How Clemson'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 Clemson University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,204, which is 74.91 % of all undergraduate students. 7,433 students which is 39.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,170.

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	12,250 (77%)	$13,585	2,851 (18%)	$4,347	6,648 (42%)	$9,462
2012-13	12,853 (78%)	$13,817	2,951 (18%)	$4,324	6,913 (42%)	$9,456
2013-14	11,367 (67%)	$8,684	3,113 (18%)	$4,128	7,340 (43%)	$6,859
2014-15	12,318 (71%)	$8,887	3,165 (18%)	$4,104	7,397 (43%)	$6,771
2015-16	13,278 (72%)	$9,132	3,227 (17%)	$4,134	7,363 (40%)	$6,702
2016-17	13,874 (73%)	$9,047	3,231 (17%)	$4,168	7,630 (40%)	$6,807
2017-18	15,037 (76%)	$8,551	3,419 (17%)	$4,446	7,824 (39%)	$6,787
2018-19	14,980 (74%)	$9,477	3,339 (17%)	$4,479	7,768 (39%)	$6,637
2019-20	16,859 (82%)	$9,287	3,388 (16%)	$4,528	7,715 (37%)	$6,620
2020-21	16,626 (78%)	$11,808	3,146 (15%)	$4,664	7,896 (37%)	$6,420
2021-22	16,800 (76%)	$12,213	3,222 (15%)	$4,876	7,273 (33%)	$6,346
Average	14,204 (74.91%)	$10,408	3,187 (16.91%)	$4,382	7,433 (39.55%)	$7,170

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,152 (85.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,191. It can cover 25.80% of tuition & fees ($39,498) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,535 (42.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,749).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,420 (83%)	$9,281	1,352 (47%)	$11,808
2012-13	3,046 (89%)	$9,856	1,450 (42%)	$12,938
2013-14	2,774 (84%)	$9,986	1,445 (44%)	$7,620
2014-15	3,027 (87%)	$10,560	1,500 (43%)	$7,919
2015-16	3,001 (87%)	$10,514	1,410 (41%)	$8,332
2016-17	3,417 (93%)	$10,296	1,563 (42%)	$8,586
2017-18	3,236 (89%)	$10,698	1,476 (40%)	$8,747
2018-19	3,342 (88%)	$10,698	1,598 (42%)	$9,700
2019-20	3,365 (85%)	$10,079	1,520 (39%)	$10,001
2020-21	3,414 (81%)	$9,699	1,792 (43%)	$9,843
2021-22	3,629 (79%)	$10,430	1,780 (39%)	$11,748
Average	3,152 (85.91%)	$10,191	1,535 (42.00%)	$9,749

^*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, 552 (15.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,484.

In addition, 2,170 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (59.45 % 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	494 (17%)	$4,211	239 (8%)	$499	1,831 (63%)	$5,790	1,341 (46%)	$7,203
2012-13	553 (16%)	$4,215	177 (5%)	$500	2,099 (61%)	$5,760	2,220 (65%)	$6,988
2013-14	507 (15%)	$4,289	70 (2%)	$389	2,001 (61%)	$5,810	1,955 (59%)	$7,096
2014-15	537 (15%)	$4,368	162 (5%)	$404	2,105 (61%)	$5,809	2,144 (62%)	$8,081
2015-16	551 (16%)	$4,270	165 (5%)	$476	2,110 (61%)	$5,863	2,342 (68%)	$7,153
2016-17	588 (16%)	$4,365	170 (5%)	$584	2,301 (62%)	$5,894	2,845 (77%)	$6,662
2017-18	558 (15%)	$4,504	175 (5%)	$487	2,159 (59%)	$6,039	2,595 (71%)	$7,315
2018-19	595 (16%)	$4,521	211 (6%)	$893	2,280 (60%)	$6,034	2,843 (75%)	$6,725
2019-20	533 (14%)	$4,705	1,801 (46%)	$803	2,277 (58%)	$6,053	2,406 (61%)	$6,725
2020-21	538 (13%)	$4,768	1,782 (43%)	$777	2,336 (56%)	$6,025	2,279 (54%)	$6,620
2021-22	616 (13%)	$5,111	2,141 (47%)	$1,735	2,368 (52%)	$6,244	2,235 (49%)	$7,249
Average	552 (15.09%)	$4,484	645 (16.09%)	$686	2,170 (59.45%)	$5,938	2,291 (62.45%)	$7,074

^*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, 1,535 (42.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,535.

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	1,352 (47%)	$11,808	1,218 (42%)	$11,370	134 (5%)	$15,791
2012-13	1,450 (42%)	$12,938	1,426 (42%)	$11,438	162 (5%)	$15,120
2013-14	1,445 (44%)	$7,620	1,416 (43%)	$5,555	215 (7%)	$14,629
2014-15	1,500 (43%)	$7,919	1,466 (42%)	$5,640	234 (7%)	$15,429
2015-16	1,410 (41%)	$8,332	1,354 (39%)	$5,436	285 (8%)	$15,397
2016-17	1,563 (42%)	$8,586	1,518 (41%)	$5,706	280 (8%)	$16,992
2017-18	1,476 (40%)	$8,747	1,418 (39%)	$5,636	299 (8%)	$16,451
2018-19	1,598 (42%)	$9,700	1,538 (41%)	$5,503	390 (10%)	$18,043
2019-20	1,520 (39%)	$10,001	1,448 (37%)	$5,421	373 (9%)	$19,711
2020-21	1,792 (43%)	$9,843	1,728 (41%)	$5,281	393 (9%)	$21,664
2021-22	1,780 (39%)	$11,748	1,670 (36%)	$5,339	474 (10%)	$25,308
Average	1,535 (42.00%)	$9,749	1,473 (40.27%)	$6,575	294 (7.82%)	$17,685

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Clemson

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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