How Vassar'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 Vassar College since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,564, which is 64.36 % of all undergraduate students. 962 students which is 39.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,882.

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	1,507 (63%)	$36,956	536 (22%)	$4,138	886 (37%)	$4,593
2012-13	1,506 (63%)	$38,545	529 (22%)	$4,228	894 (37%)	$4,698
2013-14	1,573 (64%)	$40,432	576 (23%)	$4,410	920 (37%)	$5,104
2014-15	1,475 (61%)	$41,113	575 (24%)	$4,363	853 (35%)	$4,921
2015-16	1,618 (66%)	$42,993	583 (24%)	$4,362	928 (38%)	$4,938
2016-17	1,650 (68%)	$44,069	576 (24%)	$4,530	977 (40%)	$5,015
2017-18	1,675 (71%)	$46,084	595 (25%)	$4,623	1,015 (43%)	$4,940
2018-19	1,573 (64%)	$48,140	564 (23%)	$4,813	1,016 (41%)	$4,973
2019-20	1,524 (62%)	$49,835	553 (23%)	$4,871	1,013 (42%)	$4,941
2020-21	1,525 (63%)	$47,819	521 (21%)	$4,985	1,051 (43%)	$4,763
2021-22	1,576 (63%)	$49,475	524 (21%)	$5,180	1,029 (41%)	$4,818
Average	1,564 (64.36%)	$44,133	557 (22.91%)	$4,591	962 (39.45%)	$4,882

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

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 395 (60.18 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $44,843. It can cover 66.14% of tuition & fees ($67,805).

In addition, 257 (39.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,039).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	421 (63%)	$38,451	258 (39%)	$4,026
2012-13	396 (60%)	$40,836	233 (35%)	$4,660
2013-14	379 (57%)	$41,659	200 (30%)	$5,068
2014-15	412 (62%)	$42,125	255 (39%)	$5,191
2015-16	433 (65%)	$43,547	267 (40%)	$4,900
2016-17	415 (63%)	$44,517	260 (40%)	$5,009
2017-18	407 (65%)	$45,689	270 (43%)	$4,855
2018-19	371 (55%)	$47,917	251 (37%)	$5,775
2019-20	397 (58%)	$49,181	277 (40%)	$4,818
2020-21	332 (57%)	$49,162	278 (48%)	$4,945
2021-22	385 (57%)	$50,193	281 (42%)	$6,177
Average	395 (60.18%)	$44,843	257 (39.36%)	$5,039

^*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, 143 (21.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,672.

In addition, 64 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.82 % 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	157 (23%)	$4,032	46 (7%)	$5,321	87 (13%)	$2,406	411 (61%)	$36,741
2012-13	148 (23%)	$4,285	38 (6%)	$4,842	69 (11%)	$2,423	392 (60%)	$38,739
2013-14	146 (22%)	$4,341	40 (6%)	$5,100	66 (10%)	$2,420	373 (56%)	$39,655
2014-15	165 (25%)	$4,315	54 (8%)	$3,889	67 (10%)	$2,645	405 (61%)	$40,139
2015-16	151 (23%)	$4,542	52 (8%)	$3,895	61 (9%)	$2,445	426 (64%)	$41,827
2016-17	151 (23%)	$4,522	47 (7%)	$3,946	68 (10%)	$2,361	407 (62%)	$42,864
2017-18	138 (22%)	$4,703	49 (8%)	$4,000	51 (8%)	$2,914	404 (65%)	$43,569
2018-19	131 (19%)	$4,948	73 (11%)	$3,452	58 (9%)	$2,883	360 (53%)	$46,417
2019-20	139 (20%)	$4,981	69 (10%)	$3,609	60 (9%)	$3,572	390 (57%)	$47,101
2020-21	112 (19%)	$5,585	63 (11%)	$3,000	66 (11%)	$3,031	323 (55%)	$47,391
2021-22	130 (19%)	$5,133	46 (7%)	$2,950	52 (8%)	$3,571	380 (56%)	$48,251
Average	143 (21.64%)	$4,672	52 (8.09%)	$4,000	64 (9.82%)	$2,788	388 (59.09%)	$42,972

^*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, 257 (39.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $257.

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	258 (39%)	$4,026	240 (36%)	$3,636	23 (3%)	$7,224
2012-13	233 (35%)	$4,660	224 (34%)	$3,664	18 (3%)	$14,724
2013-14	200 (30%)	$5,068	191 (29%)	$3,928	20 (3%)	$13,170
2014-15	255 (39%)	$5,191	239 (36%)	$4,001	31 (5%)	$11,855
2015-16	267 (40%)	$4,900	249 (37%)	$3,841	31 (5%)	$11,348
2016-17	260 (40%)	$5,009	244 (37%)	$3,667	32 (5%)	$12,739
2017-18	270 (43%)	$4,855	258 (41%)	$3,807	29 (5%)	$11,331
2018-19	251 (37%)	$5,775	228 (34%)	$3,885	40 (6%)	$14,095
2019-20	277 (40%)	$4,818	261 (38%)	$3,721	27 (4%)	$13,461
2020-21	278 (48%)	$4,945	268 (46%)	$3,729	26 (4%)	$14,435
2021-22	281 (42%)	$6,177	269 (40%)	$3,655	36 (5%)	$20,900
Average	257 (39.36%)	$5,039	243 (37.09%)	$3,776	28 (4.36%)	$13,207

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Vassar

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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