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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 Iowa Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,174, which is 85.80 % of all undergraduate students. 1,586 students which is 64.10% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,197.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-132,124 (87%)$13,613801 (38%)$3,8201,755 (70%)$7,668
2013-142,152 (86%)$13,926795 (38%)$4,0041,722 (69%)$7,705
2014-152,131 (85%)$14,810777 (36%)$4,0511,708 (68%)$7,472
2015-162,177 (86%)$15,095770 (35%)$3,8471,666 (66%)$7,150
2016-172,206 (85%)$16,045755 (34%)$4,0221,641 (64%)$7,251
2017-182,229 (84%)$16,818788 (35%)$4,4101,633 (65%)$7,441
2018-192,188 (86%)$17,015775 (36%)$4,2351,551 (62%)$6,757
2019-202,353 (86%)$18,016720 (34%)$4,3751,476 (61%)$6,873
2020-212,074 (87%)$18,499680 (33%)$4,4221,393 (58%)$6,912
2021-222,101 (86%)$20,052638 (33%)$4,5951,312 (58%)$6,739
Average2,174 (85.80%)$16,389750 (35.20%)$4,1781,586 (64.10%)$7,197

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 499 (93.90 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,579. It can cover 68.07% of tuition & fees ($27,294) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 346 (71.50 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,769).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13457 (93%)$14,853348 (75%)$7,948
2013-14477 (95%)$15,905343 (75%)$7,591
2014-15501 (94%)$16,399358 (73%)$7,811
2015-16518 (92%)$17,307353 (74%)$7,900
2016-17522 (93%)$17,729358 (70%)$7,445
2017-18513 (95%)$18,791349 (74%)$7,648
2018-19503 (92%)$20,050365 (69%)$7,679
2019-20520 (95%)$21,232349 (70%)$8,054
2020-21484 (95%)$21,344324 (69%)$7,812
2021-22493 (95%)$22,182312 (66%)$7,801
Average499 (93.90%)$18,579346 (71.50%)$7,769
*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 10 years, on average, 153 (39.20 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,334. In addition, 70 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (25.40 % 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
2012-13149 (38%)$3,98379 (24%)$1,38176 (31%)$3,991455 (91%)$12,611
2013-14146 (42%)$4,03779 (28%)$1,10379 (29%)$4,298481 (93%)$13,512
2014-15154 (37%)$4,13296 (26%)$1,10181 (26%)$4,573521 (93%)$14,708
2015-16157 (40%)$4,08887 (28%)$1,10366 (23%)$5,079532 (91%)$14,936
2016-17160 (39%)$4,12985 (27%)$1,14966 (23%)$5,365536 (91%)$15,546
2017-18154 (43%)$4,45695 (32%)$1,15562 (24%)$5,132524 (92%)$16,301
2018-19166 (39%)$4,37999 (27%)$1,06372 (26%)$5,237500 (89%)$17,198
2019-20154 (39%)$4,556188 (40%)$1,24864 (25%)$5,461512 (92%)$18,168
2020-21145 (38%)$4,744208 (46%)$1,43076 (25%)$5,276483 (92%)$18,161
2021-22147 (37%)$4,833267 (50%)$1,78558 (22%)$6,305479 (92%)$18,904
Average153 (39.20%)$4,334128 (32.80%)$1,25270 (25.40%)$5,072502 (91.60%)$16,005
*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 10 years, on average, 346 (71.50 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $346.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-13348 (75%)$7,948343 (74%)$6,17071 (20%)$8,775
2013-14343 (75%)$7,591336 (73%)$6,27576 (17%)$8,627
2014-15358 (73%)$7,811353 (71%)$6,26273 (16%)$9,089
2015-16353 (74%)$7,900347 (73%)$6,29279 (17%)$8,961
2016-17358 (70%)$7,445353 (69%)$6,04882 (15%)$9,717
2017-18349 (74%)$7,648343 (72%)$6,14581 (15%)$10,131
2018-19365 (69%)$7,679360 (68%)$5,50499 (19%)$10,036
2019-20349 (70%)$8,054341 (69%)$5,699117 (22%)$10,313
2020-21324 (69%)$7,812316 (67%)$5,72390 (18%)$10,942
2021-22312 (66%)$7,801308 (65%)$5,66089 (17%)$11,728
Average346 (71.50%)$7,769340 (70.10%)$5,97886 (17.60%)$9,832
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