Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at MSU

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,063, which is 78.67 % of all undergraduate students. 2,501 students which is 48.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,880.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 88.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 54% 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 Midwestern State University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,063, which is 78.67 % of all undergraduate students. 2,501 students which is 48.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,880.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-153,383 (66%)$5,5912,001 (39%)$4,0152,679 (52%)$7,034
2015-163,516 (67%)$5,7631,956 (37%)$4,0832,720 (51%)$7,027
2016-173,671 (69%)$5,9392,063 (39%)$4,1422,745 (52%)$7,103
2017-183,740 (70%)$6,2462,170 (41%)$4,5102,698 (51%)$7,053
2018-194,072 (76%)$8,9222,170 (40%)$4,6842,565 (48%)$6,950
2019-204,455 (85%)$8,4952,071 (40%)$4,7472,455 (47%)$6,800
2020-214,764 (93%)$8,0312,071 (40%)$4,7732,393 (47%)$6,720
2021-225,021 (100%)$7,9722,041 (40%)$5,0882,230 (44%)$6,778
2022-233,946 (82%)$8,5301,929 (40%)$5,1382,028 (42%)$6,451
Average4,063 (78.67%)$7,2772,052 (39.56%)$4,5762,501 (48.22%)$6,880
*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, 706 (88.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,719. It can cover 74.08% of tuition & fees ($11,770) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 434 (54.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,733).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15665 (80%)$6,977465 (56%)$5,813
2015-16676 (82%)$7,126454 (55%)$5,622
2016-17624 (85%)$7,416415 (57%)$5,799
2017-18670 (82%)$7,734453 (56%)$5,956
2018-19771 (87%)$9,818471 (53%)$5,833
2019-20767 (89%)$9,418448 (52%)$5,768
2020-21738 (99%)$8,923413 (55%)$5,731
2021-22742 (100%)$10,643392 (53%)$5,675
2022-23699 (90%)$10,415396 (51%)$5,401
Average706 (88.22%)$8,719434 (54.22%)$5,733
*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, 401 (50.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,757.

In addition, 383 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (47.89 % 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
2014-15362 (44%)$4,4364 (0%)$875353 (43%)$3,069566 (68%)$3,440
2015-16351 (43%)$4,2435 (1%)$967330 (40%)$5,025526 (64%)$3,165
2016-17342 (47%)$4,4965 (1%)$1,250323 (44%)$4,100509 (69%)$3,456
2017-18401 (49%)$4,6677 (1%)$1,190375 (46%)$3,949503 (62%)$3,620
2018-19477 (54%)$4,9168 (1%)$719447 (50%)$3,762662 (74%)$5,343
2019-20447 (52%)$4,883640 (75%)$536421 (49%)$4,304644 (75%)$4,482
2020-21397 (53%)$4,234627 (84%)$690447 (60%)$3,823526 (71%)$5,253
2021-22401 (54%)$5,312739 (99%)$1,688363 (49%)$4,753462 (62%)$6,048
2022-23427 (55%)$5,62911 (1%)$545386 (50%)$4,729535 (69%)$5,692
Average401 (50.11%)$4,757227 (32.88%)$940383 (47.89%)$4,168548 (68.22%)$4,500
*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, 434 (54.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $434.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15465 (56%)$5,813461 (56%)$5,56218 (2%)$7,721
2015-16454 (55%)$5,622449 (55%)$5,36415 (2%)$9,602
2016-17415 (57%)$5,799411 (56%)$5,54914 (2%)$8,996
2017-18453 (56%)$5,956451 (55%)$5,60117 (2%)$10,139
2018-19471 (53%)$5,833465 (52%)$5,49418 (2%)$10,687
2019-20448 (52%)$5,768445 (52%)$5,34422 (3%)$9,370
2020-21413 (55%)$5,731393 (53%)$5,41420 (3%)$11,967
2021-22392 (53%)$5,675387 (52%)$5,24316 (2%)$12,228
2022-23396 (51%)$5,401389 (50%)$4,97221 (3%)$9,753
Average434 (54.22%)$5,733428 (53.44%)$5,39418 (2.33%)$10,051

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