Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Arizona

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 25,690, which is 73.44 % of all undergraduate students. 11,918 students which is 34.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,448.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 87.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 33% 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 University of Arizona since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 25,690, which is 73.44 % of all undergraduate students. 11,918 students which is 34.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,448.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1522,423 (69%)$9,92310,342 (32%)$4,38513,289 (41%)$6,444
2015-1622,570 (68%)$9,40010,186 (31%)$4,41713,285 (40%)$6,474
2016-1722,788 (68%)$9,5849,888 (29%)$4,37713,209 (39%)$6,615
2017-1824,396 (72%)$11,2309,876 (29%)$4,67212,786 (37%)$6,558
2018-1923,388 (68%)$10,4759,863 (29%)$4,84412,151 (36%)$6,301
2019-2026,511 (77%)$12,8619,924 (29%)$4,88811,486 (33%)$6,428
2020-2127,038 (76%)$12,98210,242 (29%)$4,83210,290 (29%)$6,448
2021-2231,470 (84%)$13,27910,412 (28%)$4,85010,320 (28%)$6,405
2022-2330,629 (79%)$14,28910,168 (26%)$5,14610,444 (27%)$6,357
Average25,690 (73.44%)$11,55810,100 (29.11%)$4,71211,918 (34.44%)$6,448
*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, 5,387 (87.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $12,687. It can cover 31.79% of tuition & fees ($39,903) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,042 (32.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,062).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-155,290 (76%)$9,1282,959 (42%)$6,673
2015-165,332 (76%)$9,0682,561 (37%)$6,862
2016-174,986 (83%)$11,2722,207 (37%)$7,262
2017-185,141 (87%)$12,0432,141 (36%)$6,744
2018-195,278 (88%)$12,5612,098 (35%)$7,041
2019-205,638 (93%)$14,5301,801 (30%)$7,592
2020-214,969 (92%)$13,7901,357 (25%)$6,970
2021-225,874 (98%)$15,2791,550 (26%)$6,934
2022-235,972 (97%)$16,5111,708 (28%)$7,484
Average5,387 (87.78%)$12,6872,042 (32.89%)$7,062
*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, 1,555 (25.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,858.

In addition, 238 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (4.00 % 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
2014-151,942 (28%)$4,4283 (0%)$3,31052 (1%)$1,2585,111 (73%)$7,751
2015-161,821 (26%)$4,41320 (0%)$1,979255 (4%)$6,1175,148 (74%)$7,521
2016-171,531 (26%)$4,47815 (0%)$2,097254 (4%)$6,1914,954 (83%)$9,637
2017-181,677 (28%)$4,730223 (4%)$1,786531 (9%)$6,3404,968 (84%)$10,108
2018-191,506 (25%)$4,986186 (3%)$422213 (4%)$5,7615,205 (87%)$11,044
2019-201,436 (24%)$5,074305 (5%)$364195 (3%)$6,0875,378 (89%)$13,637
2020-211,327 (25%)$4,970403 (7%)$537124 (2%)$5,0284,903 (91%)$12,459
2021-221,452 (24%)$5,117460 (8%)$533118 (2%)$2,7865,744 (96%)$14,232
2022-231,307 (21%)$5,529541 (9%)$1,112401 (7%)$3,5975,918 (96%)$15,095
Average1,555 (25.22%)$4,858240 (6.00%)$1,349238 (4.00%)$4,7965,259 (85.89%)$11,276
*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, 2,042 (32.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,042.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-152,959 (42%)$6,6732,881 (41%)$5,352266 (4%)$16,263
2015-162,561 (37%)$6,8622,489 (36%)$5,217266 (4%)$17,248
2016-172,207 (37%)$7,2622,116 (35%)$5,170257 (4%)$19,802
2017-182,141 (36%)$6,7442,066 (35%)$5,027228 (4%)$17,777
2018-192,098 (35%)$7,0412,007 (33%)$4,995237 (4%)$20,029
2019-201,801 (30%)$7,5921,725 (29%)$4,930257 (4%)$20,117
2020-211,357 (25%)$6,9701,295 (24%)$4,845153 (3%)$20,814
2021-221,550 (26%)$6,9341,467 (24%)$5,026180 (3%)$18,746
2022-231,708 (28%)$7,4841,611 (26%)$5,013237 (4%)$19,862
Average2,042 (32.89%)$7,0621,962 (31.44%)$5,064231 (3.78%)$18,962

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