Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at HCC

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,191, which is 52.56 % of all undergraduate students. 10,689 students which is 44.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,982.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 65.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 58% 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 Hillsborough College since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,191, which is 52.56 % of all undergraduate students. 10,689 students which is 44.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,982.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1513,233 (48%)$4,34511,982 (44%)$4,05514,404 (53%)$5,799
2015-1612,055 (45%)$4,26310,803 (41%)$3,89613,014 (49%)$5,725
2016-1711,899 (44%)$4,13510,526 (39%)$3,74213,133 (49%)$6,109
2017-1812,192 (44%)$4,48010,626 (38%)$3,63013,361 (48%)$6,144
2018-1911,847 (51%)$5,58010,346 (45%)$4,8157,954 (34%)$5,938
2019-2011,934 (53%)$6,05110,198 (46%)$5,0738,308 (37%)$5,805
2020-2112,365 (63%)$5,3178,511 (44%)$4,6668,731 (45%)$5,907
2021-2212,050 (63%)$5,5948,306 (43%)$4,0699,048 (47%)$6,107
2022-2312,148 (62%)$4,8898,114 (42%)$3,8138,246 (42%)$6,308
Average12,191 (52.56%)$4,9629,935 (42.44%)$4,19510,689 (44.89%)$5,982
*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, 2,152 (65.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,234. It can cover 68.60% of tuition & fees ($9,088) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,920 (58.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,248).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-152,180 (66%)$5,1322,382 (72%)$5,511
2015-161,878 (62%)$5,2492,047 (67%)$5,310
2016-172,108 (63%)$5,0112,253 (67%)$5,364
2017-182,303 (65%)$5,6252,551 (72%)$5,375
2018-192,437 (63%)$7,1451,671 (43%)$5,307
2019-202,258 (64%)$7,4331,537 (43%)$4,944
2020-212,111 (76%)$6,5571,546 (56%)$5,059
2021-221,981 (68%)$7,5371,680 (57%)$4,986
2022-232,116 (64%)$6,4191,614 (49%)$5,375
Average2,152 (65.67%)$6,2341,920 (58.44%)$5,248
*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, 1,849 (56.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,159.

In addition, 1,363 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (41.00 % 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
2014-152,033 (62%)$4,70798 (3%)$1,024570 (17%)$1,546414 (13%)$1,537
2015-161,701 (56%)$4,71279 (3%)$932644 (21%)$1,359498 (16%)$1,794
2016-171,912 (57%)$4,530128 (4%)$664949 (28%)$1,022381 (11%)$2,222
2017-182,083 (59%)$4,612185 (5%)$7381,756 (49%)$1,312532 (15%)$1,704
2018-192,178 (57%)$5,995214 (6%)$6682,117 (55%)$1,524690 (18%)$1,429
2019-202,022 (57%)$6,0971,828 (51%)$5631,806 (51%)$1,416438 (12%)$1,984
2020-211,462 (53%)$5,8931,986 (71%)$9491,468 (53%)$1,769478 (17%)$1,558
2021-221,580 (54%)$5,1141,734 (59%)$1,9381,317 (45%)$1,932672 (23%)$1,408
2022-231,668 (51%)$4,7711,894 (58%)$1,1981,639 (50%)$1,479450 (14%)$2,067
Average1,849 (56.22%)$5,159905 (28.89%)$9641,363 (41.00%)$1,484506 (15.44%)$1,745
*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, 1,920 (58.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,920.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-152,382 (72%)$5,5112,382 (72%)$5,4967 (0%)$5,243
2015-162,047 (67%)$5,3102,043 (67%)$5,2989 (0%)$4,954
2016-172,253 (67%)$5,3642,251 (67%)$5,3564 (0%)$6,963
2017-182,551 (72%)$5,3752,548 (72%)$5,3587 (0%)$8,332
2018-191,671 (43%)$5,3071,669 (43%)$5,2785 (0%)$11,665
2019-201,537 (43%)$4,9441,534 (43%)$4,9237 (0%)$6,734
2020-211,546 (56%)$5,0591,544 (56%)$5,0512 (0%)$11,079
2021-221,680 (57%)$4,9861,678 (57%)$4,9703 (0%)$12,413
2022-231,614 (49%)$5,3751,610 (49%)$5,3546 (0%)$9,082
Average1,920 (58.44%)$5,2481,918 (58.44%)$5,2326 (0.00%)$8,496

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