How Columbia Southern'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 Columbia Southern University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,579, which is 64.64 % of all undergraduate students. 4,335 students which is 29.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,367.

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	5,976 (41%)	$2,275	3,201 (22%)	$3,705	4,026 (28%)	$8,237
2012-13	6,441 (43%)	$2,217	3,370 (22%)	$3,717	4,224 (28%)	$8,209
2013-14	13,860 (91%)	$1,773	4,356 (29%)	$3,842	5,092 (33%)	$8,467
2014-15	13,660 (90%)	$1,927	4,658 (31%)	$4,038	5,249 (34%)	$8,617
2015-16	12,932 (87%)	$1,622	4,423 (30%)	$3,256	4,977 (33%)	$7,192
2016-17	13,323 (86%)	$1,731	4,427 (29%)	$3,825	4,791 (31%)	$6,962
2017-18	12,759 (85%)	$1,903	4,184 (28%)	$4,446	4,585 (31%)	$6,821
2018-19	12,994 (85%)	$1,900	4,012 (26%)	$4,693	4,496 (29%)	$6,968
2019-20	5,240 (37%)	$3,016	3,477 (24%)	$3,680	4,064 (28%)	$6,520
2020-21	4,464 (34%)	$2,880	2,851 (22%)	$3,643	3,392 (26%)	$6,397
2021-22	3,725 (32%)	$2,812	2,365 (20%)	$3,610	2,788 (24%)	$6,651
Average	9,579 (64.64%)	$2,187	3,757 (25.73%)	$3,860	4,335 (29.55%)	$7,367

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 203 (79.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $3,511. It can cover 60.45% of tuition & fees ($5,808).

In addition, 152 (58.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,239).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	173 (76%)	$3,675	158 (69%)	$7,167
2012-13	141 (72%)	$3,264	108 (55%)	$6,104
2013-14	459 (96%)	$3,439	377 (79%)	$6,212
2014-15	350 (94%)	$3,367	260 (70%)	$6,075
2015-16	243 (92%)	$3,074	171 (65%)	$6,646
2016-17	180 (82%)	$3,265	131 (60%)	$5,936
2017-18	203 (95%)	$3,456	126 (59%)	$6,329
2018-19	176 (92%)	$3,552	114 (60%)	$6,007
2019-20	126 (76%)	$4,250	97 (58%)	$6,412
2020-21	106 (56%)	$3,123	78 (41%)	$5,701
2021-22	80 (42%)	$4,154	54 (28%)	$6,041
Average	203 (79.36%)	$3,511	152 (58.55%)	$6,239

^*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, 155 (60.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,084.

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	151 (66%)	$3,888	29 (13%)	$724	-	-	50 (22%)	$552
2012-13	121 (62%)	$3,610	13 (7%)	$750	-	-	36 (18%)	$377
2013-14	359 (75%)	$3,800	-	-	-	-	347 (72%)	$618
2014-15	268 (72%)	$3,784	-	-	-	-	271 (73%)	$606
2015-16	172 (65%)	$3,912	-	-	-	-	154 (59%)	$480
2016-17	128 (58%)	$4,180	-	-	-	-	148 (68%)	$355
2017-18	143 (67%)	$4,501	-	-	-	-	203 (95%)	$285
2018-19	121 (63%)	$4,676	-	-	-	-	157 (82%)	$378
2019-20	100 (60%)	$4,500	-	-	-	-	126 (76%)	$679
2020-21	74 (39%)	$3,584	-	-	-	-	106 (56%)	$621
2021-22	64 (33%)	$4,485	-	-	-	-	80 (42%)	$566
Average	155 (60.00%)	$4,084	21 (10.00%)	$737	-	-	153 (60.27%)	$502

^*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, 152 (58.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $152.

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	158 (69%)	$7,167	158 (69%)	$7,167	-	-
2012-13	108 (55%)	$6,104	108 (55%)	$6,104	-	-
2013-14	377 (79%)	$6,212	377 (79%)	$6,212	-	-
2014-15	260 (70%)	$6,075	260 (70%)	$6,075	-	-
2015-16	171 (65%)	$6,646	171 (65%)	$6,646	-	-
2016-17	131 (60%)	$5,936	131 (60%)	$5,936	-	-
2017-18	126 (59%)	$6,329	126 (59%)	$6,329	-	-
2018-19	114 (60%)	$6,007	114 (60%)	$6,007	-	-
2019-20	97 (58%)	$6,412	97 (58%)	$6,412	-	-
2020-21	78 (41%)	$5,701	78 (41%)	$5,701	-	-
2021-22	54 (28%)	$6,041	54 (28%)	$6,041	-	-
Average	152 (58.55%)	$6,239	152 (58.55%)	$6,239	-	-

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Columbia Southern

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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