Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UVU

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,877, which is 49.78 % of all undergraduate students. 5,269 students which is 14.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,183.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 73.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 17% 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 Utah Valley University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,877, which is 49.78 % of all undergraduate students. 5,269 students which is 14.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,183.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1515,693 (50%)$5,56211,299 (36%)$4,7639,056 (29%)$6,112
2015-1615,728 (48%)$5,73511,127 (34%)$4,7015,726 (17%)$6,894
2016-1715,809 (46%)$5,68610,971 (32%)$4,6783,755 (11%)$7,680
2017-1816,702 (45%)$6,02511,661 (32%)$4,9785,587 (15%)$7,162
2018-1917,119 (43%)$5,38311,639 (30%)$5,0355,675 (14%)$7,161
2019-2018,128 (44%)$5,38611,672 (28%)$5,0625,349 (13%)$7,174
2020-2118,704 (46%)$5,31110,786 (27%)$5,1674,546 (11%)$7,418
2021-2227,152 (67%)$3,91510,390 (26%)$5,2563,939 (10%)$7,500
2022-2324,862 (59%)$3,9179,886 (23%)$5,5373,786 (9%)$7,550
Average18,877 (49.78%)$5,21311,048 (29.78%)$5,0205,269 (14.33%)$7,183
*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, 2,366 (73.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,373. It can cover 29.06% of tuition & fees ($18,489) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 534 (16.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,744).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,788 (68%)$6,224750 (28%)$4,770
2015-162,066 (65%)$6,362515 (16%)$5,476
2016-172,006 (67%)$6,562531 (18%)$5,696
2017-182,053 (67%)$6,829540 (18%)$5,724
2018-192,357 (65%)$5,010643 (18%)$5,544
2019-202,394 (67%)$5,124602 (17%)$5,807
2020-212,325 (67%)$4,773462 (13%)$5,807
2021-223,128 (100%)$3,635389 (12%)$6,337
2022-233,178 (95%)$3,835370 (11%)$6,538
Average2,366 (73.44%)$5,373534 (16.78%)$5,744
*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, 941 (29.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,018.

In addition, 466 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (14.44 % 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
2014-15942 (36%)$4,671175 (7%)$600374 (14%)$3,350958 (36%)$5,606
2015-16977 (31%)$4,686200 (6%)$800515 (16%)$3,5871,230 (39%)$5,332
2016-17960 (32%)$4,79484 (3%)$636475 (16%)$3,6431,150 (39%)$5,893
2017-18937 (31%)$4,954100 (3%)$800441 (14%)$1,6201,374 (45%)$6,248
2018-191,015 (28%)$4,97447 (1%)$800466 (13%)$1,6641,561 (43%)$3,810
2019-201,081 (30%)$5,043816 (23%)$948539 (15%)$2,2301,464 (41%)$3,307
2020-21903 (26%)$5,2511,169 (34%)$998490 (14%)$1,2731,416 (41%)$3,224
2021-22774 (25%)$5,2273,127 (100%)$619403 (13%)$1,5171,499 (48%)$3,187
2022-23881 (26%)$5,5603,035 (90%)$441493 (15%)$1,4141,377 (41%)$3,816
Average941 (29.44%)$5,018973 (29.67%)$738466 (14.44%)$2,2551,337 (41.44%)$4,491
*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, 534 (16.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $534.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15750 (28%)$4,770746 (28%)$4,27531 (1%)$12,534
2015-16515 (16%)$5,476500 (16%)$4,98931 (1%)$10,511
2016-17531 (18%)$5,696517 (17%)$5,24233 (1%)$9,528
2017-18540 (18%)$5,724528 (17%)$5,28527 (1%)$11,137
2018-19643 (18%)$5,544626 (17%)$5,10441 (1%)$9,025
2019-20602 (17%)$5,807584 (16%)$5,12143 (1%)$11,749
2020-21462 (13%)$5,807437 (13%)$5,05043 (1%)$11,069
2021-22389 (12%)$6,337371 (12%)$5,21039 (1%)$13,650
2022-23370 (11%)$6,538336 (10%)$5,48446 (1%)$12,532
Average534 (16.78%)$5,744516 (16.22%)$5,08437 (1.00%)$11,304

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