How ECU'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 East Carolina University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,920, which is 52.91 % of all undergraduate students. 11,809 students which is 52.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,607.

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	9,783 (45%)	$7,021	7,085 (33%)	$4,012	11,956 (55%)	$6,698
2012-13	10,161 (48%)	$7,624	6,839 (32%)	$4,062	11,773 (55%)	$6,794
2013-14	10,899 (51%)	$7,609	7,220 (34%)	$4,190	12,219 (57%)	$6,842
2014-15	11,199 (50%)	$7,651	7,632 (34%)	$4,238	12,567 (56%)	$6,801
2015-16	11,600 (50%)	$7,641	7,633 (33%)	$4,220	12,678 (55%)	$6,710
2016-17	11,830 (52%)	$7,681	7,701 (34%)	$4,224	12,694 (55%)	$6,659
2017-18	11,823 (51%)	$7,795	8,046 (35%)	$4,598	12,897 (55%)	$6,637
2018-19	12,112 (52%)	$8,192	7,922 (34%)	$4,753	12,170 (53%)	$6,471
2019-20	13,586 (59%)	$7,722	7,594 (33%)	$4,756	11,266 (49%)	$6,411
2020-21	13,950 (61%)	$7,604	7,353 (32%)	$4,831	10,226 (44%)	$6,344
2021-22	14,175 (63%)	$8,597	7,126 (32%)	$4,983	9,453 (42%)	$6,306
Average	11,920 (52.91%)	$7,740	7,468 (33.27%)	$4,442	11,809 (52.36%)	$6,607

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,223 (53.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,081. It can cover 34.19% of tuition & fees ($23,638) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,571 (61.45 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,182).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,830 (47%)	$7,718	2,457 (63%)	$6,449
2012-13	1,944 (49%)	$8,304	2,457 (61%)	$6,951
2013-14	2,325 (52%)	$7,953	2,903 (65%)	$7,066
2014-15	2,157 (52%)	$8,004	2,724 (65%)	$7,124
2015-16	2,003 (47%)	$7,980	2,609 (61%)	$7,041
2016-17	2,195 (51%)	$8,225	2,692 (63%)	$7,416
2017-18	2,163 (50%)	$8,500	2,864 (66%)	$7,407
2018-19	2,157 (53%)	$8,194	2,572 (63%)	$7,254
2019-20	2,768 (64%)	$7,231	2,541 (59%)	$7,504
2020-21	2,529 (63%)	$7,761	2,153 (53%)	$7,134
2021-22	2,382 (59%)	$9,020	2,307 (57%)	$7,654
Average	2,223 (53.36%)	$8,081	2,571 (61.45%)	$7,182

^*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, 1,433 (34.45 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,575.

In addition, 1,385 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (33.36 % 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	1,293 (33%)	$4,230	41 (1%)	$2,462	1,312 (34%)	$2,582	1,486 (38%)	$3,477
2012-13	1,292 (32%)	$4,170	334 (8%)	$1,069	1,429 (36%)	$2,751	1,548 (39%)	$4,178
2013-14	1,525 (34%)	$4,362	256 (6%)	$1,143	1,522 (34%)	$2,583	2,212 (50%)	$3,442
2014-15	1,458 (35%)	$4,368	92 (2%)	$1,318	1,408 (34%)	$2,541	1,991 (48%)	$3,615
2015-16	1,352 (32%)	$4,402	97 (2%)	$1,409	1,321 (31%)	$2,675	1,762 (42%)	$3,611
2016-17	1,440 (34%)	$4,403	81 (2%)	$1,339	1,321 (31%)	$2,798	2,076 (49%)	$3,810
2017-18	1,618 (38%)	$4,684	120 (3%)	$1,579	1,498 (35%)	$2,757	1,743 (40%)	$3,721
2018-19	1,460 (36%)	$4,752	172 (4%)	$1,500	1,348 (33%)	$2,771	1,866 (45%)	$3,613
2019-20	1,454 (34%)	$4,845	1,808 (42%)	$1,065	1,387 (32%)	$2,818	2,112 (49%)	$3,379
2020-21	1,412 (35%)	$4,957	1,159 (29%)	$1,845	1,324 (33%)	$2,833	1,789 (44%)	$3,766
2021-22	1,455 (36%)	$5,147	1,079 (27%)	$3,298	1,362 (34%)	$3,034	1,530 (38%)	$4,121
Average	1,433 (34.45%)	$4,575	476 (11.45%)	$1,639	1,385 (33.36%)	$2,740	1,829 (43.82%)	$3,703

^*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, 2,571 (61.45 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,571.

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	2,457 (63%)	$6,449	2,388 (62%)	$5,339	329 (8%)	$9,411
2012-13	2,457 (61%)	$6,951	2,418 (61%)	$5,714	308 (8%)	$10,586
2013-14	2,903 (65%)	$7,066	2,865 (64%)	$5,900	294 (7%)	$12,280
2014-15	2,724 (65%)	$7,124	2,691 (64%)	$5,621	310 (7%)	$13,804
2015-16	2,609 (61%)	$7,041	2,575 (61%)	$5,350	347 (8%)	$13,238
2016-17	2,692 (63%)	$7,416	2,641 (62%)	$5,669	361 (8%)	$13,829
2017-18	2,864 (66%)	$7,407	2,818 (65%)	$5,609	411 (10%)	$13,161
2018-19	2,572 (63%)	$7,254	2,524 (61%)	$5,381	367 (9%)	$13,832
2019-20	2,541 (59%)	$7,504	2,475 (57%)	$5,325	431 (10%)	$13,663
2020-21	2,153 (53%)	$7,134	2,073 (51%)	$5,180	328 (8%)	$14,093
2021-22	2,307 (57%)	$7,654	2,236 (56%)	$5,206	371 (9%)	$16,220
Average	2,571 (61.45%)	$7,182	2,519 (60.36%)	$5,481	351 (8.36%)	$13,102

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at ECU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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