District of Columbia Colleges Financial Aid Trends

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at District of Columbia Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 31,424, which is 66.00 % of all undergraduate students. 21,623 students which is 46.60% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,334.

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
2012-13	30,350 (70%)	$14,243	13,403 (41%)	$3,949	22,615 (56%)	$8,099
2013-14	29,387 (65%)	$14,307	13,190 (38%)	$3,902	22,653 (52%)	$7,609
2014-15	30,948 (66%)	$14,473	14,229 (39%)	$4,168	24,310 (53%)	$7,787
2015-16	30,519 (63%)	$15,147	13,578 (35%)	$4,275	22,008 (49%)	$7,516
2016-17	28,543 (67%)	$15,761	12,874 (35%)	$4,450	20,681 (45%)	$7,626
2017-18	30,759 (63%)	$16,522	13,296 (35%)	$4,305	21,199 (44%)	$7,194
2018-19	31,609 (62%)	$18,690	13,851 (34%)	$4,523	21,272 (43%)	$7,403
2019-20	32,750 (65%)	$18,157	14,431 (35%)	$4,467	21,662 (45%)	$6,691
2020-21	32,336 (65%)	$18,342	14,088 (34%)	$4,619	19,149 (39%)	$6,730
2021-22	37,043 (74%)	$20,299	14,307 (34%)	$4,689	20,682 (40%)	$6,683
Average	31,424 (66.00%)	$16,594	13,725 (36.00%)	$4,335	21,623 (46.60%)	$7,334

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 6,612 (74.80 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,534. It can cover 142.53% of tuition & fees ($13,004) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 4,260 (49.60 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,931).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2012-13	5,827 (78%)	$15,407	4,161 (61%)	$7,012
2013-14	6,102 (69%)	$15,085	4,522 (56%)	$6,851
2014-15	6,462 (76%)	$15,413	4,786 (63%)	$6,811
2015-16	6,573 (71%)	$17,460	4,355 (48%)	$6,885
2016-17	5,593 (72%)	$18,518	3,745 (44%)	$7,048
2017-18	7,261 (78%)	$20,669	4,759 (49%)	$6,742
2018-19	6,871 (77%)	$19,062	4,203 (50%)	$6,863
2019-20	6,876 (78%)	$21,685	4,270 (52%)	$6,970
2020-21	6,537 (75%)	$19,693	3,227 (38%)	$6,623
2021-22	8,016 (74%)	$22,351	4,571 (35%)	$7,500
Average	6,612 (74.80%)	$18,534	4,260 (49.60%)	$6,931

^*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 10 years, on average, 2,210 (40.40 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,457. In addition, 461 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (14.30 % 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
2012-13	2,038 (49%)	$4,153	746 (16%)	$1,786	525 (17%)	$2,872	5,404 (61%)	$16,342
2013-14	2,260 (42%)	$4,169	760 (13%)	$1,480	447 (15%)	$2,855	5,699 (57%)	$15,126
2014-15	2,144 (46%)	$4,117	597 (17%)	$2,343	1,145 (21%)	$2,962	6,182 (59%)	$15,765
2015-16	2,242 (40%)	$4,319	775 (13%)	$2,084	414 (15%)	$2,718	6,171 (54%)	$15,163
2016-17	1,868 (40%)	$4,602	717 (13%)	$2,415	386 (14%)	$3,400	5,280 (63%)	$19,213
2017-18	2,520 (39%)	$4,535	816 (13%)	$2,446	406 (14%)	$3,351	6,961 (71%)	$19,774
2018-19	2,188 (42%)	$4,457	826 (13%)	$2,376	382 (14%)	$3,488	6,683 (69%)	$19,717
2019-20	2,337 (38%)	$4,901	1,237 (20%)	$2,163	334 (10%)	$3,236	6,644 (70%)	$20,829
2020-21	2,228 (36%)	$4,637	1,329 (28%)	$2,432	254 (10%)	$2,636	6,324 (66%)	$18,871
2021-22	2,278 (32%)	$4,677	1,211 (17%)	$2,229	319 (13%)	$4,256	7,853 (62%)	$20,127
Average	2,210 (40.40%)	$4,457	901 (16.30%)	$2,175	461 (14.30%)	$3,177	6,320 (63.20%)	$18,093

^*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 10 years, on average, 4,260 (49.60 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $4,260.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2012-13	4,161 (61%)	$7,012	4,113 (61%)	$6,023	376 (4%)	$16,514
2013-14	4,522 (56%)	$6,851	4,488 (55%)	$5,884	400 (6%)	$14,296
2014-15	4,786 (63%)	$6,811	4,746 (62%)	$5,952	373 (4%)	$14,267
2015-16	4,355 (48%)	$6,885	4,276 (48%)	$5,770	440 (5%)	$15,462
2016-17	3,745 (44%)	$7,048	3,673 (44%)	$5,937	329 (4%)	$19,989
2017-18	4,759 (49%)	$6,742	4,640 (48%)	$5,446	475 (5%)	$17,210
2018-19	4,203 (50%)	$6,863	4,055 (49%)	$5,354	558 (5%)	$16,263
2019-20	4,270 (52%)	$6,970	4,133 (51%)	$5,067	554 (5%)	$19,009
2020-21	3,227 (38%)	$6,623	3,148 (37%)	$4,428	343 (4%)	$20,339
2021-22	4,571 (35%)	$7,500	4,446 (34%)	$5,057	676 (5%)	$21,489
Average	4,260 (49.60%)	$6,931	4,172 (48.90%)	$5,492	452 (4.70%)	$17,484

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Grants, Scholarships, and Student Loan Stats Trends for District of Columbia Colleges

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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