Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NCAT

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,190, which is 77.44 % of all undergraduate students. 7,476 students which is 71.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,643.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 83.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 76% 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 North Carolina A & T State University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,190, which is 77.44 % of all undergraduate students. 7,476 students which is 71.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,643.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-157,018 (76%)$7,8735,622 (61%)$4,5287,369 (80%)$7,329
2015-166,916 (74%)$8,0815,467 (58%)$4,5997,120 (76%)$6,807
2016-177,485 (77%)$8,0135,769 (60%)$4,5517,470 (77%)$6,719
2017-187,917 (77%)$8,2026,240 (60%)$4,7547,909 (76%)$6,744
2018-197,811 (73%)$8,6076,108 (57%)$4,9717,916 (74%)$6,693
2019-208,200 (74%)$8,7606,215 (56%)$5,1268,099 (73%)$6,687
2020-218,716 (78%)$9,1805,912 (53%)$5,2067,447 (67%)$6,398
2021-229,825 (85%)$9,5676,003 (52%)$5,1877,182 (62%)$6,219
2022-239,826 (83%)$10,6665,995 (51%)$5,5416,775 (57%)$6,195
Average8,190 (77.44%)$8,7725,926 (56.44%)$4,9407,476 (71.33%)$6,643
*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, 1,894 (83.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,068. It can cover 43.86% of tuition & fees ($20,673) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,673 (75.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,606).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,356 (79%)$8,1231,437 (84%)$6,888
2015-161,316 (74%)$8,5511,336 (75%)$6,302
2016-171,674 (86%)$8,3881,625 (83%)$6,483
2017-181,898 (83%)$8,1931,910 (84%)$6,531
2018-191,744 (80%)$8,9001,761 (81%)$6,761
2019-201,891 (83%)$9,0731,803 (79%)$6,555
2020-211,817 (87%)$9,5981,443 (69%)$6,386
2021-222,643 (92%)$10,0821,853 (64%)$6,617
2022-232,709 (89%)$10,7001,889 (62%)$6,934
Average1,894 (83.67%)$9,0681,673 (75.67%)$6,606
*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, 1,347 (60.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,095.

In addition, 1,093 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (49.44 % 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
2014-151,092 (64%)$4,754238 (14%)$1,170983 (58%)$2,7401,147 (67%)$2,486
2015-161,028 (58%)$4,769258 (15%)$1,570850 (48%)$2,8581,176 (66%)$2,990
2016-171,257 (64%)$4,845337 (17%)$1,2571,063 (54%)$2,9631,501 (77%)$2,917
2017-181,479 (65%)$4,853426 (19%)$1,5031,169 (51%)$2,9371,630 (71%)$2,637
2018-191,336 (61%)$5,074362 (17%)$1,2201,066 (49%)$3,1571,454 (67%)$3,395
2019-201,384 (61%)$5,175262 (12%)$1,9641,202 (53%)$3,0721,640 (72%)$3,529
2020-211,200 (57%)$5,3121,064 (51%)$2,9981,005 (48%)$3,0901,283 (61%)$3,718
2021-221,680 (58%)$5,3162,183 (76%)$3,7321,249 (43%)$3,3971,623 (56%)$3,283
2022-231,667 (55%)$5,7612,427 (80%)$4,3241,247 (41%)$2,7021,566 (52%)$3,526
Average1,347 (60.33%)$5,095840 (33.44%)$2,1931,093 (49.44%)$2,9911,447 (65.44%)$3,165
*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, 1,673 (75.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,673.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,437 (84%)$6,8881,432 (84%)$6,43961 (4%)$11,125
2015-161,336 (75%)$6,3021,335 (75%)$5,76568 (4%)$10,643
2016-171,625 (83%)$6,4831,615 (83%)$5,85182 (4%)$13,227
2017-181,910 (84%)$6,5311,900 (83%)$5,91496 (4%)$12,888
2018-191,761 (81%)$6,7611,749 (80%)$5,926119 (5%)$12,956
2019-201,803 (79%)$6,5551,789 (79%)$5,823105 (5%)$13,343
2020-211,443 (69%)$6,3861,425 (68%)$5,57791 (4%)$13,930
2021-221,853 (64%)$6,6171,819 (63%)$5,404159 (6%)$15,291
2022-231,889 (62%)$6,9341,850 (61%)$5,524192 (6%)$14,995
Average1,673 (75.67%)$6,6061,657 (75.11%)$5,803108 (4.67%)$13,155

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