Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NSU

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,742, which is 74.33 % of all undergraduate students. 2,815 students which is 43.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,775.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 90.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 45% 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 Northeastern State University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,742, which is 74.33 % of all undergraduate students. 2,815 students which is 43.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,775.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-155,184 (73%)$6,5933,521 (50%)$4,3233,589 (51%)$6,541
2015-165,009 (71%)$6,7183,295 (47%)$4,4793,357 (48%)$7,206
2016-174,864 (70%)$6,8453,184 (46%)$4,5073,267 (47%)$6,471
2017-184,774 (70%)$6,9623,131 (46%)$4,5733,037 (44%)$6,626
2018-194,612 (69%)$7,1093,070 (46%)$4,4362,925 (44%)$6,561
2019-204,840 (77%)$6,8322,840 (45%)$4,4292,677 (43%)$6,912
2020-214,869 (81%)$6,7792,641 (44%)$4,7112,441 (41%)$6,953
2021-224,897 (89%)$7,0992,402 (43%)$4,8832,048 (37%)$6,819
2022-233,628 (69%)$7,7762,224 (42%)$5,2221,994 (38%)$6,886
Average4,742 (74.33%)$6,9682,923 (45.44%)$4,6182,815 (43.67%)$6,775
*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, 707 (90.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,533. It can cover 43.57% of tuition & fees ($17,290) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 352 (44.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,260).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15845 (93%)$6,410452 (50%)$4,897
2015-16738 (92%)$7,126355 (44%)$5,125
2016-17796 (91%)$6,926391 (44%)$4,892
2017-18765 (91%)$7,019369 (44%)$5,081
2018-19745 (89%)$7,016390 (47%)$4,997
2019-20658 (92%)$8,475361 (50%)$5,564
2020-21592 (90%)$8,411263 (40%)$5,605
2021-22653 (96%)$8,528275 (40%)$5,540
2022-23569 (83%)$7,886311 (45%)$5,638
Average707 (90.78%)$7,533352 (44.89%)$5,260
*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, 418 (53.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,005.

In addition, 276 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.44 % 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
2014-15503 (56%)$4,52819 (2%)$1,306339 (37%)$3,281466 (51%)$4,295
2015-16440 (55%)$4,69542 (5%)$1,197314 (39%)$3,462457 (57%)$4,499
2016-17463 (53%)$4,70831 (4%)$1,047299 (34%)$3,762483 (55%)$4,505
2017-18447 (53%)$4,93924 (3%)$1,086275 (33%)$4,324461 (55%)$4,222
2018-19444 (53%)$4,8699 (1%)$1,308280 (33%)$4,211415 (50%)$4,516
2019-20404 (56%)$4,966469 (65%)$841262 (37%)$4,391406 (57%)$4,989
2020-21351 (53%)$5,142400 (61%)$832227 (34%)$4,815362 (55%)$4,831
2021-22356 (52%)$5,432565 (83%)$1,691220 (32%)$5,147326 (48%)$4,747
2022-23352 (51%)$5,76327 (4%)$1,448272 (40%)$3,130378 (55%)$4,148
Average418 (53.56%)$5,005176 (25.33%)$1,195276 (35.44%)$4,058417 (53.67%)$4,528
*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, 352 (44.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $352.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15452 (50%)$4,897449 (50%)$4,8177 (1%)$7,180
2015-16355 (44%)$5,125354 (44%)$5,1092 (0%)$5,482
2016-17391 (44%)$4,892381 (43%)$4,65615 (2%)$9,237
2017-18369 (44%)$5,081364 (43%)$4,9359 (1%)$8,729
2018-19390 (47%)$4,997386 (46%)$4,74514 (2%)$8,359
2019-20361 (50%)$5,564357 (50%)$5,16716 (2%)$10,264
2020-21263 (40%)$5,605260 (39%)$5,4027 (1%)$9,944
2021-22275 (40%)$5,540272 (40%)$5,2099 (1%)$11,851
2022-23311 (45%)$5,638307 (45%)$5,18817 (2%)$9,454
Average352 (44.89%)$5,260348 (44.44%)$5,02511 (1.50%)$8,944

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