How Columbia International'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 Columbia International University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 516, which is 84.09 % of all undergraduate students. 361 students which is 58.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,482.

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	496 (84%)	$13,176	314 (53%)	$4,004	501 (85%)	$5,738
2012-13	533 (92%)	$10,629	281 (48%)	$3,935	470 (81%)	$4,221
2013-14	531 (91%)	$11,734	278 (48%)	$3,815	294 (50%)	$6,665
2014-15	509 (91%)	$11,654	265 (47%)	$3,875	283 (51%)	$6,941
2015-16	512 (93%)	$12,214	231 (42%)	$4,136	292 (53%)	$7,220
2016-17	476 (96%)	$12,882	220 (44%)	$4,205	303 (61%)	$7,016
2017-18	467 (98%)	$13,909	230 (48%)	$4,430	299 (63%)	$6,993
2018-19	441 (81%)	$16,135	223 (41%)	$4,595	311 (57%)	$6,522
2019-20	551 (68%)	$15,832	292 (36%)	$4,480	392 (49%)	$6,857
2020-21	573 (67%)	$15,865	315 (37%)	$4,422	413 (48%)	$6,719
2021-22	583 (64%)	$16,751	290 (32%)	$4,509	415 (46%)	$6,412
Average	516 (84.09%)	$13,707	267 (43.27%)	$4,219	361 (58.55%)	$6,482

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 106 (95.82 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $15,531. It can cover 55.67% of tuition & fees ($27,900).

In addition, 73 (66.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,859).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	74 (90%)	$13,393	72 (88%)	$4,042
2012-13	99 (93%)	$11,385	55 (52%)	$5,214
2013-14	97 (95%)	$13,124	64 (63%)	$5,805
2014-15	89 (86%)	$14,960	58 (56%)	$6,116
2015-16	95 (100%)	$13,819	57 (60%)	$5,395
2016-17	80 (100%)	$15,082	62 (78%)	$5,750
2017-18	87 (100%)	$16,426	60 (69%)	$7,007
2018-19	109 (100%)	$17,797	76 (70%)	$5,882
2019-20	131 (99%)	$18,319	82 (62%)	$6,010
2020-21	148 (96%)	$17,706	102 (66%)	$6,049
2021-22	161 (95%)	$18,834	111 (66%)	$7,182
Average	106 (95.82%)	$15,531	73 (66.36%)	$5,859

^*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, 50 (45.36 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,343.

In addition, 55 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (49.45 % 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	30 (37%)	$4,235	7 (9%)	$1,298	43 (52%)	$7,169	73 (89%)	$7,488
2012-13	45 (42%)	$4,097	9 (8%)	$1,139	51 (48%)	$6,324	96 (91%)	$6,354
2013-14	49 (48%)	$4,254	7 (7%)	$2,000	49 (48%)	$6,240	94 (92%)	$7,924
2014-15	45 (43%)	$4,222	7 (7%)	$1,286	46 (44%)	$6,366	89 (86%)	$9,434
2015-16	39 (41%)	$3,599	1 (1%)	$500	50 (53%)	$6,510	95 (100%)	$8,910
2016-17	42 (53%)	$4,607	14 (18%)	$607	35 (44%)	$6,702	80 (100%)	$9,625
2017-18	48 (55%)	$4,695	10 (11%)	$600	53 (61%)	$5,739	87 (100%)	$10,270
2018-19	52 (48%)	$4,448	13 (12%)	$838	44 (40%)	$6,083	109 (100%)	$13,119
2019-20	57 (43%)	$4,432	2 (2%)	$589	62 (47%)	$6,469	130 (98%)	$13,423
2020-21	82 (53%)	$4,156	10 (6%)	$1,114	88 (57%)	$6,201	144 (94%)	$11,965
2021-22	60 (36%)	$5,026	5 (3%)	$2,401	84 (50%)	$6,959	155 (92%)	$13,768
Average	50 (45.36%)	$4,343	8 (7.64%)	$1,125	55 (49.45%)	$6,433	105 (94.73%)	$10,207

^*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, 73 (66.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $73.

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	72 (88%)	$4,042	70 (85%)	$4,093	2 (2%)	$2,250
2012-13	55 (52%)	$5,214	53 (50%)	$5,099	2 (2%)	$8,244
2013-14	64 (63%)	$5,805	64 (63%)	$5,487	2 (2%)	$10,200
2014-15	58 (56%)	$6,116	58 (56%)	$5,685	3 (3%)	$8,333
2015-16	57 (60%)	$5,395	57 (60%)	$5,335	1 (1%)	$3,443
2016-17	62 (78%)	$5,750	62 (78%)	$5,125	2 (3%)	$19,375
2017-18	60 (69%)	$7,007	60 (69%)	$5,873	6 (7%)	$11,342
2018-19	76 (70%)	$5,882	76 (70%)	$5,245	5 (5%)	$9,680
2019-20	82 (62%)	$6,010	82 (62%)	$5,289	6 (5%)	$9,847
2020-21	102 (66%)	$6,049	101 (66%)	$5,128	11 (7%)	$9,004
2021-22	111 (66%)	$7,182	111 (66%)	$5,329	15 (9%)	$13,715
Average	73 (66.36%)	$5,859	72 (65.91%)	$5,244	5 (4.18%)	$9,585

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Columbia International

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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