How Bluffton'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 Bluffton University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 773, which is 89.36 % of all undergraduate students. 659 students which is 75.27% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,427.

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	961 (85%)	$24,050	453 (40%)	$3,814	885 (79%)	$8,132
2012-13	926 (86%)	$24,475	418 (39%)	$3,783	852 (79%)	$8,151
2013-14	930 (88%)	$25,511	427 (41%)	$3,874	857 (81%)	$8,049
2014-15	818 (82%)	$26,592	368 (37%)	$3,934	754 (76%)	$7,880
2015-16	735 (81%)	$19,492	311 (34%)	$3,982	601 (66%)	$7,102
2016-17	762 (88%)	$19,255	320 (37%)	$3,984	633 (73%)	$7,225
2017-18	717 (97%)	$19,805	291 (39%)	$4,429	559 (76%)	$7,404
2018-19	650 (93%)	$20,977	273 (39%)	$4,272	507 (72%)	$7,174
2019-20	641 (90%)	$25,109	256 (36%)	$4,744	520 (73%)	$7,255
2020-21	654 (95%)	$26,955	272 (39%)	$4,808	516 (75%)	$6,975
2021-22	714 (98%)	$24,925	290 (40%)	$4,397	566 (78%)	$6,348
Average	773 (89.36%)	$23,377	334 (38.27%)	$4,184	659 (75.27%)	$7,427

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 221 (100.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,457. It can cover 59.11% of tuition & fees ($36,298).

In addition, 199 (89.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,128).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	250 (100%)	$17,571	247 (99%)	$8,107
2012-13	239 (100%)	$18,281	233 (97%)	$8,425
2013-14	250 (100%)	$19,347	245 (98%)	$8,411
2014-15	218 (100%)	$20,883	212 (97%)	$8,482
2015-16	217 (100%)	$18,323	176 (81%)	$8,212
2016-17	208 (100%)	$18,951	163 (78%)	$8,852
2017-18	211 (100%)	$19,394	184 (87%)	$7,541
2018-19	174 (100%)	$20,800	138 (79%)	$7,749
2019-20	231 (100%)	$26,103	217 (94%)	$7,371
2020-21	195 (100%)	$28,155	167 (86%)	$7,619
2021-22	242 (100%)	$28,214	203 (84%)	$8,638
Average	221 (100.00%)	$21,457	199 (89.09%)	$8,128

^*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.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 101 (45.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,329.

In addition, 59 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (26.55 % 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	124 (50%)	$3,890	76 (30%)	$766	65 (26%)	$1,936	250 (100%)	$14,905
2012-13	99 (41%)	$4,139	66 (28%)	$767	64 (27%)	$2,221	239 (100%)	$15,760
2013-14	119 (48%)	$4,189	83 (33%)	$751	71 (28%)	$2,288	250 (100%)	$16,454
2014-15	101 (46%)	$4,599	75 (34%)	$801	71 (33%)	$2,539	218 (100%)	$17,649
2015-16	99 (46%)	$3,811	66 (30%)	$750	67 (31%)	$2,015	217 (100%)	$15,734
2016-17	83 (40%)	$3,906	49 (24%)	$756	47 (23%)	$2,552	208 (100%)	$16,637
2017-18	90 (43%)	$4,338	68 (32%)	$731	62 (29%)	$2,744	211 (100%)	$16,502
2018-19	73 (42%)	$3,639	50 (29%)	$708	35 (20%)	$2,499	174 (100%)	$18,567
2019-20	103 (45%)	$4,972	189 (82%)	$1,026	58 (25%)	$3,023	231 (100%)	$22,287
2020-21	107 (55%)	$4,932	73 (37%)	$807	54 (28%)	$3,500	195 (100%)	$24,177
2021-22	113 (47%)	$5,201	78 (32%)	$806	53 (22%)	$3,700	242 (100%)	$24,715
Average	101 (45.73%)	$4,329	79 (35.55%)	$788	59 (26.55%)	$2,638	221 (100.00%)	$18,490

^*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..

Student Loans

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, 199 (89.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $199.

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	247 (99%)	$8,107	247 (99%)	$7,161	22 (9%)	$10,618
2012-13	233 (97%)	$8,425	233 (97%)	$7,191	27 (11%)	$10,644
2013-14	245 (98%)	$8,411	245 (98%)	$7,188	28 (11%)	$10,705
2014-15	212 (97%)	$8,482	212 (97%)	$7,421	20 (9%)	$11,238
2015-16	176 (81%)	$8,212	176 (81%)	$5,739	38 (18%)	$11,454
2016-17	163 (78%)	$8,852	163 (78%)	$5,859	36 (17%)	$13,549
2017-18	184 (87%)	$7,541	183 (87%)	$5,413	32 (15%)	$12,405
2018-19	138 (79%)	$7,749	138 (79%)	$5,448	24 (14%)	$13,232
2019-20	217 (94%)	$7,371	189 (82%)	$6,478	28 (12%)	$13,396
2020-21	167 (86%)	$7,619	167 (86%)	$6,199	19 (10%)	$12,485
2021-22	203 (84%)	$8,638	203 (84%)	$5,924	39 (16%)	$14,127
Average	199 (89.09%)	$8,128	196 (88.00%)	$6,366	28 (12.91%)	$12,168

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Bluffton

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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