Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 313,029, which is 79.20 % of all undergraduate students. 256,123 students which is 65.10% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,102.

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	326,133 (77%)	$12,554	140,437 (35%)	$3,885	296,905 (68%)	$7,446
2013-14	326,415 (78%)	$12,874	139,351 (36%)	$3,947	290,916 (67%)	$7,340
2014-15	326,088 (78%)	$13,486	137,339 (36%)	$4,057	283,418 (68%)	$7,346
2015-16	319,222 (78%)	$14,151	129,723 (35%)	$4,096	271,618 (66%)	$7,148
2016-17	315,304 (79%)	$14,828	124,127 (35%)	$4,191	263,389 (66%)	$7,084
2017-18	311,148 (79%)	$15,641	122,718 (35%)	$4,366	255,691 (65%)	$7,122
2018-19	304,602 (78%)	$18,329	117,682 (34%)	$4,500	243,815 (65%)	$7,065
2019-20	304,258 (80%)	$18,676	112,688 (33%)	$4,567	236,613 (64%)	$6,937
2020-21	304,135 (82%)	$19,120	106,712 (33%)	$4,654	217,082 (62%)	$6,822
2021-22	292,985 (83%)	$19,500	97,535 (32%)	$4,823	201,787 (60%)	$6,712
Average	313,029 (79.20%)	$15,916	122,831 (34.40%)	$4,309	256,123 (65.10%)	$7,102

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 66,711 (85.60 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $17,715. It can cover 73.72% of tuition & fees ($24,029) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 58,296 (71.70 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,433).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2012-13	65,298 (82%)	$13,653	63,689 (75%)	$7,993
2013-14	66,945 (84%)	$14,575	62,059 (72%)	$8,158
2014-15	67,701 (83%)	$15,184	63,130 (74%)	$8,215
2015-16	66,529 (84%)	$15,994	60,718 (72%)	$8,050
2016-17	66,415 (84%)	$16,646	60,124 (72%)	$8,215
2017-18	66,692 (84%)	$17,530	60,204 (72%)	$8,424
2018-19	66,907 (87%)	$20,205	58,094 (72%)	$8,767
2019-20	69,338 (89%)	$20,776	56,479 (72%)	$9,022
2020-21	65,351 (90%)	$21,390	49,052 (68%)	$8,626
2021-22	65,935 (89%)	$21,198	49,411 (68%)	$8,860
Average	66,711 (85.60%)	$17,715	58,296 (71.70%)	$8,433

^*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, 26,044 (38.10 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,483. In addition, 23,726 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.80 % 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	27,389 (38%)	$4,044	12,083 (17%)	$1,279	26,806 (35%)	$3,279	51,902 (70%)	$11,078
2013-14	27,513 (39%)	$4,187	11,441 (16%)	$1,278	26,803 (35%)	$3,379	54,637 (71%)	$11,784
2014-15	28,133 (39%)	$4,245	11,746 (17%)	$1,291	26,737 (35%)	$3,194	56,068 (72%)	$12,323
2015-16	26,631 (39%)	$4,330	10,415 (16%)	$1,370	24,698 (33%)	$3,458	56,125 (73%)	$13,215
2016-17	26,176 (37%)	$4,388	10,367 (16%)	$1,362	24,439 (33%)	$3,480	57,066 (75%)	$13,949
2017-18	26,945 (39%)	$4,471	10,670 (17%)	$1,370	24,989 (34%)	$3,360	58,533 (76%)	$14,704
2018-19	26,243 (38%)	$4,672	10,718 (17%)	$1,610	24,203 (34%)	$3,423	58,767 (78%)	$17,435
2019-20	25,471 (38%)	$4,732	31,774 (37%)	$1,731	22,413 (32%)	$3,448	58,531 (79%)	$17,835
2020-21	23,537 (38%)	$4,828	28,875 (40%)	$1,577	19,398 (30%)	$3,734	58,929 (82%)	$18,443
2021-22	22,406 (36%)	$4,930	35,912 (47%)	$1,995	16,775 (27%)	$4,121	57,123 (81%)	$17,823
Average	26,044 (38.10%)	$4,483	17,400 (24.00%)	$1,486	23,726 (32.80%)	$3,488	56,768 (75.70%)	$14,859

^*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, 58,296 (71.70 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $58,296.

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	63,689 (75%)	$7,993	62,616 (74%)	$6,004	12,431 (14%)	$11,935
2013-14	62,059 (72%)	$8,158	60,832 (72%)	$6,042	12,259 (13%)	$12,541
2014-15	63,130 (74%)	$8,215	61,841 (73%)	$6,117	12,354 (14%)	$12,689
2015-16	60,718 (72%)	$8,050	59,267 (71%)	$5,793	12,668 (14%)	$13,336
2016-17	60,124 (72%)	$8,215	58,583 (70%)	$5,717	13,546 (15%)	$13,686
2017-18	60,204 (72%)	$8,424	58,787 (71%)	$5,692	14,163 (16%)	$13,732
2018-19	58,094 (72%)	$8,767	56,471 (71%)	$5,548	15,045 (18%)	$14,514
2019-20	56,479 (72%)	$9,022	54,950 (71%)	$5,538	14,963 (18%)	$15,538
2020-21	49,052 (68%)	$8,626	47,512 (67%)	$5,493	11,422 (15%)	$15,299
2021-22	49,411 (68%)	$8,860	47,760 (66%)	$5,462	12,539 (16%)	$15,758
Average	58,296 (71.70%)	$8,433	56,862 (70.60%)	$5,741	13,139 (15.30%)	$13,903

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

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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