Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NCAD

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 68, which is 68.89 % of all undergraduate students. 59 students which is 60.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,074.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 71.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 72% 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 Northwest College of Art & Design since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 68, which is 68.89 % of all undergraduate students. 59 students which is 60.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,074.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1555 (58%)$6,46845 (47%)$4,89885 (89%)$10,118
2015-1632 (32%)$9,85215 (15%)$4,31333 (33%)$4,655
2016-1771 (72%)$7,26346 (47%)$4,09879 (81%)$7,995
2017-1866 (78%)$8,67945 (53%)$5,05255 (65%)$11,392
2018-1956 (66%)$10,35143 (51%)$5,73748 (56%)$10,161
2019-2071 (75%)$8,24949 (52%)$4,38946 (48%)$8,061
2020-2175 (74%)$10,33758 (57%)$4,47663 (62%)$5,939
2021-2288 (86%)$13,57454 (53%)$4,87158 (57%)$5,903
2022-2394 (79%)$10,38262 (52%)$4,67662 (52%)$8,438
Average68 (68.89%)$9,46246 (47.44%)$4,72359 (60.33%)$8,074
*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, 22 (71.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,697. It can cover 59.10% of tuition & fees ($18,100).

In addition, 21 (72.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,740).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1515 (60%)$11,31424 (96%)$9,655
2015-1612 (41%)$12,56422 (76%)$5,534
2016-1721 (66%)$8,72129 (91%)$5,630
2017-1816 (73%)$8,65315 (68%)$8,361
2018-1919 (73%)$9,30123 (88%)$6,960
2019-2019 (83%)$12,18613 (57%)$5,904
2020-2131 (86%)$12,32723 (64%)$5,230
2021-2225 (74%)$11,17819 (56%)$5,858
2022-2339 (85%)$10,03225 (54%)$7,532
Average22 (71.22%)$10,69721 (72.22%)$6,740
*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, 17 (57.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,708.

In addition, 15 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (47.33 % 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
2014-1515 (60%)$4,613--11 (44%)$8,2997 (28%)$1,317
2015-1612 (41%)$4,637--8 (28%)$11,0573 (10%)$2,222
2016-1714 (44%)$4,840--10 (31%)$10,5497 (22%)$1,413
2017-1814 (64%)$4,378--6 (27%)$11,2176 (27%)$1,642
2018-1914 (54%)$4,3481 (4%)$3,3749 (35%)$11,3746 (23%)$1,685
2019-2016 (70%)$4,96017 (74%)$1,53113 (57%)$9,1505 (22%)$1,440
2020-2125 (69%)$5,078--26 (72%)$9,24311 (31%)$1,350
2021-2219 (56%)$4,558--22 (65%)$8,5524 (12%)$1,175
2022-2326 (57%)$4,959--31 (67%)$8,1529 (20%)$1,067
Average17 (57.22%)$4,7089 (39.00%)$2,45315 (47.33%)$9,7336 (21.67%)$1,479
*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, 21 (72.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $21.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-1524 (96%)$9,65524 (96%)$6,0429 (36%)$9,635
2015-1622 (76%)$5,53422 (76%)$5,0801 (3%)$10,000
2016-1729 (91%)$5,63026 (81%)$5,3943 (9%)$7,676
2017-1815 (68%)$8,36115 (68%)$5,8532 (9%)$18,814
2018-1923 (88%)$6,96023 (88%)$3,9084 (15%)$17,552
2019-2013 (57%)$5,90413 (57%)$5,1351 (4%)$10,000
2020-2123 (64%)$5,23022 (61%)$4,5932 (6%)$9,631
2021-2219 (56%)$5,85819 (56%)$5,1741 (3%)$13,000
2022-2325 (54%)$7,53225 (54%)$5,0804 (9%)$15,326
Average21 (72.22%)$6,74021 (70.78%)$5,1403 (10.44%)$12,404

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