How PC'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 Presbyterian College since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,001, which is 91.73 % of all undergraduate students. 567 students which is 52.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,539.

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	1,152 (96%)	$27,845	262 (22%)	$4,012	570 (47%)	$6,550
2012-13	1,124 (96%)	$27,133	264 (23%)	$4,053	610 (52%)	$6,751
2013-14	1,073 (96%)	$27,911	284 (25%)	$4,129	571 (51%)	$7,200
2014-15	1,025 (89%)	$29,697	274 (24%)	$4,141	544 (47%)	$6,946
2015-16	951 (89%)	$30,249	283 (27%)	$4,240	508 (48%)	$6,792
2016-17	944 (89%)	$31,662	281 (26%)	$4,232	495 (47%)	$6,944
2017-18	947 (93%)	$31,856	297 (29%)	$4,461	495 (49%)	$6,883
2018-19	970 (90%)	$33,161	315 (29%)	$4,836	542 (50%)	$6,638
2019-20	1,021 (93%)	$33,014	331 (30%)	$4,565	584 (53%)	$6,392
2020-21	877 (84%)	$34,151	307 (29%)	$4,629	809 (77%)	$4,477
2021-22	932 (94%)	$35,080	284 (29%)	$4,839	510 (51%)	$6,357
Average	1,001 (91.73%)	$31,069	289 (26.64%)	$4,376	567 (52.00%)	$6,539

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 291 (99.55 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $30,904. It can cover 71.37% of tuition & fees ($43,300).

In addition, 196 (66.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,383).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	359 (100%)	$28,959	210 (58%)	$5,469
2012-13	281 (100%)	$27,944	183 (65%)	$6,234
2013-14	296 (100%)	$28,936	174 (59%)	$6,654
2014-15	275 (100%)	$28,806	174 (63%)	$6,797
2015-16	262 (100%)	$29,591	178 (68%)	$6,533
2016-17	287 (100%)	$31,372	179 (62%)	$6,096
2017-18	276 (100%)	$32,077	161 (58%)	$6,499
2018-19	310 (100%)	$32,902	230 (74%)	$6,518
2019-20	342 (100%)	$31,778	268 (78%)	$6,738
2020-21	298 (95%)	$33,202	270 (86%)	$5,065
2021-22	214 (100%)	$34,379	126 (59%)	$7,610
Average	291 (99.55%)	$30,904	196 (66.36%)	$6,383

^*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, 92 (31.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,429.

In addition, 189 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (64.36 % 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	82 (23%)	$3,876	14 (4%)	$1,895	239 (67%)	$7,125	359 (100%)	$23,257
2012-13	75 (27%)	$4,024	54 (19%)	$540	172 (61%)	$7,229	279 (99%)	$22,502
2013-14	92 (31%)	$4,142	63 (21%)	$1,135	178 (60%)	$7,316	296 (100%)	$23,008
2014-15	78 (28%)	$3,950	12 (4%)	$2,654	161 (59%)	$6,956	272 (99%)	$23,756
2015-16	90 (34%)	$4,199	17 (6%)	$2,776	178 (68%)	$6,990	262 (100%)	$23,220
2016-17	98 (34%)	$4,529	5 (2%)	$2,000	198 (69%)	$7,333	286 (100%)	$24,818
2017-18	97 (35%)	$4,854	9 (3%)	$2,667	191 (69%)	$7,167	275 (100%)	$25,416
2018-19	111 (36%)	$4,904	14 (5%)	$2,678	221 (71%)	$7,275	310 (100%)	$25,839
2019-20	114 (33%)	$4,512	15 (4%)	$2,333	220 (64%)	$7,338	342 (100%)	$25,451
2020-21	101 (32%)	$4,709	10 (3%)	$1,900	204 (65%)	$7,496	298 (95%)	$26,410
2021-22	77 (36%)	$5,024	17 (8%)	$1,721	118 (55%)	$8,062	214 (100%)	$27,989
Average	92 (31.73%)	$4,429	21 (7.18%)	$2,027	189 (64.36%)	$7,299	290 (99.36%)	$24,697

^*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, 196 (66.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $196.

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	210 (58%)	$5,469	200 (56%)	$5,474	10 (3%)	$5,380
2012-13	183 (65%)	$6,234	161 (57%)	$5,634	22 (8%)	$10,623
2013-14	174 (59%)	$6,654	151 (51%)	$6,090	23 (8%)	$10,356
2014-15	174 (63%)	$6,797	153 (56%)	$6,227	21 (8%)	$10,952
2015-16	178 (68%)	$6,533	157 (60%)	$6,089	21 (8%)	$9,854
2016-17	179 (62%)	$6,096	167 (58%)	$5,621	12 (4%)	$12,712
2017-18	161 (58%)	$6,499	146 (53%)	$6,104	15 (5%)	$10,344
2018-19	230 (74%)	$6,518	203 (65%)	$5,875	27 (9%)	$11,355
2019-20	268 (78%)	$6,738	216 (63%)	$5,496	52 (15%)	$11,895
2020-21	270 (86%)	$5,065	270 (86%)	$3,939	25 (8%)	$12,162
2021-22	126 (59%)	$7,610	123 (57%)	$5,306	27 (13%)	$11,343
Average	196 (66.36%)	$6,383	177 (60.18%)	$5,623	23 (8.09%)	$10,634

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at PC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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