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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Fairfield University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,283, which is 79.73 % of all undergraduate students. 2,089 students which is 50.91% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,734.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,573 (67%)$26,584598 (16%)$3,9421,970 (51%)$6,846
2012-132,606 (67%)$22,155594 (15%)$4,1151,983 (51%)$6,981
2013-142,913 (75%)$25,119512 (13%)$4,2041,972 (51%)$6,771
2014-152,998 (75%)$21,701502 (13%)$4,3602,086 (52%)$6,904
2015-163,118 (79%)$21,208460 (12%)$4,6081,995 (50%)$6,893
2016-173,276 (81%)$22,323473 (12%)$4,5002,136 (53%)$6,650
2017-183,396 (83%)$23,221477 (12%)$4,6172,086 (51%)$6,801
2018-193,518 (84%)$24,092459 (11%)$4,9372,094 (50%)$6,628
2019-203,728 (87%)$24,395424 (10%)$4,9532,202 (51%)$6,553
2020-213,864 (89%)$24,742425 (10%)$4,3562,223 (51%)$6,512
2021-224,124 (90%)$24,783339 (7%)$5,0122,234 (49%)$6,532
Average3,283 (79.73%)$23,666478 (11.91%)$4,5092,089 (50.91%)$6,734

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 944 (89.45 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $23,143. It can cover 41.06% of tuition & fees ($56,360).
In addition, 601 (57.18 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,343).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12716 (79%)$21,633543 (60%)$9,478
2012-13845 (85%)$19,855555 (56%)$9,537
2013-14823 (85%)$20,700546 (57%)$9,750
2014-15932 (88%)$22,483614 (58%)$9,118
2015-16874 (91%)$22,154531 (55%)$9,171
2016-17962 (91%)$24,180647 (61%)$9,274
2017-18878 (88%)$24,034544 (55%)$9,106
2018-191,023 (94%)$25,777584 (54%)$9,272
2019-201,111 (95%)$23,973680 (58%)$9,475
2020-211,044 (94%)$24,501661 (59%)$9,325
2021-221,176 (94%)$25,279704 (56%)$9,262
Average944 (89.45%)$23,143601 (57.18%)$9,343
*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, 114 (11.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,609.
In addition, 37 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (5.13 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12126 (14%)$3,89743 (5%)$93482 (9%)$3,270714 (79%)$20,574
2012-13128 (13%)$4,34253 (5%)$80475 (8%)$4,222842 (85%)$18,839
2013-14122 (13%)$4,03433 (3%)$1,58583 (9%)$2,523818 (85%)$19,905
2014-15139 (13%)$4,55347 (4%)$77783 (8%)$2,859929 (88%)$21,580
2015-16126 (13%)$4,63274 (8%)$1,20732 (3%)$3,413869 (90%)$21,382
2016-17140 (13%)$4,48383 (8%)$8644 (0%)$4,097954 (90%)$23,633
2017-18106 (11%)$4,44657 (6%)$8731 (0%)$850875 (88%)$23,520
2018-19113 (10%)$4,80973 (7%)$1,5431 (0%)$1,0001,023 (94%)$25,134
2019-2095 (8%)$5,14162 (5%)$1,43215 (1%)$4,3081,109 (95%)$23,437
2020-2184 (8%)$5,14947 (4%)$1,79317 (2%)$3,6991,043 (94%)$23,969
2021-2274 (6%)$5,21750 (4%)$1,46512 (1%)$3,8491,176 (94%)$24,849
Average114 (11.09%)$4,60957 (5.36%)$1,20737 (5.13%)$3,099941 (89.27%)$22,438
*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, 601 (57.18 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $601.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12543 (60%)$9,478543 (60%)$5,761105 (12%)$19,224
2012-13555 (56%)$9,537540 (55%)$5,892102 (10%)$20,699
2013-14546 (57%)$9,750541 (56%)$5,710104 (11%)$21,487
2014-15614 (58%)$9,118607 (58%)$5,91792 (9%)$21,813
2015-16531 (55%)$9,171526 (55%)$5,71984 (9%)$22,162
2016-17647 (61%)$9,274640 (61%)$5,332111 (11%)$23,314
2017-18544 (55%)$9,106536 (54%)$5,39987 (9%)$23,670
2018-19584 (54%)$9,272582 (53%)$5,42096 (9%)$23,543
2019-20680 (58%)$9,475670 (57%)$5,378119 (10%)$23,867
2020-21661 (59%)$9,325658 (59%)$5,41897 (9%)$26,796
2021-22704 (56%)$9,262698 (56%)$5,38795 (8%)$29,053
Average601 (57.18%)$9,343595 (56.73%)$5,57699 (9.73%)$23,239

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