Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Seattle

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,061, which is 89.78 % of all undergraduate students. 2,257 students which is 49.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,134.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 97.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 57% 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 Seattle University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,061, which is 89.78 % of all undergraduate students. 2,257 students which is 49.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,134.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-153,872 (86%)$19,891919 (20%)$4,3612,275 (50%)$7,326
2015-163,979 (84%)$20,876865 (18%)$4,4972,343 (50%)$7,246
2016-174,055 (85%)$22,400869 (18%)$4,4792,225 (47%)$7,367
2017-184,070 (88%)$23,558922 (20%)$4,4492,521 (54%)$7,460
2018-194,273 (90%)$24,982921 (19%)$4,6882,537 (53%)$6,911
2019-204,288 (91%)$26,094873 (19%)$4,7482,192 (47%)$6,932
2020-213,999 (93%)$27,537814 (19%)$4,8992,125 (49%)$7,016
2021-224,115 (96%)$29,599872 (20%)$5,0652,195 (51%)$7,057
2022-233,895 (95%)$31,281889 (22%)$5,4201,896 (46%)$6,892
Average4,061 (89.78%)$25,135883 (19.44%)$4,7342,257 (49.67%)$7,134
*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, 926 (97.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $25,477. It can cover 44.92% of tuition & fees ($56,721).

In addition, 550 (57.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,441).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15854 (93%)$19,407504 (55%)$7,396
2015-16947 (95%)$20,484587 (59%)$7,357
2016-17935 (96%)$22,438546 (56%)$7,461
2017-18915 (97%)$23,666609 (64%)$7,521
2018-191,028 (96%)$25,594674 (63%)$7,052
2019-20894 (97%)$26,710504 (55%)$8,001
2020-21787 (99%)$28,346433 (54%)$7,017
2021-22989 (100%)$30,917581 (59%)$7,347
2022-23986 (100%)$31,727514 (52%)$7,820
Average926 (97.00%)$25,477550 (57.44%)$7,441
*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, 197 (20.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,786.

In addition, 109 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (11.56 % 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
2014-15194 (21%)$4,18462 (7%)$7,85671 (8%)$9,929832 (90%)$17,512
2015-16180 (18%)$4,49378 (8%)$6,67664 (6%)$9,954933 (94%)$18,684
2016-17166 (17%)$4,43377 (8%)$5,57157 (6%)$9,827924 (94%)$20,839
2017-18189 (20%)$4,50094 (10%)$6,77873 (8%)$9,454895 (94%)$21,762
2018-19204 (19%)$4,789145 (14%)$6,00094 (9%)$10,5311,028 (96%)$22,834
2019-20173 (19%)$4,813144 (16%)$5,36485 (9%)$10,841893 (97%)$23,911
2020-21165 (21%)$4,949167 (21%)$3,866124 (16%)$9,042786 (98%)$25,095
2021-22247 (25%)$5,223393 (40%)$3,340197 (20%)$9,376970 (98%)$26,935
2022-23253 (26%)$5,689259 (26%)$2,708213 (22%)$9,495969 (98%)$27,987
Average197 (20.67%)$4,786158 (16.67%)$5,351109 (11.56%)$9,828914 (95.44%)$22,840
*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, 550 (57.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $550.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15504 (55%)$7,396503 (55%)$5,60844 (5%)$20,613
2015-16587 (59%)$7,357584 (59%)$5,45952 (5%)$21,734
2016-17546 (56%)$7,461546 (56%)$5,60046 (5%)$22,093
2017-18609 (64%)$7,521607 (64%)$5,64052 (5%)$22,243
2018-19674 (63%)$7,052671 (62%)$5,30156 (5%)$21,366
2019-20504 (55%)$8,001497 (54%)$5,35963 (7%)$21,729
2020-21433 (54%)$7,017430 (54%)$5,32434 (4%)$22,022
2021-22581 (59%)$7,347578 (58%)$5,41747 (5%)$24,210
2022-23514 (52%)$7,820504 (51%)$5,30655 (6%)$24,459
Average550 (57.44%)$7,441547 (57.00%)$5,44650 (5.22%)$22,274

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