Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at SFCM

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 206, which is 99.00 % of all undergraduate students. 92 students which is 45.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,405.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 99.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 49% 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 San Francisco Conservatory of Music since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 206, which is 99.00 % of all undergraduate students. 92 students which is 45.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,405.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15169 (99%)$21,33552 (31%)$4,69881 (48%)$8,719
2015-16154 (97%)$22,51455 (35%)$4,48383 (53%)$8,319
2016-17182 (97%)$24,95555 (29%)$4,72399 (53%)$8,395
2017-18205 (100%)$25,74061 (30%)$4,95294 (46%)$8,579
2018-19217 (98%)$29,64052 (24%)$5,35099 (45%)$6,664
2019-20233 (100%)$27,55948 (21%)$5,20595 (41%)$7,172
2020-21243 (100%)$13,07525 (10%)$5,89567 (28%)$7,067
2021-22226 (100%)$29,69739 (17%)$5,574103 (46%)$6,648
2022-23221 (100%)$30,60035 (16%)$5,497105 (48%)$5,079
Average206 (99.00%)$25,01347 (23.67%)$5,15392 (45.33%)$7,405
*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, 52 (99.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $26,802. It can cover 47.73% of tuition & fees ($56,150).

In addition, 25 (49.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,719).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1539 (98%)$22,70621 (53%)$7,900
2015-1634 (100%)$22,74719 (56%)$7,248
2016-1753 (98%)$25,18729 (54%)$8,052
2017-1861 (100%)$25,24627 (44%)$7,734
2018-1961 (100%)$26,81929 (48%)$5,506
2019-2057 (100%)$27,42028 (49%)$10,030
2020-2157 (100%)$26,52521 (37%)$10,018
2021-2256 (100%)$30,32825 (45%)$8,930
2022-2346 (100%)$34,23726 (57%)$4,057
Average52 (99.56%)$26,80225 (49.22%)$7,719
*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, 10 (20.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,027.

In addition, 4 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (7.67 % 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
2014-1514 (35%)$4,44613 (33%)$5125 (13%)$7,43238 (95%)$20,513
2015-1611 (32%)$4,68110 (29%)$2805 (15%)$6,11333 (97%)$20,865
2016-1713 (24%)$4,20312 (22%)$2505 (9%)$6,11853 (98%)$23,522
2017-1814 (23%)$5,34511 (18%)$4774 (7%)$7,20361 (100%)$23,461
2018-198 (13%)$5,4518 (13%)$5131 (2%)$9,08461 (100%)$25,888
2019-2011 (19%)$4,90915 (26%)$1,2584 (7%)$9,08457 (100%)$25,504
2020-2110 (18%)$5,34310 (18%)$6253 (5%)$9,08457 (100%)$25,000
2021-226 (11%)$5,2876 (11%)$5005 (9%)$9,22056 (100%)$28,885
2022-236 (13%)$5,5786 (13%)$1,1071 (2%)$9,35846 (100%)$33,161
Average10 (20.89%)$5,02710 (20.33%)$6144 (7.67%)$8,07751 (98.89%)$25,200
*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, 25 (49.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $25.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-1521 (53%)$7,90021 (53%)$6,6191 (3%)$26,891
2015-1619 (56%)$7,24819 (56%)$7,248--
2016-1729 (54%)$8,05229 (54%)$6,9141 (2%)$33,000
2017-1827 (44%)$7,73427 (44%)$7,734--
2018-1929 (48%)$5,50629 (48%)$5,506--
2019-2028 (49%)$10,03028 (49%)$5,2064 (7%)$33,774
2020-2121 (37%)$10,01820 (35%)$5,6633 (5%)$32,375
2021-2225 (45%)$8,93023 (41%)$5,2284 (7%)$25,750
2022-2326 (57%)$4,05726 (57%)$3,0071 (2%)$27,300
Average25 (49.22%)$7,71925 (48.56%)$5,9032 (4.33%)$29,848

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