925
2016-17	5,132 (95%)	$10,076	1,829 (34%)	$6,283
2017-18	5,540 (95%)	$10,651	1,944 (33%)	$5,986
2018-19	5,418 (95%)	$11,001	1,690 (30%)	$6,227
2019-20	4,961 (90%)	$11,364	1,511 (28%)	$6,461
2020-21	5,161 (92%)	$11,045	1,461 (26%)	$6,481
2021-22	5,274 (91%)	$11,559	1,353 (23%)	$6,778
Average	5,028 (92.27%)	$10,206	1,783 (32.91%)	$6,168

^*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, 1,044 (19.18 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,635.

In addition, 4,628 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (85.09 % 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	1,293 (24%)	$4,157	144 (3%)	$1,024	4,748 (87%)	$6,588	1,175 (21%)	$5,027
2012-13	1,033 (21%)	$4,301	120 (2%)	$1,446	4,248 (86%)	$6,867	868 (18%)	$7,162
2013-14	1,124 (22%)	$4,389	158 (3%)	$1,516	4,538 (87%)	$7,176	1,067 (20%)	$7,020
2014-15	1,049 (20%)	$4,500	159 (3%)	$1,057	4,503 (86%)	$7,755	1,034 (20%)	$5,076
2015-16	1,007 (19%)	$4,471	224 (4%)	$986	4,547 (87%)	$8,459	1,064 (20%)	$5,179
2016-17	1,098 (20%)	$4,580	229 (4%)	$1,067	4,673 (87%)	$8,537	957 (18%)	$6,838
2017-18	1,163 (20%)	$4,878	168 (3%)	$980	5,003 (86%)	$8,902	1,193 (21%)	$7,235
2018-19	984 (17%)	$4,904	208 (4%)	$983	4,750 (83%)	$8,868	1,798 (32%)	$6,925
2019-20	931 (17%)	$4,768	2,131 (39%)	$897	4,467 (81%)	$9,149	1,264 (23%)	$7,247
2020-21	911 (16%)	$4,957	1,228 (22%)	$1,207	4,754 (85%)	$9,104	1,189 (21%)	$6,496
2021-22	895 (15%)	$5,080	1,202 (21%)	$2,401	4,676 (81%)	$9,060	1,573 (27%)	$7,099
Average	1,044 (19.18%)	$4,635	543 (9.82%)	$1,233	4,628 (85.09%)	$8,224	1,198 (21.91%)	$6,482

^*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, 1,783 (32.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,783.

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	2,255 (41%)	$5,689	2,242 (41%)	$5,246	121 (2%)	$8,817
2012-13	1,966 (40%)	$5,960	1,950 (40%)	$5,314	142 (3%)	$9,544
2013-14	1,890 (36%)	$6,179	1,866 (36%)	$5,410	171 (3%)	$9,264
2014-15	1,923 (37%)	$5,876	1,899 (36%)	$5,496	86 (2%)	$10,048
2015-16	1,792 (34%)	$5,925	1,766 (34%)	$5,314	119 (2%)	$10,368
2016-17	1,829 (34%)	$6,283	1,803 (33%)	$5,613	129 (2%)	$10,635
2017-18	1,944 (33%)	$5,986	1,924 (33%)	$5,477	129 (2%)	$8,513
2018-19	1,690 (30%)	$6,227	1,652 (29%)	$5,255	143 (3%)	$12,887
2019-20	1,511 (28%)	$6,461	1,479 (27%)	$5,267	154 (3%)	$12,812
2020-21	1,461 (26%)	$6,481	1,417 (25%)	$5,227	153 (3%)	$13,477
2021-22	1,353 (23%)	$6,778	1,308 (23%)	$5,147	158 (3%)	$15,434
Average	1,783 (32.91%)	$6,168	1,755 (32.45%)	$5,342	137 (2.55%)	$11,073

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UGA

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