How U of Bridgeport'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 University of Bridgeport since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,305, which is 82.64 % of all undergraduate students. 1,891 students which is 67.91% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,447.

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	2,031 (81%)	$15,067	1,269 (51%)	$3,897	1,817 (73%)	$8,962
2012-13	2,153 (80%)	$16,873	1,306 (49%)	$4,029	1,975 (73%)	$9,017
2013-14	2,368 (84%)	$18,531	1,398 (49%)	$4,209	2,022 (71%)	$9,313
2014-15	2,593 (86%)	$18,971	1,466 (49%)	$4,216	2,113 (70%)	$8,881
2015-16	2,363 (82%)	$23,098	1,359 (47%)	$4,353	1,925 (66%)	$10,191
2016-17	2,387 (81%)	$21,691	1,418 (48%)	$4,299	1,937 (66%)	$9,036
2017-18	2,518 (80%)	$22,439	1,480 (47%)	$4,376	2,026 (65%)	$11,111
2018-19	2,702 (79%)	$20,954	1,443 (42%)	$4,445	2,001 (59%)	$10,334
2019-20	2,517 (78%)	$23,609	1,371 (42%)	$4,643	1,903 (59%)	$10,428
2020-21	1,988 (85%)	$24,639	1,300 (55%)	$4,314	1,771 (75%)	$9,421
2021-22	1,733 (93%)	$23,001	977 (52%)	$4,391	1,315 (70%)	$7,228
Average	2,305 (82.64%)	$20,807	1,344 (48.27%)	$4,288	1,891 (67.91%)	$9,447

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 436 (97.55 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $25,560. It can cover 71.48% of tuition & fees ($35,760).

In addition, 360 (80.18 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,099).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	385 (98%)	$20,560	311 (79%)	$8,021
2012-13	549 (93%)	$22,649	478 (81%)	$8,145
2013-14	512 (95%)	$24,043	425 (79%)	$8,220
2014-15	515 (97%)	$24,006	433 (82%)	$8,657
2015-16	388 (95%)	$25,474	305 (75%)	$8,065
2016-17	474 (98%)	$26,796	386 (80%)	$7,783
2017-18	542 (99%)	$26,092	430 (78%)	$10,984
2018-19	518 (99%)	$28,429	474 (91%)	$10,039
2019-20	364 (99%)	$29,480	283 (77%)	$10,281
2020-21	310 (100%)	$27,750	247 (80%)	$11,980
2021-22	235 (100%)	$25,886	188 (80%)	$7,918
Average	436 (97.55%)	$25,560	360 (80.18%)	$9,099

^*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, 264 (58.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,891.

In addition, 127 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (28.36 % 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	230 (59%)	$4,609	101 (26%)	$1,064	103 (26%)	$2,863	385 (98%)	$16,762
2012-13	352 (60%)	$4,768	191 (32%)	$1,335	194 (33%)	$1,876	548 (93%)	$18,498
2013-14	313 (58%)	$4,905	142 (26%)	$1,160	132 (25%)	$2,752	512 (95%)	$20,013
2014-15	318 (60%)	$4,936	119 (22%)	$1,683	116 (22%)	$3,003	514 (97%)	$19,931
2015-16	237 (58%)	$4,953	85 (21%)	$1,860	76 (19%)	$3,020	388 (95%)	$21,449
2016-17	294 (61%)	$4,801	106 (22%)	$1,828	83 (17%)	$2,840	473 (98%)	$22,961
2017-18	331 (60%)	$4,669	95 (17%)	$1,682	138 (25%)	$2,367	542 (99%)	$22,343
2018-19	298 (57%)	$4,796	93 (18%)	$1,559	304 (58%)	$2,458	518 (99%)	$23,947
2019-20	227 (62%)	$4,878	103 (28%)	$1,474	86 (23%)	$2,313	364 (99%)	$25,475
2020-21	177 (57%)	$5,012	91 (29%)	$1,211	53 (17%)	$1,719	310 (100%)	$24,239
2021-22	123 (52%)	$5,473	56 (24%)	$1,107	110 (47%)	$2,685	235 (100%)	$21,501
Average	264 (58.55%)	$4,891	107 (24.09%)	$1,451	127 (28.36%)	$2,536	435 (97.55%)	$21,556

^*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, 360 (80.18 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $360.

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	311 (79%)	$8,021	310 (79%)	$6,675	32 (8%)	$13,290
2012-13	478 (81%)	$8,145	478 (81%)	$7,169	42 (7%)	$11,109
2013-14	425 (79%)	$8,220	423 (79%)	$7,303	38 (7%)	$10,645
2014-15	433 (82%)	$8,657	430 (81%)	$7,214	48 (9%)	$13,467
2015-16	305 (75%)	$8,065	303 (74%)	$6,665	34 (8%)	$12,948
2016-17	386 (80%)	$7,783	384 (80%)	$7,098	24 (5%)	$11,611
2017-18	430 (78%)	$10,984	428 (78%)	$9,834	40 (7%)	$12,861
2018-19	474 (91%)	$10,039	471 (90%)	$9,090	39 (7%)	$12,236
2019-20	283 (77%)	$10,281	281 (76%)	$9,089	25 (7%)	$14,215
2020-21	247 (80%)	$11,980	243 (78%)	$9,970	29 (9%)	$18,495
2021-22	188 (80%)	$7,918	188 (80%)	$5,399	27 (11%)	$17,544
Average	360 (80.18%)	$9,099	358 (79.64%)	$7,773	34 (7.73%)	$13,493

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Bridgeport

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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