Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Drexel

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,123, which is 85.67 % of all undergraduate students. 7,834 students which is 50.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,068.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 99.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 62% 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 Drexel University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,123, which is 85.67 % of all undergraduate students. 7,834 students which is 50.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,068.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1513,455 (80%)$18,6933,569 (21%)$4,4069,094 (54%)$7,555
2015-1612,906 (78%)$21,0613,627 (22%)$4,4788,830 (54%)$7,395
2016-1712,373 (80%)$21,8953,422 (22%)$4,5268,160 (53%)$7,677
2017-1812,946 (84%)$23,7403,594 (23%)$4,6557,689 (50%)$7,559
2018-1913,605 (87%)$25,0763,859 (25%)$4,6708,030 (51%)$6,763
2019-2013,834 (90%)$25,3733,612 (24%)$4,7947,552 (49%)$6,743
2020-2113,166 (90%)$25,8273,534 (24%)$4,9667,201 (49%)$6,808
2021-2213,055 (91%)$27,1593,522 (25%)$5,1357,064 (49%)$6,570
2022-2312,768 (91%)$28,3453,528 (25%)$5,3236,883 (49%)$6,545
Average13,123 (85.67%)$24,1303,585 (23.44%)$4,7737,834 (50.89%)$7,068
*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, 2,850 (99.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $30,625. It can cover 49.07% of tuition & fees ($62,412).

In addition, 1,770 (61.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,482).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-152,916 (100%)$25,6611,892 (65%)$10,168
2015-162,652 (98%)$29,0971,690 (62%)$10,377
2016-172,281 (98%)$28,7671,459 (63%)$9,841
2017-183,259 (100%)$30,4752,000 (61%)$10,480
2018-193,349 (100%)$30,4162,057 (61%)$10,597
2019-203,159 (100%)$30,4491,834 (58%)$11,474
2020-212,324 (100%)$33,2411,439 (62%)$9,701
2021-222,821 (100%)$33,8611,795 (63%)$10,865
2022-232,885 (99%)$33,6541,764 (61%)$10,831
Average2,850 (99.44%)$30,6251,770 (61.78%)$10,482
*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, 768 (26.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,054.

In addition, 456 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (15.89 % 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
2014-15720 (25%)$4,572384 (13%)$1,013436 (15%)$3,4972,916 (100%)$23,876
2015-16714 (26%)$4,646348 (13%)$1,035462 (17%)$3,8152,641 (97%)$27,158
2016-17585 (25%)$4,728278 (12%)$992366 (16%)$3,9512,272 (98%)$26,906
2017-18853 (26%)$5,017491 (15%)$1,002579 (18%)$3,8373,259 (100%)$28,329
2018-19873 (26%)$5,088499 (15%)$999543 (16%)$3,7493,349 (100%)$28,332
2019-20789 (25%)$5,138787 (25%)$1,368509 (16%)$3,7183,159 (100%)$28,226
2020-21635 (27%)$5,281406 (17%)$1,182293 (13%)$4,2702,324 (100%)$31,054
2021-22909 (32%)$5,432597 (21%)$1,196472 (17%)$4,5772,821 (100%)$31,092
2022-23838 (29%)$5,583484 (17%)$1,198441 (15%)$4,8652,883 (99%)$31,109
Average768 (26.78%)$5,054475 (16.44%)$1,109456 (15.89%)$4,0312,847 (99.33%)$28,454
*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, 1,770 (61.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,770.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,892 (65%)$10,1681,876 (64%)$5,795332 (11%)$25,201
2015-161,690 (62%)$10,3771,679 (62%)$5,681299 (11%)$26,748
2016-171,459 (63%)$9,8411,445 (62%)$5,908203 (9%)$28,670
2017-182,000 (61%)$10,4801,983 (61%)$6,000343 (10%)$26,417
2018-192,057 (61%)$10,5972,030 (61%)$5,372383 (11%)$28,444
2019-201,834 (58%)$11,4741,811 (57%)$5,330416 (13%)$27,384
2020-211,439 (62%)$9,7011,422 (61%)$5,326253 (11%)$25,237
2021-221,795 (63%)$10,8651,768 (62%)$5,268346 (12%)$29,448
2022-231,764 (61%)$10,8311,741 (60%)$5,291316 (11%)$31,308
Average1,770 (61.78%)$10,4821,751 (61.11%)$5,552321 (11.00%)$27,651

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