How American Public University System'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 American Public University System since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 31,391, which is 77.18 % of all undergraduate students. 9,986 students which is 24.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,036.

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	14,981 (37%)	$3,296	12,229 (31%)	$3,948	11,485 (29%)	$7,273
2012-13	16,142 (35%)	$3,349	13,978 (31%)	$3,777	12,484 (27%)	$7,522
2013-14	37,250 (85%)	$1,365	14,311 (33%)	$3,010	14,893 (34%)	$6,853
2014-15	40,424 (86%)	$1,307	14,521 (31%)	$3,088	14,016 (30%)	$7,289
2015-16	38,060 (89%)	$1,431	12,395 (29%)	$3,167	11,563 (27%)	$8,337
2016-17	34,655 (87%)	$1,441	10,863 (27%)	$3,289	9,956 (25%)	$8,662
2017-18	32,080 (89%)	$1,705	10,212 (28%)	$3,652	8,449 (23%)	$8,635
2018-19	33,511 (89%)	$1,639	10,050 (27%)	$3,679	7,701 (20%)	$8,575
2019-20	33,368 (89%)	$1,720	9,836 (26%)	$3,711	7,369 (20%)	$8,291
2020-21	32,894 (81%)	$1,717	9,433 (23%)	$3,661	6,503 (16%)	$8,358
2021-22	31,934 (82%)	$1,738	9,148 (23%)	$3,659	5,431 (14%)	$8,597
Average	31,391 (77.18%)	$1,883	11,543 (28.09%)	$3,513	9,986 (24.09%)	$8,036

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 174 (90.73 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,124. It can cover 61.00% of tuition & fees ($8,400).

In addition, 160 (70.18 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,843).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	475 (91%)	$5,222	481 (92%)	$7,681
2012-13	356 (89%)	$5,356	353 (88%)	$8,085
2013-14	330 (85%)	$4,992	344 (89%)	$8,711
2014-15	285 (92%)	$4,251	270 (87%)	$7,708
2015-16	132 (96%)	$4,191	113 (82%)	$7,966
2016-17	58 (97%)	$5,179	43 (72%)	$9,015
2017-18	66 (94%)	$5,786	48 (69%)	$10,399
2018-19	40 (93%)	$5,493	26 (60%)	$9,455
2019-20	58 (95%)	$5,201	36 (59%)	$9,701
2020-21	60 (78%)	$5,082	28 (36%)	$8,334
2021-22	53 (88%)	$5,607	23 (38%)	$10,219
Average	174 (90.73%)	$5,124	160 (70.18%)	$8,843

^*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, 161 (77.45 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,513.

In addition, 1 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (1.00 % 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	464 (89%)	$5,268	-	-	-	-	56 (11%)	$650
2012-13	346 (86%)	$5,458	-	-	-	-	31 (8%)	$581
2013-14	326 (84%)	$5,005	-	-	-	-	25 (6%)	$630
2014-15	260 (84%)	$4,492	-	-	-	-	71 (23%)	$614
2015-16	113 (82%)	$4,546	-	-	-	-	48 (35%)	$825
2016-17	49 (82%)	$5,375	-	-	-	-	31 (52%)	$1,193
2017-18	55 (79%)	$6,404	-	-	1 (1%)	$1,000	33 (47%)	$868
2018-19	32 (74%)	$6,211	-	-	-	-	25 (58%)	$838
2019-20	42 (69%)	$6,305	-	-	-	-	34 (56%)	$1,084
2020-21	42 (55%)	$5,513	13 (17%)	$207	-	-	43 (56%)	$1,644
2021-22	41 (68%)	$6,062	-	-	-	-	38 (63%)	$1,280
Average	161 (77.45%)	$5,513	13 (17.00%)	$207	1 (1.00%)	$1,000	40 (37.73%)	$928

^*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, 160 (70.18 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $160.

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	481 (92%)	$7,681	481 (92%)	$7,681	-	-
2012-13	353 (88%)	$8,085	352 (88%)	$8,076	1 (0%)	$11,250
2013-14	344 (89%)	$8,711	343 (89%)	$8,720	1 (0%)	$5,600
2014-15	270 (87%)	$7,708	270 (87%)	$7,708	-	-
2015-16	113 (82%)	$7,966	112 (82%)	$7,956	1 (1%)	$9,000
2016-17	43 (72%)	$9,015	42 (70%)	$9,194	1 (2%)	$1,500
2017-18	48 (69%)	$10,399	48 (69%)	$10,399	-	-
2018-19	26 (60%)	$9,455	25 (58%)	$9,538	1 (2%)	$7,376
2019-20	36 (59%)	$9,701	36 (59%)	$9,701	-	-
2020-21	28 (36%)	$8,334	28 (36%)	$8,334	-	-
2021-22	23 (38%)	$10,219	23 (38%)	$10,219	-	-
Average	160 (70.18%)	$8,843	160 (69.82%)	$8,866	1 (1.67%)	$6,945

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