How UNC'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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,049, which is 53.36 % of all undergraduate students. 5,133 students which is 27.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,745.

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	10,184 (55%)	$11,723	3,793 (21%)	$4,099	5,651 (31%)	$6,148
2012-13	10,345 (56%)	$12,622	3,799 (21%)	$4,166	5,907 (32%)	$5,705
2013-14	10,326 (56%)	$13,447	3,910 (21%)	$4,250	5,874 (32%)	$6,445
2014-15	9,666 (53%)	$15,433	4,012 (22%)	$4,284	5,877 (32%)	$6,533
2015-16	9,505 (52%)	$15,730	4,038 (22%)	$4,326	5,746 (31%)	$6,436
2016-17	9,673 (52%)	$16,163	4,007 (22%)	$4,431	5,648 (30%)	$5,871
2017-18	10,043 (53%)	$17,030	4,256 (23%)	$4,684	5,004 (27%)	$5,329
2018-19	10,010 (52%)	$16,164	4,434 (23%)	$4,846	4,857 (25%)	$5,144
2019-20	10,211 (53%)	$15,936	4,378 (23%)	$5,045	4,512 (24%)	$5,204
2020-21	10,260 (53%)	$16,349	4,382 (23%)	$5,128	3,775 (19%)	$5,032
2021-22	10,312 (52%)	$16,747	4,210 (21%)	$5,237	3,615 (18%)	$5,347
Average	10,049 (53.36%)	$15,213	4,111 (22.00%)	$4,591	5,133 (27.36%)	$5,745

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,839 (44.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $16,219. It can cover 41.24% of tuition & fees ($39,330) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,121 (27.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,578).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,888 (47%)	$12,583	1,260 (31%)	$5,712
2012-13	1,880 (48%)	$13,381	1,233 (32%)	$5,349
2013-14	1,819 (46%)	$15,466	1,175 (30%)	$6,661
2014-15	1,743 (44%)	$16,925	1,244 (31%)	$6,546
2015-16	1,730 (42%)	$17,758	1,165 (29%)	$6,665
2016-17	1,777 (42%)	$17,291	1,208 (29%)	$6,452
2017-18	1,987 (46%)	$17,135	1,240 (28%)	$6,478
2018-19	1,905 (44%)	$16,394	1,132 (26%)	$6,665
2019-20	1,788 (43%)	$17,339	921 (22%)	$7,375
2020-21	1,860 (42%)	$16,076	818 (19%)	$6,501
2021-22	1,853 (40%)	$18,066	933 (20%)	$7,953
Average	1,839 (44.00%)	$16,219	1,121 (27.00%)	$6,578

^*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, 860 (20.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,689.

In addition, 825 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.73 % 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	792 (20%)	$4,211	334 (8%)	$1,475	798 (20%)	$3,545	1,727 (43%)	$9,902
2012-13	777 (20%)	$4,178	134 (3%)	$1,635	915 (23%)	$3,574	1,798 (46%)	$10,245
2013-14	873 (22%)	$4,283	138 (3%)	$1,612	804 (20%)	$3,999	1,767 (45%)	$11,859
2014-15	810 (20%)	$4,362	160 (4%)	$1,709	657 (17%)	$3,817	1,701 (43%)	$13,630
2015-16	864 (21%)	$4,411	129 (3%)	$1,889	736 (18%)	$4,021	1,689 (41%)	$14,036
2016-17	811 (19%)	$4,579	137 (3%)	$1,897	743 (18%)	$4,152	1,728 (41%)	$13,697
2017-18	921 (21%)	$4,644	129 (3%)	$1,795	852 (20%)	$3,862	1,936 (44%)	$13,557
2018-19	960 (22%)	$4,857	182 (4%)	$1,536	936 (22%)	$4,402	1,776 (41%)	$12,482
2019-20	872 (21%)	$5,235	199 (5%)	$1,198	884 (21%)	$4,295	1,647 (40%)	$13,601
2020-21	902 (21%)	$5,373	1,261 (29%)	$1,902	850 (19%)	$3,869	1,693 (39%)	$11,440
2021-22	882 (19%)	$5,446	1,367 (29%)	$3,220	905 (19%)	$4,230	1,664 (36%)	$12,285
Average	860 (20.55%)	$4,689	379 (8.55%)	$1,806	825 (19.73%)	$3,979	1,739 (41.73%)	$12,430

^*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, 1,121 (27.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,121.

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	1,260 (31%)	$5,712	1,216 (30%)	$5,003	136 (3%)	$8,188
2012-13	1,233 (32%)	$5,349	1,218 (31%)	$4,509	101 (3%)	$10,927
2013-14	1,175 (30%)	$6,661	1,153 (29%)	$5,581	108 (3%)	$12,889
2014-15	1,244 (31%)	$6,546	1,235 (31%)	$5,579	103 (3%)	$12,161
2015-16	1,165 (29%)	$6,665	1,147 (28%)	$5,498	109 (3%)	$13,385
2016-17	1,208 (29%)	$6,452	1,185 (28%)	$4,511	446 (11%)	$5,489
2017-18	1,240 (28%)	$6,478	1,189 (27%)	$4,333	541 (12%)	$5,325
2018-19	1,132 (26%)	$6,665	1,074 (25%)	$4,312	562 (13%)	$5,184
2019-20	921 (22%)	$7,375	865 (21%)	$4,375	459 (11%)	$6,554
2020-21	818 (19%)	$6,501	767 (17%)	$4,244	147 (3%)	$14,032
2021-22	933 (20%)	$7,953	881 (19%)	$4,686	444 (9%)	$7,413
Average	1,121 (27.00%)	$6,578	1,085 (26.00%)	$4,785	287 (6.73%)	$9,232

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