Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CUNY Borough

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 17,983, which is 74.89 % of all undergraduate students. 1,536 students which is 6.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,917.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 87.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 4% of students received student loans.

Trends by Subject

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 17,983, which is 74.89 % of all undergraduate students. 1,536 students which is 6.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,917.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1518,945 (71%)$5,89217,666 (66%)$4,1002,256 (8%)$4,838
2015-1618,901 (69%)$5,81817,484 (64%)$4,1422,332 (9%)$4,577
2016-1717,879 (67%)$5,90916,721 (63%)$4,2091,937 (7%)$4,969
2017-1819,130 (71%)$5,98917,594 (65%)$4,3431,828 (7%)$4,834
2018-1918,639 (70%)$6,01717,044 (64%)$4,5141,638 (6%)$4,775
2019-2019,111 (75%)$6,33516,232 (64%)$4,6501,359 (5%)$4,888
2020-2116,159 (72%)$6,08812,446 (55%)$4,694941 (4%)$4,885
2021-2218,957 (98%)$6,11211,062 (57%)$4,444729 (4%)$5,197
2022-2314,129 (81%)$5,5379,897 (57%)$4,758808 (5%)$5,294
Average17,983 (74.89%)$5,96615,127 (61.67%)$4,4281,536 (6.11%)$4,917
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 4,350 (87.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,100. It can cover 88.20% of tuition & fees ($8,050) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 213 (4.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,812).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-154,793 (86%)$7,094349 (6%)$4,258
2015-164,602 (83%)$6,916367 (7%)$4,468
2016-174,759 (82%)$6,877282 (5%)$5,062
2017-184,715 (86%)$6,755224 (4%)$4,144
2018-194,898 (84%)$6,755224 (4%)$4,423
2019-205,164 (89%)$7,230193 (3%)$4,929
2020-214,024 (85%)$6,963110 (2%)$5,423
2021-223,308 (99%)$8,39476 (2%)$5,059
2022-232,891 (89%)$6,91692 (3%)$5,545
Average4,350 (87.00%)$7,100213 (4.00%)$4,812
*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 10 years, on average, 3,865 (76.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,900.

In addition, 3,115 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (61.11 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-154,414 (80%)$4,7741,061 (19%)$2794,214 (76%)$2,93898 (2%)$2,562
2015-164,250 (77%)$4,816730 (13%)$3673,574 (65%)$3,07065 (1%)$1,804
2016-174,405 (76%)$4,735723 (12%)$3053,624 (62%)$3,17768 (1%)$2,008
2017-184,398 (80%)$4,722651 (12%)$3193,484 (64%)$3,08080 (1%)$1,798
2018-194,579 (78%)$4,900786 (13%)$3053,473 (59%)$2,97547 (1%)$1,747
2019-204,588 (79%)$5,0003,935 (68%)$9053,470 (60%)$2,868523 (9%)$1,690
2020-213,298 (70%)$5,0043,126 (66%)$1,0922,606 (55%)$2,6941,522 (32%)$711
2021-222,455 (73%)$4,8693,235 (97%)$3,1921,859 (56%)$2,570958 (29%)$740
2022-232,397 (74%)$5,2812,606 (80%)$6021,732 (53%)$2,5781,506 (46%)$865
Average3,865 (76.33%)$4,9001,873 (42.22%)$8183,115 (61.11%)$2,883541 (13.56%)$1,547
*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 10 years, on average, 213 (4.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $213.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15349 (6%)$4,258340 (6%)$4,23611 (0%)$4,181
2015-16367 (7%)$4,468350 (6%)$4,17520 (0%)$8,917
2016-17282 (5%)$5,062269 (5%)$4,74117 (0%)$8,947
2017-18224 (4%)$4,144219 (4%)$4,0316 (0%)$7,609
2018-19224 (4%)$4,423218 (4%)$4,3526 (0%)$6,996
2019-20193 (3%)$4,929189 (3%)$4,7147 (0%)$8,630
2020-21110 (2%)$5,423101 (2%)$4,52012 (0%)$11,667
2021-2276 (2%)$5,05969 (2%)$4,3888 (0%)$10,212
2022-2392 (3%)$5,54583 (3%)$4,82314 (0%)$7,850
Average213 (4.00%)$4,812204 (3.89%)$4,44211 (0.00%)$8,334

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