Iowa 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 Iowa Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 93,142, which is 85.20 % of all undergraduate students. 69,432 students which is 64.10% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,195.

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	105,257 (86%)	$12,234	54,954 (44%)	$3,844	89,413 (71%)	$7,648
2013-14	107,528 (86%)	$12,404	56,282 (44%)	$3,948	84,091 (70%)	$7,753
2014-15	105,695 (84%)	$13,259	53,732 (41%)	$4,058	85,636 (67%)	$7,495
2015-16	103,198 (85%)	$13,639	49,657 (39%)	$3,895	80,977 (66%)	$7,257
2016-17	98,983 (83%)	$14,747	44,299 (37%)	$3,991	75,709 (64%)	$7,197
2017-18	96,967 (83%)	$15,375	43,446 (39%)	$4,395	72,145 (64%)	$7,319
2018-19	78,762 (86%)	$17,015	27,897 (36%)	$4,235	55,844 (62%)	$6,757
2019-20	84,723 (86%)	$18,016	25,918 (34%)	$4,375	53,137 (61%)	$6,873
2020-21	74,667 (87%)	$18,499	24,491 (33%)	$4,422	50,141 (58%)	$6,912
2021-22	75,641 (86%)	$20,052	22,960 (33%)	$4,595	47,227 (58%)	$6,739
Average	93,142 (85.20%)	$15,524	40,364 (38.00%)	$4,176	69,432 (64.10%)	$7,195

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 17,383 (93.10 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $17,796. It can cover 65.20% of tuition & fees ($27,294) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 11,971 (72.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,687).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2012-13	16,522 (91%)	$13,350	12,581 (76%)	$8,027
2013-14	17,351 (94%)	$14,507	12,546 (77%)	$7,491
2014-15	17,602 (93%)	$14,883	12,594 (74%)	$7,577
2015-16	18,141 (91%)	$15,913	12,375 (75%)	$7,591
2016-17	18,266 (92%)	$16,664	12,548 (71%)	$7,188
2017-18	17,974 (93%)	$17,839	12,221 (73%)	$7,654
2018-19	17,095 (92%)	$20,050	12,057 (69%)	$7,679
2019-20	17,169 (95%)	$21,232	11,510 (70%)	$8,054
2020-21	16,456 (95%)	$21,344	10,677 (69%)	$7,812
2021-22	17,252 (95%)	$22,182	10,603 (66%)	$7,801
Average	17,383 (93.10%)	$17,796	11,971 (72.00%)	$7,687

^*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, 5,284 (42.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,365. In addition, 2,251 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (26.40 % 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	5,263 (44%)	$4,043	2,647 (29%)	$1,231	2,534 (34%)	$3,663	15,486 (85%)	$10,896
2013-14	5,427 (48%)	$4,150	2,752 (34%)	$964	2,573 (28%)	$3,967	16,474 (91%)	$11,981
2014-15	5,462 (44%)	$4,200	3,113 (32%)	$958	2,680 (27%)	$4,313	16,713 (89%)	$12,947
2015-16	5,533 (44%)	$4,121	2,805 (33%)	$976	2,134 (26%)	$4,713	17,578 (86%)	$13,507
2016-17	5,593 (42%)	$4,084	2,735 (31%)	$1,063	2,115 (24%)	$5,255	17,691 (90%)	$15,140
2017-18	5,390 (45%)	$4,537	3,048 (33%)	$1,073	1,939 (27%)	$4,949	17,300 (90%)	$15,427
2018-19	5,467 (39%)	$4,379	3,056 (27%)	$1,063	2,225 (26%)	$5,237	16,486 (89%)	$17,198
2019-20	5,071 (39%)	$4,556	5,840 (40%)	$1,248	2,045 (25%)	$5,461	16,373 (92%)	$18,168
2020-21	4,790 (38%)	$4,744	6,666 (46%)	$1,430	2,428 (25%)	$5,276	15,946 (92%)	$18,161
2021-22	4,844 (37%)	$4,833	8,532 (50%)	$1,785	1,841 (22%)	$6,305	16,272 (92%)	$18,904
Average	5,284 (42.00%)	$4,365	4,119 (35.50%)	$1,179	2,251 (26.40%)	$4,914	16,632 (89.60%)	$15,233

^*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, 11,971 (72.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $11,971.

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	12,581 (76%)	$8,027	12,414 (76%)	$6,418	2,212 (21%)	$8,213
2013-14	12,546 (77%)	$7,491	12,275 (75%)	$6,260	2,365 (17%)	$8,052
2014-15	12,594 (74%)	$7,577	12,402 (73%)	$6,255	2,264 (16%)	$9,089
2015-16	12,375 (75%)	$7,591	12,179 (74%)	$6,184	2,454 (17%)	$8,961
2016-17	12,548 (71%)	$7,188	12,367 (70%)	$5,901	2,375 (15%)	$9,717
2017-18	12,221 (73%)	$7,654	12,017 (72%)	$6,269	2,436 (15%)	$10,131
2018-19	12,057 (69%)	$7,679	11,888 (68%)	$5,504	3,075 (19%)	$10,036
2019-20	11,510 (70%)	$8,054	11,250 (69%)	$5,699	3,391 (22%)	$10,313
2020-21	10,677 (69%)	$7,812	10,413 (67%)	$5,723	2,800 (18%)	$10,942
2021-22	10,603 (66%)	$7,801	10,476 (65%)	$5,660	2,582 (17%)	$11,728
Average	11,971 (72.00%)	$7,687	11,768 (70.90%)	$5,987	2,595 (17.70%)	$9,718

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Grants, Scholarships, and Student Loan Stats Trends for Iowa Colleges

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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