Maine 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 Maine Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 28,634, which is 66.20 % of all undergraduate students. 22,483 students which is 54.40% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $6,511.

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	26,236 (68%)	$12,548	15,340 (39%)	$3,922	24,213 (59%)	$6,442
2013-14	26,542 (68%)	$13,213	15,107 (39%)	$3,957	24,308 (60%)	$6,625
2014-15	28,909 (68%)	$13,096	15,785 (38%)	$4,002	25,381 (59%)	$6,588
2015-16	28,354 (66%)	$13,897	15,018 (36%)	$4,057	24,349 (57%)	$6,756
2016-17	28,795 (65%)	$14,260	14,096 (35%)	$4,063	23,889 (57%)	$6,631
2017-18	28,828 (64%)	$14,904	13,815 (35%)	$4,184	22,749 (54%)	$6,460
2018-19	28,779 (64%)	$16,457	12,845 (30%)	$4,417	21,423 (50%)	$6,508
2019-20	30,546 (69%)	$17,196	12,554 (31%)	$4,496	21,098 (51%)	$6,437
2020-21	30,169 (64%)	$17,128	11,769 (30%)	$4,498	18,970 (49%)	$6,248
2021-22	29,181 (66%)	$18,854	11,644 (29%)	$4,441	18,447 (48%)	$6,418
Average	28,634 (66.20%)	$15,155	13,797 (34.20%)	$4,204	22,483 (54.40%)	$6,511

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 6,513 (81.80 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $16,605. It can cover 72.37% of tuition & fees ($22,946) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 4,875 (65.60 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,762).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2012-13	5,678 (80%)	$13,415	4,826 (68%)	$7,271
2013-14	6,002 (85%)	$14,204	4,941 (72%)	$7,223
2014-15	6,131 (79%)	$13,876	4,989 (69%)	$7,431
2015-16	6,230 (84%)	$15,033	4,965 (68%)	$7,826
2016-17	6,787 (80%)	$15,985	5,086 (68%)	$7,590
2017-18	6,980 (83%)	$17,130	5,069 (66%)	$7,806
2018-19	7,033 (84%)	$18,427	5,171 (65%)	$7,881
2019-20	6,949 (82%)	$18,938	4,967 (63%)	$8,502
2020-21	6,519 (79%)	$18,906	4,256 (58%)	$7,844
2021-22	6,816 (82%)	$20,138	4,479 (59%)	$8,250
Average	6,513 (81.80%)	$16,605	4,875 (65.60%)	$7,762

^*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, 2,714 (41.10 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,373. In addition, 1,898 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (27.20 % 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	2,796 (45%)	$4,273	1,771 (39%)	$1,421	2,105 (30%)	$1,086	4,815 (69%)	$12,402
2013-14	2,823 (47%)	$4,220	1,856 (35%)	$1,046	1,890 (28%)	$860	5,195 (64%)	$11,740
2014-15	2,737 (44%)	$4,163	1,963 (36%)	$1,214	2,140 (31%)	$1,052	5,571 (70%)	$11,966
2015-16	2,722 (45%)	$4,178	2,006 (39%)	$1,072	1,850 (26%)	$1,525	5,833 (73%)	$13,676
2016-17	2,658 (41%)	$4,258	1,852 (33%)	$1,163	1,733 (24%)	$1,665	6,488 (77%)	$15,345
2017-18	2,807 (41%)	$4,423	1,935 (33%)	$1,124	1,687 (26%)	$1,753	6,690 (76%)	$15,409
2018-19	2,824 (39%)	$4,596	1,940 (32%)	$1,181	1,881 (28%)	$1,621	6,795 (77%)	$15,873
2019-20	2,754 (38%)	$4,549	4,444 (51%)	$1,224	1,931 (26%)	$1,630	6,635 (79%)	$16,886
2020-21	2,485 (35%)	$4,621	3,706 (40%)	$1,640	1,964 (27%)	$1,593	5,984 (81%)	$18,900
2021-22	2,534 (36%)	$4,449	2,848 (38%)	$1,770	1,794 (26%)	$2,226	6,216 (77%)	$19,185
Average	2,714 (41.10%)	$4,373	2,432 (37.60%)	$1,286	1,898 (27.20%)	$1,501	6,022 (74.30%)	$15,138

^*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, 4,875 (65.60 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $4,875.

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	4,826 (68%)	$7,271	4,775 (67%)	$5,687	867 (11%)	$11,626
2013-14	4,941 (72%)	$7,223	4,890 (72%)	$5,619	929 (11%)	$10,661
2014-15	4,989 (69%)	$7,431	4,929 (68%)	$5,632	975 (11%)	$12,424
2015-16	4,965 (68%)	$7,826	4,896 (67%)	$5,547	1,043 (13%)	$12,779
2016-17	5,086 (68%)	$7,590	5,018 (67%)	$5,405	1,143 (15%)	$11,711
2017-18	5,069 (66%)	$7,806	5,005 (66%)	$5,407	1,186 (15%)	$13,089
2018-19	5,171 (65%)	$7,881	4,985 (62%)	$5,081	1,375 (16%)	$12,980
2019-20	4,967 (63%)	$8,502	4,881 (62%)	$5,493	1,216 (15%)	$16,171
2020-21	4,256 (58%)	$7,844	4,175 (57%)	$5,138	929 (13%)	$14,248
2021-22	4,479 (59%)	$8,250	4,391 (58%)	$5,141	956 (13%)	$15,542
Average	4,875 (65.60%)	$7,762	4,795 (64.60%)	$5,415	1,062 (13.30%)	$13,123

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

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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