Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UNCG

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,773, which is 61.56 % of all undergraduate students. 8,787 students which is 55.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,449.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 71.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 62% 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 North Carolina at Greensboro since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,773, which is 61.56 % of all undergraduate students. 8,787 students which is 55.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,449.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-158,464 (55%)$7,9426,851 (45%)$4,2608,917 (58%)$6,727
2015-169,488 (59%)$7,9157,313 (45%)$4,3039,309 (58%)$6,559
2016-179,992 (61%)$7,7287,591 (47%)$4,2739,817 (60%)$6,541
2017-1810,088 (61%)$8,1747,889 (48%)$4,7239,937 (60%)$6,560
2018-1910,444 (63%)$8,3298,115 (49%)$4,8769,926 (60%)$6,500
2019-2010,367 (63%)$8,4517,993 (48%)$4,9589,322 (56%)$6,440
2020-2110,063 (63%)$8,5017,743 (48%)$4,9888,309 (52%)$6,229
2021-229,779 (64%)$8,3397,270 (48%)$5,1367,217 (48%)$6,249
2022-239,269 (65%)$8,6616,687 (47%)$5,4426,331 (45%)$6,238
Average9,773 (61.56%)$8,2277,495 (47.22%)$4,7738,787 (55.22%)$6,449
*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, 1,882 (71.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,986. It can cover 37.42% of tuition & fees ($24,012) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,651 (61.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,947).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,755 (68%)$8,6511,739 (68%)$5,976
2015-161,854 (67%)$8,4601,840 (67%)$5,827
2016-171,847 (65%)$9,0171,859 (65%)$5,814
2017-181,866 (67%)$9,5611,842 (67%)$5,724
2018-192,062 (69%)$9,3412,004 (67%)$6,108
2019-201,824 (67%)$9,4321,700 (63%)$6,235
2020-211,729 (72%)$9,2371,393 (58%)$5,934
2021-222,073 (82%)$8,2571,344 (53%)$5,755
2022-231,924 (83%)$8,9211,142 (49%)$6,146
Average1,882 (71.11%)$8,9861,651 (61.89%)$5,947
*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, 1,436 (54.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,021.

In addition, 1,430 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (54.00 % 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
2014-151,308 (51%)$4,469262 (10%)$1,4261,333 (52%)$3,2621,702 (66%)$2,711
2015-161,442 (52%)$4,49389 (3%)$8721,466 (53%)$3,1121,672 (61%)$2,731
2016-171,431 (50%)$4,51193 (3%)$9161,442 (51%)$3,1331,682 (59%)$3,328
2017-181,535 (55%)$4,878151 (5%)$9571,481 (54%)$3,0241,603 (58%)$3,575
2018-191,705 (57%)$5,146186 (6%)$9791,696 (57%)$3,0281,573 (53%)$3,287
2019-201,481 (55%)$5,225224 (8%)$9621,497 (55%)$2,9091,401 (52%)$3,494
2020-211,339 (56%)$5,181200 (8%)$9681,348 (56%)$2,9291,558 (65%)$3,140
2021-221,423 (57%)$5,431198 (8%)$9361,386 (55%)$2,9321,814 (72%)$2,833
2022-231,256 (54%)$5,855197 (8%)$1,0881,217 (53%)$3,0221,873 (81%)$3,159
Average1,436 (54.11%)$5,021178 (6.56%)$1,0121,430 (54.00%)$3,0391,653 (63.00%)$3,140
*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, 1,651 (61.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,651.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,739 (68%)$5,9761,730 (67%)$5,413101 (4%)$10,161
2015-161,840 (67%)$5,8271,818 (66%)$5,268120 (4%)$9,544
2016-171,859 (65%)$5,8141,847 (65%)$5,220121 (4%)$9,647
2017-181,842 (67%)$5,7241,828 (66%)$5,192104 (4%)$10,121
2018-192,004 (67%)$6,1081,992 (67%)$5,356145 (5%)$10,826
2019-201,700 (63%)$6,2351,685 (62%)$5,373149 (5%)$10,377
2020-211,393 (58%)$5,9341,371 (57%)$5,076117 (5%)$11,170
2021-221,344 (53%)$5,7551,314 (52%)$5,029101 (4%)$11,144
2022-231,142 (49%)$6,1461,124 (48%)$5,005110 (5%)$12,658
Average1,651 (61.89%)$5,9471,634 (61.11%)$5,215119 (4.44%)$10,628

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