How FAU'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 Florida Atlantic University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 15,294, which is 60.64 % of all undergraduate students. 8,824 students which is 35.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,621.

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	15,310 (62%)	$5,262	9,915 (40%)	$4,339	9,842 (40%)	$6,870
2012-13	15,959 (63%)	$5,243	10,122 (40%)	$4,197	10,113 (40%)	$6,931
2013-14	16,034 (62%)	$5,343	10,175 (39%)	$4,333	10,280 (40%)	$6,850
2014-15	15,432 (61%)	$5,801	10,090 (40%)	$4,603	9,848 (39%)	$6,705
2015-16	14,871 (58%)	$6,481	9,922 (39%)	$4,863	9,651 (38%)	$6,586
2016-17	14,802 (58%)	$6,781	9,732 (38%)	$4,922	9,404 (37%)	$6,579
2017-18	14,304 (57%)	$8,450	9,860 (39%)	$5,859	8,747 (35%)	$6,494
2018-19	14,590 (59%)	$9,031	9,540 (39%)	$6,173	7,888 (32%)	$6,453
2019-20	15,138 (61%)	$9,097	9,442 (38%)	$6,231	7,672 (31%)	$6,542
2020-21	16,021 (63%)	$9,014	9,295 (36%)	$6,325	6,956 (27%)	$6,417
2021-22	15,770 (63%)	$9,005	8,943 (36%)	$6,356	6,667 (27%)	$6,405
Average	15,294 (60.64%)	$7,228	9,731 (38.55%)	$5,291	8,824 (35.09%)	$6,621

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,275 (75.09 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,395. It can cover 48.46% of tuition & fees ($17,324) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,193 (39.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,338).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,711 (85%)	$5,460	1,470 (46%)	$5,699
2012-13	2,467 (81%)	$5,293	1,284 (42%)	$5,846
2013-14	2,518 (76%)	$5,845	1,532 (46%)	$6,231
2014-15	1,815 (62%)	$6,678	1,287 (44%)	$6,374
2015-16	2,047 (62%)	$7,603	1,496 (45%)	$6,551
2016-17	2,155 (71%)	$8,635	1,235 (41%)	$6,576
2017-18	1,942 (70%)	$10,143	1,055 (38%)	$6,167
2018-19	2,198 (70%)	$10,878	1,096 (35%)	$6,309
2019-20	2,595 (82%)	$10,467	1,073 (34%)	$6,791
2020-21	2,444 (82%)	$11,013	835 (28%)	$6,249
2021-22	2,133 (85%)	$10,334	762 (30%)	$6,926
Average	2,275 (75.09%)	$8,395	1,193 (39.00%)	$6,338

^*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, 1,173 (38.45 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,448.

In addition, 1,589 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (52.45 % 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	1,261 (39%)	$4,528	61 (2%)	$1,834	2,385 (74%)	$2,395	1,067 (33%)	$3,066
2012-13	1,189 (39%)	$4,373	34 (1%)	$1,816	2,017 (66%)	$2,224	1,128 (37%)	$2,935
2013-14	1,364 (41%)	$4,531	38 (1%)	$1,737	1,761 (53%)	$2,350	1,425 (43%)	$3,040
2014-15	1,146 (39%)	$4,802	36 (1%)	$2,000	809 (28%)	$2,860	1,131 (39%)	$3,741
2015-16	1,336 (41%)	$4,810	57 (2%)	$2,767	991 (30%)	$3,309	1,267 (38%)	$4,500
2016-17	1,210 (40%)	$4,918	59 (2%)	$2,512	1,177 (39%)	$3,187	1,796 (59%)	$4,876
2017-18	1,082 (39%)	$6,112	63 (2%)	$1,965	1,470 (53%)	$4,236	1,412 (51%)	$4,769
2018-19	1,178 (37%)	$6,241	31 (1%)	$2,042	1,668 (53%)	$5,732	1,509 (48%)	$4,596
2019-20	1,210 (38%)	$6,455	62 (2%)	$1,776	1,904 (60%)	$6,150	1,842 (58%)	$4,089
2020-21	1,076 (36%)	$6,706	23 (1%)	$1,913	1,803 (61%)	$7,052	1,820 (61%)	$3,813
2021-22	849 (34%)	$6,450	38 (2%)	$2,321	1,499 (60%)	$7,049	1,835 (73%)	$3,222
Average	1,173 (38.45%)	$5,448	46 (1.55%)	$2,062	1,589 (52.45%)	$4,231	1,476 (49.09%)	$3,877

^*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, 1,193 (39.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,193.

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	1,470 (46%)	$5,699	1,452 (45%)	$5,035	97 (3%)	$11,007
2012-13	1,284 (42%)	$5,846	1,270 (42%)	$5,248	78 (3%)	$10,774
2013-14	1,532 (46%)	$6,231	1,523 (46%)	$5,341	128 (4%)	$11,027
2014-15	1,287 (44%)	$6,374	1,280 (44%)	$5,326	105 (4%)	$13,197
2015-16	1,496 (45%)	$6,551	1,476 (45%)	$5,249	150 (5%)	$13,686
2016-17	1,235 (41%)	$6,576	1,221 (40%)	$5,270	117 (4%)	$14,420
2017-18	1,055 (38%)	$6,167	1,042 (37%)	$5,129	90 (3%)	$12,907
2018-19	1,096 (35%)	$6,309	1,075 (34%)	$5,070	107 (3%)	$13,689
2019-20	1,073 (34%)	$6,791	1,051 (33%)	$5,033	130 (4%)	$15,357
2020-21	835 (28%)	$6,249	826 (28%)	$4,899	80 (3%)	$14,642
2021-22	762 (30%)	$6,926	748 (30%)	$4,888	105 (4%)	$15,442
Average	1,193 (39.00%)	$6,338	1,179 (38.55%)	$5,135	108 (3.64%)	$13,286

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