How SCU'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 Santa Clara University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,968, which is 72.45 % of all undergraduate students. 1,644 students which is 30.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,425.

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	4,007 (77%)	$19,000	851 (16%)	$4,042	2,062 (39%)	$6,504
2012-13	4,026 (77%)	$19,063	729 (14%)	$4,131	1,956 (37%)	$6,672
2013-14	4,164 (77%)	$20,363	739 (14%)	$4,152	1,996 (37%)	$6,900
2014-15	3,952 (72%)	$21,875	661 (12%)	$4,208	1,804 (33%)	$6,669
2015-16	3,815 (71%)	$23,299	587 (11%)	$4,242	1,617 (30%)	$6,693
2016-17	3,686 (68%)	$25,295	574 (11%)	$4,278	1,460 (27%)	$6,863
2017-18	3,803 (69%)	$26,392	580 (11%)	$4,489	1,525 (28%)	$6,149
2018-19	3,800 (69%)	$27,407	615 (11%)	$4,628	1,491 (27%)	$6,063
2019-20	4,091 (72%)	$26,780	621 (11%)	$4,618	1,472 (26%)	$6,053
2020-21	4,076 (73%)	$26,457	596 (11%)	$4,814	1,279 (23%)	$6,028
2021-22	4,233 (72%)	$26,351	650 (11%)	$4,955	1,421 (24%)	$6,082
Average	3,968 (72.45%)	$23,844	655 (12.09%)	$4,414	1,644 (30.09%)	$6,425

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 947 (70.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $24,313. It can cover 41.04% of tuition & fees ($59,241).

In addition, 428 (32.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,108).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	960 (75%)	$18,705	528 (41%)	$6,798
2012-13	1,040 (82%)	$18,470	523 (41%)	$6,777
2013-14	918 (71%)	$22,507	476 (37%)	$7,362
2014-15	898 (68%)	$24,056	437 (33%)	$6,705
2015-16	819 (65%)	$25,569	385 (31%)	$6,609
2016-17	890 (68%)	$26,671	348 (26%)	$6,792
2017-18	1,021 (73%)	$27,605	471 (34%)	$6,636
2018-19	884 (64%)	$29,367	401 (29%)	$7,732
2019-20	955 (69%)	$25,424	392 (28%)	$7,695
2020-21	912 (73%)	$23,770	312 (25%)	$7,300
2021-22	1,121 (72%)	$25,295	432 (28%)	$7,778
Average	947 (70.91%)	$24,313	428 (32.09%)	$7,108

^*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, 141 (10.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,589.

In addition, 126 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.45 % 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	162 (13%)	$4,206	23 (2%)	$2,334	132 (10%)	$9,431	948 (74%)	$16,853
2012-13	152 (12%)	$4,277	35 (3%)	$2,193	136 (11%)	$9,099	1,040 (82%)	$16,581
2013-14	162 (13%)	$4,302	29 (2%)	$2,326	149 (12%)	$8,957	915 (71%)	$20,287
2014-15	143 (11%)	$4,315	31 (2%)	$2,226	116 (9%)	$9,006	891 (68%)	$22,303
2015-16	112 (9%)	$4,588	49 (4%)	$2,316	111 (9%)	$8,973	816 (65%)	$23,674
2016-17	131 (10%)	$4,404	38 (3%)	$2,226	124 (9%)	$9,011	885 (67%)	$24,812
2017-18	142 (10%)	$4,708	40 (3%)	$2,287	131 (9%)	$9,027	1,013 (72%)	$25,905
2018-19	168 (12%)	$4,766	65 (5%)	$2,166	150 (11%)	$9,018	875 (63%)	$27,047
2019-20	136 (10%)	$4,949	100 (7%)	$2,115	118 (9%)	$9,058	924 (67%)	$24,163
2020-21	112 (9%)	$4,875	110 (9%)	$2,603	102 (8%)	$9,129	894 (71%)	$22,276
2021-22	126 (8%)	$5,088	86 (6%)	$1,930	113 (7%)	$9,179	1,120 (72%)	$23,671
Average	141 (10.64%)	$4,589	55 (4.18%)	$2,247	126 (9.45%)	$9,081	938 (70.18%)	$22,507

^*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, 428 (32.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $428.

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	528 (41%)	$6,798	526 (41%)	$5,150	39 (3%)	$22,584
2012-13	523 (41%)	$6,777	514 (40%)	$5,189	42 (3%)	$20,893
2013-14	476 (37%)	$7,362	469 (36%)	$5,389	37 (3%)	$26,401
2014-15	437 (33%)	$6,705	433 (33%)	$5,103	29 (2%)	$24,851
2015-16	385 (31%)	$6,609	378 (30%)	$5,241	24 (2%)	$23,471
2016-17	348 (26%)	$6,792	337 (26%)	$5,277	26 (2%)	$22,513
2017-18	471 (34%)	$6,636	468 (33%)	$4,985	30 (2%)	$26,421
2018-19	401 (29%)	$7,732	394 (28%)	$4,979	35 (3%)	$32,546
2019-20	392 (28%)	$7,695	382 (28%)	$5,063	35 (3%)	$30,924
2020-21	312 (25%)	$7,300	307 (24%)	$5,138	23 (2%)	$30,446
2021-22	432 (28%)	$7,778	424 (27%)	$5,172	30 (2%)	$38,909
Average	428 (32.09%)	$7,108	421 (31.45%)	$5,153	32 (2.45%)	$27,269

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at SCU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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