How Georgia Southern'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 Georgia Southern University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,835, which is 71.64 % of all undergraduate students. 11,078 students which is 55.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,084.

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	10,377 (59%)	$5,189	6,714 (38%)	$4,141	10,915 (62%)	$5,733
2012-13	11,756 (65%)	$5,192	6,753 (38%)	$4,170	11,197 (62%)	$5,836
2013-14	11,866 (66%)	$5,421	6,890 (38%)	$4,284	11,165 (62%)	$6,129
2014-15	12,031 (67%)	$5,508	6,844 (38%)	$4,332	11,184 (62%)	$6,259
2015-16	12,108 (67%)	$5,730	6,707 (37%)	$4,371	10,863 (60%)	$5,784
2016-17	11,981 (67%)	$5,906	6,420 (36%)	$4,527	10,183 (57%)	$6,287
2017-18	16,928 (70%)	$6,091	8,885 (37%)	$4,413	12,778 (53%)	$6,326
2018-19	16,634 (72%)	$6,347	8,547 (37%)	$4,726	11,744 (51%)	$6,336
2019-20	19,137 (84%)	$6,278	8,264 (36%)	$4,817	11,145 (49%)	$6,267
2020-21	18,638 (79%)	$6,931	8,526 (36%)	$4,954	10,446 (45%)	$6,037
2021-22	21,727 (92%)	$7,576	8,731 (37%)	$5,032	10,233 (43%)	$5,926
Average	14,835 (71.64%)	$6,015	7,571 (37.09%)	$4,524	11,078 (55.09%)	$6,084

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,370 (82.55 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,735. It can cover 39.71% of tuition & fees ($16,959) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,297 (57.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,212).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,475 (70%)	$5,673	2,205 (63%)	$4,986
2012-13	2,749 (77%)	$5,653	2,258 (63%)	$5,953
2013-14	2,770 (78%)	$5,855	2,177 (62%)	$6,163
2014-15	2,756 (80%)	$6,008	2,076 (60%)	$6,237
2015-16	2,744 (80%)	$6,351	2,047 (59%)	$6,255
2016-17	2,925 (83%)	$6,648	2,017 (57%)	$6,617
2017-18	3,599 (83%)	$6,854	2,468 (57%)	$6,543
2018-19	3,607 (85%)	$7,122	2,351 (56%)	$6,532
2019-20	3,683 (88%)	$7,367	2,242 (54%)	$6,503
2020-21	4,595 (89%)	$7,748	2,584 (50%)	$6,073
2021-22	5,165 (95%)	$8,806	2,837 (52%)	$6,469
Average	3,370 (82.55%)	$6,735	2,297 (57.55%)	$6,212

^*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, 1,531 (37.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,670.

In addition, 2,640 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (65.09 % 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	1,312 (37%)	$4,140	32 (1%)	$544	1,917 (54%)	$4,042	276 (8%)	$3,062
2012-13	1,287 (36%)	$4,307	328 (9%)	$560	2,193 (61%)	$4,058	271 (8%)	$3,365
2013-14	1,347 (38%)	$4,442	110 (3%)	$529	2,201 (62%)	$4,182	267 (8%)	$3,648
2014-15	1,197 (35%)	$4,472	162 (5%)	$553	2,252 (65%)	$4,318	386 (11%)	$3,606
2015-16	1,263 (37%)	$4,548	75 (2%)	$372	2,244 (65%)	$4,459	434 (13%)	$3,796
2016-17	1,173 (33%)	$4,556	173 (5%)	$534	2,399 (68%)	$4,441	548 (15%)	$6,122
2017-18	1,623 (37%)	$4,589	377 (9%)	$580	2,818 (65%)	$4,543	693 (16%)	$6,056
2018-19	1,568 (37%)	$4,846	287 (7%)	$569	2,959 (70%)	$4,783	656 (16%)	$5,750
2019-20	1,582 (38%)	$5,006	251 (6%)	$576	2,961 (71%)	$4,969	916 (22%)	$4,756
2020-21	2,159 (42%)	$5,150	2,388 (46%)	$1,077	3,432 (67%)	$4,944	1,458 (28%)	$3,392
2021-22	2,330 (43%)	$5,313	3,531 (65%)	$2,526	3,669 (68%)	$4,933	1,223 (23%)	$4,977
Average	1,531 (37.55%)	$4,670	701 (14.36%)	$765	2,640 (65.09%)	$4,516	648 (15.27%)	$4,412

^*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, 2,297 (57.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,297.

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	2,205 (63%)	$4,986	2,205 (63%)	$4,928	30 (1%)	$4,216
2012-13	2,258 (63%)	$5,953	2,239 (63%)	$5,122	242 (7%)	$8,151
2013-14	2,177 (62%)	$6,163	2,150 (61%)	$5,265	253 (7%)	$8,288
2014-15	2,076 (60%)	$6,237	2,045 (59%)	$5,376	247 (7%)	$7,909
2015-16	2,047 (59%)	$6,255	2,010 (58%)	$5,072	270 (8%)	$9,661
2016-17	2,017 (57%)	$6,617	1,981 (56%)	$5,539	270 (8%)	$8,796
2017-18	2,468 (57%)	$6,543	2,423 (56%)	$5,402	347 (8%)	$8,813
2018-19	2,351 (56%)	$6,532	2,295 (54%)	$5,356	337 (8%)	$9,093
2019-20	2,242 (54%)	$6,503	2,201 (53%)	$5,426	309 (7%)	$8,533
2020-21	2,584 (50%)	$6,073	2,522 (49%)	$5,121	342 (7%)	$8,122
2021-22	2,837 (52%)	$6,469	2,773 (51%)	$5,185	480 (9%)	$8,282
Average	2,297 (57.55%)	$6,212	2,259 (56.64%)	$5,254	284 (7.00%)	$8,169

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