How UMass Dartmouth'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 Massachusetts-Dartmouth since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,769, which is 70.36 % of all undergraduate students. 4,762 students which is 69.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,023.

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	4,653 (63%)	$7,297	2,736 (37%)	$4,091	5,177 (70%)	$6,724
2012-13	4,800 (66%)	$7,372	2,783 (38%)	$4,055	5,253 (72%)	$6,814
2013-14	4,774 (66%)	$7,936	2,759 (38%)	$4,154	5,175 (72%)	$6,797
2014-15	4,945 (69%)	$8,150	2,850 (40%)	$4,305	5,253 (73%)	$6,726
2015-16	4,881 (67%)	$8,299	2,790 (38%)	$4,308	5,057 (69%)	$6,688
2016-17	4,486 (65%)	$8,377	2,602 (38%)	$4,242	4,880 (70%)	$7,161
2017-18	4,516 (67%)	$8,580	2,682 (40%)	$4,442	4,716 (70%)	$7,107
2018-19	4,840 (71%)	$8,840	2,736 (40%)	$4,494	4,779 (70%)	$7,103
2019-20	4,667 (73%)	$8,335	2,593 (40%)	$4,345	4,500 (70%)	$7,886
2020-21	5,177 (86%)	$7,982	2,256 (37%)	$4,611	3,887 (64%)	$7,600
2021-22	4,723 (81%)	$10,092	2,150 (37%)	$4,685	3,700 (63%)	$6,646
Average	4,769 (70.36%)	$8,296	2,631 (38.45%)	$4,339	4,762 (69.36%)	$7,023

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,177 (84.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,678. It can cover 27.33% of tuition & fees ($31,750) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,068 (75.82 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,977).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,147 (74%)	$7,843	1,196 (77%)	$6,609
2012-13	1,165 (75%)	$7,798	1,193 (76%)	$6,926
2013-14	1,203 (80%)	$9,089	1,186 (79%)	$6,688
2014-15	1,190 (80%)	$8,884	1,211 (81%)	$6,902
2015-16	1,119 (79%)	$8,382	1,109 (78%)	$6,819
2016-17	1,109 (82%)	$8,250	1,033 (76%)	$7,277
2017-18	1,102 (84%)	$8,951	1,029 (78%)	$7,046
2018-19	1,345 (96%)	$8,939	1,077 (77%)	$7,223
2019-20	1,132 (87%)	$9,007	1,034 (79%)	$7,231
2020-21	1,226 (97%)	$8,261	753 (59%)	$6,600
2021-22	1,214 (97%)	$10,055	930 (74%)	$7,423
Average	1,177 (84.64%)	$8,678	1,068 (75.82%)	$6,977

^*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, 606 (43.36 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,541.

In addition, 859 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (61.00 % 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	625 (40%)	$4,361	82 (5%)	$1,054	988 (64%)	$2,100	982 (64%)	$4,184
2012-13	617 (40%)	$4,108	68 (4%)	$1,189	980 (63%)	$2,135	973 (62%)	$4,498
2013-14	606 (40%)	$4,380	210 (14%)	$1,011	1,017 (68%)	$2,540	1,025 (68%)	$5,351
2014-15	670 (45%)	$4,508	109 (7%)	$1,377	988 (66%)	$2,120	1,036 (69%)	$5,123
2015-16	619 (44%)	$4,459	67 (5%)	$823	912 (64%)	$2,139	969 (68%)	$4,760
2016-17	565 (42%)	$4,372	74 (5%)	$709	778 (57%)	$2,094	991 (73%)	$5,044
2017-18	593 (45%)	$4,588	226 (17%)	$597	812 (62%)	$2,129	1,015 (77%)	$5,201
2018-19	663 (47%)	$4,699	266 (19%)	$597	817 (58%)	$1,817	1,305 (93%)	$5,567
2019-20	659 (50%)	$4,922	243 (19%)	$479	719 (55%)	$2,180	1,069 (82%)	$4,928
2020-21	504 (40%)	$4,680	532 (42%)	$1,404	695 (55%)	$2,110	1,165 (92%)	$4,768
2021-22	549 (44%)	$4,875	533 (43%)	$2,127	741 (59%)	$2,445	1,193 (95%)	$5,520
Average	606 (43.36%)	$4,541	219 (16.36%)	$1,033	859 (61.00%)	$2,164	1,066 (76.64%)	$4,995

^*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, 1,068 (75.82 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,068.

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	1,196 (77%)	$6,609	1,184 (77%)	$5,652	126 (8%)	$9,624
2012-13	1,193 (76%)	$6,926	1,189 (76%)	$5,667	134 (9%)	$11,377
2013-14	1,186 (79%)	$6,688	1,177 (79%)	$5,587	121 (8%)	$11,211
2014-15	1,211 (81%)	$6,902	1,200 (80%)	$5,659	138 (9%)	$11,358
2015-16	1,109 (78%)	$6,819	1,103 (78%)	$5,469	135 (10%)	$11,326
2016-17	1,033 (76%)	$7,277	1,017 (75%)	$5,597	143 (11%)	$12,764
2017-18	1,029 (78%)	$7,046	1,010 (77%)	$5,425	142 (11%)	$12,475
2018-19	1,077 (77%)	$7,223	1,061 (76%)	$5,356	176 (13%)	$11,914
2019-20	1,034 (79%)	$7,231	1,019 (78%)	$5,317	144 (11%)	$14,296
2020-21	753 (59%)	$6,600	708 (56%)	$5,184	119 (9%)	$10,919
2021-22	930 (74%)	$7,423	919 (73%)	$5,226	154 (12%)	$13,640
Average	1,068 (75.82%)	$6,977	1,053 (75.00%)	$5,467	139 (10.09%)	$11,900

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UMass Dartmouth

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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