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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 Pennsylvania Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,262, which is 78.40 % of all undergraduate students. 1,934 students which is 64.90% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,158.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-132,208 (75%)$14,203952 (33%)$3,9282,104 (67%)$7,513
2013-142,155 (77%)$14,508940 (34%)$3,9902,053 (67%)$7,404
2014-152,159 (76%)$15,159936 (35%)$4,0752,025 (68%)$7,411
2015-162,162 (77%)$15,960901 (34%)$4,1331,949 (65%)$7,236
2016-172,170 (78%)$16,724877 (34%)$4,2141,932 (66%)$7,202
2017-182,178 (78%)$17,643892 (34%)$4,3821,914 (66%)$7,206
2018-192,173 (78%)$18,549881 (34%)$4,5081,830 (65%)$7,074
2019-202,598 (80%)$18,787977 (33%)$4,5702,073 (63%)$6,937
2020-212,618 (82%)$19,229933 (32%)$4,6551,917 (61%)$6,815
2021-222,201 (83%)$21,637732 (31%)$4,8141,544 (61%)$6,783
Average2,262 (78.40%)$17,240902 (33.40%)$4,3271,934 (64.90%)$7,158

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 527 (86.70 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $19,110. It can cover 79.53% of tuition & fees ($24,029) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 456 (72.30 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,588).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13495 (83%)$15,249475 (75%)$8,158
2013-14498 (84%)$16,255457 (72%)$8,352
2014-15504 (84%)$16,965467 (74%)$8,439
2015-16504 (86%)$17,795457 (73%)$8,301
2016-17508 (86%)$18,479456 (74%)$8,493
2017-18525 (87%)$19,668468 (74%)$8,647
2018-19522 (87%)$20,455450 (72%)$8,806
2019-20608 (89%)$20,928504 (72%)$9,068
2020-21578 (90%)$21,520441 (68%)$8,638
2021-22525 (91%)$23,784389 (69%)$8,981
Average527 (86.70%)$19,110456 (72.30%)$8,588
*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, 202 (36.80 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,490. In addition, 192 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.50 % 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
2012-13199 (35%)$4,06795 (17%)$1,217205 (34%)$3,313403 (73%)$12,948
2013-14201 (37%)$4,20089 (17%)$1,247204 (34%)$3,380407 (74%)$13,584
2014-15202 (38%)$4,23891 (17%)$1,263204 (35%)$3,179424 (75%)$14,270
2015-16196 (37%)$4,33981 (16%)$1,368193 (32%)$3,458431 (76%)$15,217
2016-17195 (36%)$4,38383 (16%)$1,376193 (33%)$3,527443 (77%)$16,001
2017-18209 (38%)$4,46589 (16%)$1,357201 (34%)$3,418467 (79%)$17,019
2018-19203 (38%)$4,69288 (17%)$1,621196 (34%)$3,442465 (79%)$17,681
2019-20225 (37%)$4,755291 (37%)$1,728205 (32%)$3,457518 (80%)$17,984
2020-21214 (37%)$4,832262 (39%)$1,570178 (30%)$3,741526 (83%)$18,575
2021-22175 (35%)$4,925275 (44%)$1,970136 (27%)$4,157472 (85%)$20,574
Average202 (36.80%)$4,490144 (23.60%)$1,472192 (32.50%)$3,507456 (78.10%)$16,385
*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, 456 (72.30 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $456.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-13475 (75%)$8,158471 (74%)$5,998101 (15%)$12,268
2013-14457 (72%)$8,352451 (72%)$6,00798 (14%)$12,817
2014-15467 (74%)$8,439462 (73%)$6,140102 (15%)$13,163
2015-16457 (73%)$8,301450 (72%)$5,812106 (15%)$13,875
2016-17456 (74%)$8,493448 (71%)$5,757111 (17%)$14,265
2017-18468 (74%)$8,647461 (73%)$5,718116 (17%)$14,204
2018-19450 (72%)$8,806441 (71%)$5,572123 (18%)$14,588
2019-20504 (72%)$9,068494 (71%)$5,555140 (18%)$15,557
2020-21441 (68%)$8,638431 (67%)$5,476109 (15%)$15,299
2021-22389 (69%)$8,981380 (68%)$5,493101 (17%)$16,051
Average456 (72.30%)$8,588449 (71.20%)$5,753111 (16.10%)$14,209
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