How CUNY Graduate Center's Financial Aid Changes

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CUNY Graduate Center

Over the past 12 years (2011-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 765, which is 35.45 % of all undergraduate students. 323 students which is 17.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,576.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at CUNY Graduate School and University Center since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 765, which is 35.45 % of all undergraduate students. 323 students which is 17.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,576.

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	349 (29%)	$3,795	324 (27%)	$3,243	255 (21%)	$6,598
2012-13	349 (28%)	$4,067	317 (25%)	$3,379	270 (22%)	$6,295
2013-14	335 (25%)	$4,257	312 (23%)	$3,474	275 (20%)	$6,416
2014-15	420 (25%)	$4,228	391 (23%)	$3,396	276 (16%)	$6,768
2015-16	465 (26%)	$4,401	437 (24%)	$3,381	313 (17%)	$6,673
2016-17	475 (26%)	$4,496	449 (25%)	$3,428	323 (18%)	$6,417
2017-18	614 (30%)	$4,985	594 (29%)	$3,552	328 (16%)	$6,427
2018-19	684 (30%)	$4,724	625 (27%)	$3,729	329 (14%)	$6,394
2019-20	832 (33%)	$4,550	747 (30%)	$3,617	392 (16%)	$6,261
2020-21	1,216 (41%)	$4,638	901 (30%)	$4,142	427 (14%)	$6,736
2021-22	2,679 (97%)	$2,172	955 (35%)	$3,996	365 (13%)	$7,350
Average	765 (35.45%)	$4,210	550 (27.09%)	$3,576	323 (17.00%)	$6,576

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