Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UF

Over the past 12 years (2011-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 29,249, which is 85.91 % of all undergraduate students. 8,587 students which is 25.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,269.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 91.91% of students received grants or scholarships and 21% of students received student loans.

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 Florida since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 29,249, which is 85.91 % of all undergraduate students. 8,587 students which is 25.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,269.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1229,073 (89%)$5,94010,587 (32%)$4,20411,067 (34%)$6,534
2012-1329,123 (89%)$6,12810,512 (32%)$4,23311,492 (35%)$6,417
2013-1429,544 (89%)$6,05010,453 (32%)$4,29810,561 (32%)$6,555
2014-1528,733 (88%)$6,1929,944 (30%)$4,36210,023 (31%)$6,608
2015-1628,497 (85%)$6,1949,409 (28%)$4,3819,604 (29%)$6,398
2016-1728,549 (83%)$6,5179,008 (26%)$4,6929,443 (27%)$6,344
2017-1828,827 (82%)$9,1699,390 (27%)$5,0508,325 (24%)$6,271
2018-1929,040 (82%)$9,5289,175 (26%)$5,2057,888 (22%)$5,997
2019-2030,073 (85%)$10,5008,636 (24%)$5,3326,794 (19%)$5,890
2020-2129,266 (84%)$10,6408,189 (23%)$5,4035,060 (14%)$6,020
2021-2231,013 (89%)$9,5237,719 (22%)$4,7954,201 (12%)$5,926
Average29,249 (85.91%)$7,8539,366 (27.45%)$4,7238,587 (25.36%)$6,269

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 5,993 (91.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,430. It can cover 29.41% of tuition & fees ($28,659) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,349 (20.82 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,974).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-126,280 (98%)$6,0991,957 (31%)$5,380
2012-135,948 (95%)$5,6101,855 (30%)$5,684
2013-146,026 (95%)$5,5971,697 (27%)$5,854
2014-155,901 (91%)$6,0821,606 (25%)$5,850
2015-166,169 (90%)$6,3791,680 (25%)$6,099
2016-176,158 (91%)$6,6361,585 (23%)$6,118
2017-185,801 (91%)$10,2331,186 (19%)$6,387
2018-195,922 (88%)$10,8141,155 (17%)$5,783
2019-205,779 (89%)$11,962896 (14%)$6,120
2020-215,746 (91%)$12,758590 (9%)$6,318
2021-226,191 (92%)$10,555632 (9%)$6,122
Average5,993 (91.91%)$8,4301,349 (20.82%)$5,974
*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 12 years, on average, 1,624 (25.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,136.
In addition, 5,626 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (86.18 % 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
2011-122,055 (32%)$4,380837 (13%)$8236,143 (96%)$3,3002,444 (38%)$3,414
2012-131,805 (29%)$4,453673 (11%)$9195,720 (91%)$2,8412,017 (32%)$4,194
2013-141,749 (28%)$4,485581 (9%)$1,2665,764 (91%)$2,9081,870 (29%)$4,483
2014-151,733 (27%)$4,640597 (9%)$1,6205,509 (85%)$3,2931,803 (28%)$4,847
2015-161,725 (25%)$4,635691 (10%)$1,7175,635 (82%)$3,5791,993 (29%)$5,019
2016-171,543 (23%)$4,984462 (7%)$2,0695,730 (84%)$4,1642,192 (32%)$3,811
2017-181,512 (24%)$5,630383 (6%)$1,8925,487 (86%)$7,7961,890 (30%)$3,888
2018-191,593 (24%)$5,844384 (6%)$1,8005,621 (83%)$8,1402,494 (37%)$3,323
2019-201,379 (21%)$6,0431,691 (26%)$1,3575,321 (82%)$8,6382,286 (35%)$5,484
2020-211,406 (22%)$6,1611,461 (23%)$1,1595,388 (86%)$9,1502,441 (39%)$5,593
2021-221,368 (20%)$5,2443,669 (54%)$1,2015,565 (82%)$7,3962,266 (34%)$5,566
Average1,624 (25.00%)$5,1361,039 (15.82%)$1,4385,626 (86.18%)$5,5642,154 (33.00%)$4,511
*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 12 years, on average, 1,349 (20.82 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,349.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,957 (31%)$5,3801,957 (31%)$5,11470 (1%)$7,436
2012-131,855 (30%)$5,6841,854 (30%)$5,27874 (1%)$10,262
2013-141,697 (27%)$5,8541,697 (27%)$5,24992 (1%)$11,148
2014-151,606 (25%)$5,8501,606 (25%)$5,32081 (1%)$10,508
2015-161,680 (25%)$6,0991,680 (25%)$5,201104 (2%)$14,502
2016-171,585 (23%)$6,1181,585 (23%)$5,226102 (1%)$13,871
2017-181,186 (19%)$6,3871,186 (19%)$5,44382 (1%)$13,650
2018-191,155 (17%)$5,7831,131 (17%)$4,69793 (1%)$14,702
2019-20896 (14%)$6,120876 (13%)$4,85369 (1%)$17,862
2020-21590 (9%)$6,318568 (9%)$4,92753 (1%)$17,527
2021-22632 (9%)$6,122615 (9%)$5,03549 (1%)$15,768
Average1,349 (20.82%)$5,9741,341 (20.73%)$5,12279 (1.09%)$13,385
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