How National's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at National University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,620, which is 42.91 % of all undergraduate students. 2,777 students which is 32.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,813.

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
2011-12	3,146 (38%)	$4,631	2,938 (36%)	$3,799	3,748 (46%)	$10,436
2012-13	2,721 (29%)	$4,562	2,542 (27%)	$3,748	3,701 (39%)	$11,319
2013-14	4,061 (40%)	$4,725	3,754 (37%)	$3,762	4,122 (41%)	$10,979
2014-15	3,807 (39%)	$4,872	3,568 (37%)	$3,977	3,643 (37%)	$11,079
2015-16	3,616 (41%)	$4,744	3,108 (35%)	$4,000	3,131 (35%)	$11,057
2016-17	5,842 (70%)	$4,083	2,953 (35%)	$3,852	880 (11%)	$3,283
2017-18	3,326 (42%)	$5,026	2,669 (34%)	$4,387	2,874 (36%)	$10,693
2018-19	3,038 (39%)	$5,202	2,287 (30%)	$4,594	2,358 (30%)	$11,042
2019-20	3,039 (41%)	$5,783	2,151 (29%)	$4,728	2,122 (29%)	$11,584
2020-21	1,478 (18%)	$4,070	1,396 (17%)	$4,159	2,149 (25%)	$4,912
2021-22	5,750 (75%)	$5,373	1,922 (25%)	$4,758	1,816 (24%)	$11,559
Average	3,620 (42.91%)	$4,825	2,663 (31.09%)	$4,160	2,777 (32.09%)	$9,813

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 25 (48.80 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,508. It can cover 33.84% of tuition & fees ($13,320).

In addition, 36 (39.38 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,736).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	41 (19%)	$4,112	47 (22%)	$10,135
2012-13	62 (25%)	$2,969	100 (40%)	$10,497
2013-14	60 (42%)	$4,439	68 (48%)	$10,482
2014-15	26 (38%)	$4,524	31 (45%)	$10,645
2015-16	35 (50%)	$4,182	18 (26%)	$9,988
2016-17	6 (26%)	$3,797	10 (43%)	$2,038
2017-18	-	-	-	-
2018-19	1 (33%)	$1,666	-	-
2019-20	7 (64%)	$4,845	6 (55%)	$7,381
2020-21	2 (100%)	$8,610	-	-
2021-22	10 (91%)	$5,932	4 (36%)	$8,722
Average	25 (48.80%)	$4,508	36 (39.38%)	$8,736

^*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 12 years, on average, 26 (41.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,283.

In addition, 2 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (25.75 % 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
2011-12	40 (19%)	$3,735	3 (1%)	$2,583	2 (1%)	$4,270	1 (0%)	$2,897
2012-13	60 (24%)	$2,951	2 (1%)	$3,250	-	-	1 (0%)	$500
2013-14	60 (42%)	$3,642	11 (8%)	$1,220	1 (1%)	$1,228	2 (1%)	$16,587
2014-15	24 (35%)	$4,224	3 (4%)	$1,836	1 (1%)	$8,327	2 (3%)	$1,207
2015-16	32 (46%)	$3,984	3 (4%)	$1,639	-	-	3 (4%)	$4,664
2016-17	5 (22%)	$3,637	2 (9%)	$400	-	-	1 (4%)	$3,800
2017-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (33%)	$1,666
2019-20	6 (55%)	$5,352	1 (9%)	$800	-	-	1 (9%)	$1,000
2020-21	2 (100%)	$6,345	-	-	2 (100%)	$600	1 (50%)	$3,330
2021-22	3 (27%)	$4,678	10 (91%)	$1,740	-	-	6 (55%)	$4,648
Average	26 (41.11%)	$4,283	4 (15.88%)	$1,684	2 (25.75%)	$3,606	2 (19.88%)	$4,030

^*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 12 years, on average, 36 (39.38 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $36.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	47 (22%)	$10,135	47 (22%)	$9,599	7 (3%)	$3,601
2012-13	100 (40%)	$10,497	97 (39%)	$9,285	32 (13%)	$4,658
2013-14	68 (48%)	$10,482	65 (45%)	$9,780	16 (11%)	$4,818
2014-15	31 (45%)	$10,645	31 (45%)	$10,071	5 (7%)	$3,558
2015-16	18 (26%)	$9,988	18 (26%)	$8,744	5 (7%)	$4,479
2016-17	10 (43%)	$2,038	9 (39%)	$2,176	1 (4%)	$796
2017-18	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	6 (55%)	$7,381	6 (55%)	$7,381	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	4 (36%)	$8,722	4 (36%)	$8,722	-	-
Average	36 (39.38%)	$8,736	35 (38.38%)	$8,220	11 (7.50%)	$3,652

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at National

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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