Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Defiance

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 549, which is 93.22 % of all undergraduate students. 467 students which is 79.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,081.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 98.89% of students received grants or scholarships and 86% 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 Defiance College since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 549, which is 93.22 % of all undergraduate students. 467 students which is 79.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,081.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15750 (91%)$16,332348 (42%)$3,980650 (79%)$7,645
2015-16625 (92%)$17,005277 (41%)$3,926541 (79%)$7,328
2016-17547 (90%)$18,292257 (42%)$4,077464 (76%)$7,724
2017-18556 (95%)$18,219276 (47%)$4,164477 (82%)$7,352
2018-19491 (98%)$19,125249 (50%)$4,412431 (86%)$6,854
2019-20479 (91%)$19,842251 (48%)$4,370411 (78%)$6,703
2020-21524 (93%)$22,203286 (51%)$4,571434 (77%)$6,497
2021-22495 (93%)$24,934272 (51%)$5,160420 (79%)$6,805
2022-23470 (96%)$25,650234 (48%)$5,331379 (78%)$6,821
Average549 (93.22%)$20,178272 (46.67%)$4,443467 (79.33%)$7,081
*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, 172 (98.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,007. It can cover 71.65% of tuition & fees ($29,320).

In addition, 149 (85.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,330).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15232 (100%)$18,303204 (88%)$9,032
2015-16181 (99%)$18,330165 (91%)$9,500
2016-17135 (99%)$19,635121 (89%)$9,193
2017-18148 (98%)$19,238131 (87%)$8,996
2018-19156 (99%)$18,899137 (87%)$8,560
2019-20180 (100%)$21,388156 (87%)$8,539
2020-21217 (97%)$22,996182 (82%)$6,686
2021-22158 (99%)$24,970134 (84%)$7,364
2022-23145 (99%)$25,302111 (76%)$7,104
Average172 (98.89%)$21,007149 (85.67%)$8,330
*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, 90 (51.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,437.

In addition, 33 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.44 % 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
2014-15108 (46%)$3,872107 (46%)$48134 (15%)$2,266231 (99%)$16,015
2015-1681 (45%)$3,87681 (45%)$95531 (17%)$2,395181 (99%)$15,757
2016-1763 (46%)$4,11463 (46%)$87826 (19%)$2,508135 (99%)$16,823
2017-1876 (50%)$4,14776 (50%)$50031 (21%)$2,498148 (98%)$16,328
2018-1988 (56%)$4,47488 (56%)$27935 (22%)$2,463156 (99%)$15,665
2019-20107 (59%)$4,037107 (59%)$43435 (19%)$2,975180 (100%)$18,152
2020-21128 (57%)$4,582128 (57%)$42833 (15%)$3,162217 (97%)$19,560
2021-2279 (50%)$5,47379 (50%)$46833 (21%)$3,474157 (99%)$21,409
2022-2376 (52%)$5,36174 (51%)$57838 (26%)$3,633145 (99%)$21,245
Average90 (51.22%)$4,43789 (51.11%)$55633 (19.44%)$2,819172 (98.78%)$17,884
*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, 149 (85.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $149.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15204 (88%)$9,032203 (87%)$6,89645 (19%)$9,835
2015-16165 (91%)$9,500164 (90%)$6,61736 (20%)$13,395
2016-17121 (89%)$9,193121 (89%)$6,84624 (18%)$11,831
2017-18131 (87%)$8,996131 (87%)$6,22929 (19%)$12,498
2018-19137 (87%)$8,560137 (87%)$5,45034 (22%)$12,530
2019-20156 (87%)$8,539156 (87%)$5,97433 (18%)$12,128
2020-21182 (82%)$6,686182 (82%)$5,49618 (8%)$12,035
2021-22134 (84%)$7,364134 (84%)$5,87013 (8%)$15,401
2022-23111 (76%)$7,104111 (76%)$5,78112 (8%)$12,240
Average149 (85.67%)$8,330149 (85.44%)$6,12927 (15.56%)$12,433

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