How The University of Alabama'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 The University of Alabama since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,617, which is 59.91 % of all undergraduate students. 11,947 students which is 38.64% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,674.

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	14,561 (56%)	$9,269	5,896 (22%)	$4,049	11,100 (42%)	$7,074
2012-13	15,226 (54%)	$9,663	5,905 (21%)	$4,011	11,626 (41%)	$7,051
2013-14	16,184 (55%)	$10,736	6,006 (20%)	$4,086	11,806 (40%)	$6,956
2014-15	17,414 (57%)	$11,878	6,178 (20%)	$4,119	12,483 (41%)	$6,805
2015-16	18,516 (58%)	$12,753	6,192 (19%)	$4,172	12,805 (40%)	$6,730
2016-17	18,464 (57%)	$14,032	5,846 (18%)	$4,218	12,597 (39%)	$6,718
2017-18	19,382 (58%)	$14,968	5,982 (18%)	$4,542	12,823 (39%)	$6,653
2018-19	19,415 (59%)	$15,160	5,851 (18%)	$4,590	12,556 (38%)	$6,408
2019-20	21,969 (67%)	$13,788	5,634 (17%)	$4,678	11,950 (36%)	$6,416
2020-21	20,604 (65%)	$15,032	5,421 (17%)	$4,796	10,940 (35%)	$6,364
2021-22	23,048 (73%)	$14,421	5,664 (18%)	$4,922	10,736 (34%)	$6,237
Average	18,617 (59.91%)	$12,882	5,870 (18.91%)	$4,380	11,947 (38.64%)	$6,674

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 4,587 (67.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $14,467. It can cover 43.57% of tuition & fees ($33,200) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,830 (41.82 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,757).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,501 (61%)	$10,846	2,483 (44%)	$7,945
2012-13	3,749 (59%)	$11,782	2,654 (42%)	$9,386
2013-14	3,968 (62%)	$12,691	2,585 (40%)	$9,206
2014-15	4,381 (64%)	$14,237	2,961 (44%)	$9,048
2015-16	4,628 (64%)	$14,883	3,127 (44%)	$9,706
2016-17	4,858 (65%)	$16,494	3,184 (42%)	$10,219
2017-18	4,791 (65%)	$16,693	3,157 (43%)	$9,657
2018-19	4,273 (64%)	$15,060	2,771 (42%)	$10,557
2019-20	5,251 (78%)	$14,400	2,784 (41%)	$10,714
2020-21	4,899 (76%)	$16,363	2,521 (39%)	$10,195
2021-22	6,155 (82%)	$15,683	2,906 (39%)	$10,694
Average	4,587 (67.27%)	$14,467	2,830 (41.82%)	$9,757

^*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, 1,216 (18.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,551.

In addition, 154 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (2.55 % 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	1,134 (20%)	$4,224	282 (5%)	$5,614	393 (7%)	$4,839	2,814 (49%)	$10,553
2012-13	1,128 (18%)	$4,159	131 (2%)	$1,564	106 (2%)	$846	3,195 (50%)	$12,265
2013-14	1,147 (18%)	$4,210	167 (3%)	$2,089	41 (1%)	$683	3,392 (53%)	$13,311
2014-15	1,257 (19%)	$4,308	204 (3%)	$1,588	54 (1%)	$702	3,769 (55%)	$15,016
2015-16	1,277 (18%)	$4,380	272 (4%)	$1,345	81 (1%)	$668	4,046 (56%)	$15,538
2016-17	1,276 (17%)	$4,472	320 (4%)	$1,656	75 (1%)	$614	4,258 (57%)	$17,343
2017-18	1,217 (17%)	$4,611	300 (4%)	$1,769	44 (1%)	$660	4,226 (57%)	$17,464
2018-19	1,145 (17%)	$4,762	382 (6%)	$1,657	183 (3%)	$679	3,709 (56%)	$15,676
2019-20	1,158 (17%)	$4,863	2,555 (38%)	$1,120	199 (3%)	$672	4,354 (65%)	$15,385
2020-21	1,197 (19%)	$4,929	1,156 (18%)	$1,856	251 (4%)	$927	4,578 (71%)	$15,703
2021-22	1,445 (19%)	$5,145	3,086 (41%)	$1,766	264 (4%)	$932	5,383 (71%)	$15,493
Average	1,216 (18.09%)	$4,551	805 (11.64%)	$2,002	154 (2.55%)	$1,111	3,975 (58.18%)	$14,886

^*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, 2,830 (41.82 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,830.

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	2,483 (44%)	$7,945	2,446 (43%)	$5,799	325 (6%)	$17,059
2012-13	2,654 (42%)	$9,386	2,588 (41%)	$5,904	508 (8%)	$18,960
2013-14	2,585 (40%)	$9,206	2,499 (39%)	$5,769	451 (7%)	$20,799
2014-15	2,961 (44%)	$9,048	2,890 (43%)	$5,636	530 (8%)	$19,818
2015-16	3,127 (44%)	$9,706	3,032 (42%)	$5,542	647 (9%)	$20,940
2016-17	3,184 (42%)	$10,219	3,038 (40%)	$5,595	686 (9%)	$22,653
2017-18	3,157 (43%)	$9,657	3,047 (41%)	$5,444	628 (9%)	$22,128
2018-19	2,771 (42%)	$10,557	2,626 (40%)	$5,298	626 (9%)	$24,503
2019-20	2,784 (41%)	$10,714	2,625 (39%)	$5,321	657 (10%)	$24,139
2020-21	2,521 (39%)	$10,195	2,376 (37%)	$5,221	563 (9%)	$23,617
2021-22	2,906 (39%)	$10,694	2,698 (36%)	$5,192	670 (9%)	$25,477
Average	2,830 (41.82%)	$9,757	2,715 (40.09%)	$5,520	572 (8.45%)	$21,827

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at The University of Alabama

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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