Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at GSU

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Received Percent Changed

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Received Amount Changes

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 20,969, which is 77.33 % of all undergraduate students. 13,444 students which is 50.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,403.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 91.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 48% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Georgia State University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 20,969, which is 77.33 % of all undergraduate students. 13,444 students which is 50.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,403.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1518,298 (72%)$7,11213,343 (53%)$4,33314,732 (58%)$6,958
2015-1617,934 (71%)$7,39212,838 (51%)$4,37313,982 (56%)$6,795
2016-1717,787 (71%)$7,23612,438 (49%)$4,28913,642 (54%)$6,720
2017-1819,644 (76%)$7,82312,964 (50%)$4,39313,806 (54%)$6,576
2018-1921,119 (78%)$8,15113,533 (50%)$4,66713,851 (51%)$6,249
2019-2022,117 (79%)$8,70313,794 (49%)$4,63113,765 (49%)$6,164
2020-2123,523 (82%)$8,46214,157 (49%)$4,75612,772 (44%)$6,057
2021-2224,562 (85%)$9,18114,910 (51%)$4,72112,440 (43%)$6,082
2022-2323,734 (82%)$8,63614,503 (50%)$4,91412,004 (41%)$6,026
Average20,969 (77.33%)$8,07713,609 (50.22%)$4,56413,444 (50.00%)$6,403
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 4,190 (91.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,221. It can cover 41.15% of tuition & fees ($24,840) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,163 (48.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,859).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-153,218 (88%)$9,3181,996 (55%)$5,911
2015-163,189 (89%)$9,4841,928 (54%)$5,845
2016-173,485 (91%)$10,0902,072 (54%)$6,117
2017-183,716 (89%)$9,9602,159 (52%)$5,885
2018-194,459 (92%)$10,1242,316 (48%)$5,619
2019-204,510 (91%)$10,6882,307 (47%)$5,949
2020-214,820 (92%)$9,8312,127 (40%)$5,577
2021-225,401 (94%)$11,5632,427 (42%)$5,857
2022-234,911 (93%)$10,9282,139 (41%)$5,968
Average4,190 (91.00%)$10,2212,163 (48.11%)$5,859
*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, 2,465 (54.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,067.

In addition, 3,381 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (73.33 % 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
2014-152,120 (58%)$4,689365 (10%)$1,0132,581 (71%)$6,9651,034 (28%)$1,645
2015-162,044 (57%)$4,757245 (7%)$1,1322,598 (72%)$7,065818 (23%)$2,306
2016-172,056 (54%)$4,895848 (22%)$1,0422,776 (72%)$6,976968 (25%)$5,011
2017-182,189 (53%)$4,891100 (2%)$1,2003,081 (74%)$6,8051,047 (25%)$4,986
2018-192,559 (53%)$5,07341 (1%)$9033,649 (75%)$6,9901,055 (22%)$6,271
2019-202,506 (51%)$5,1592,463 (50%)$8583,751 (76%)$7,2341,069 (22%)$5,637
2020-212,682 (51%)$5,131235 (4%)$1,3293,903 (74%)$6,9271,116 (21%)$5,621
2021-223,267 (57%)$5,3723,683 (64%)$2,2224,170 (72%)$7,008609 (11%)$12,310
2022-232,761 (52%)$5,6371,200 (23%)$1,4403,922 (74%)$7,566512 (10%)$13,094
Average2,465 (54.00%)$5,0671,020 (20.33%)$1,2383,381 (73.33%)$7,060914 (20.78%)$6,320
*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, 2,163 (48.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,163.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,996 (55%)$5,9111,983 (54%)$5,505121 (3%)$7,280
2015-161,928 (54%)$5,8451,912 (53%)$5,360129 (4%)$7,920
2016-172,072 (54%)$6,1172,041 (53%)$5,342195 (5%)$9,081
2017-182,159 (52%)$5,8852,136 (51%)$5,214184 (4%)$8,521
2018-192,316 (48%)$5,6192,287 (47%)$4,921204 (4%)$8,624
2019-202,307 (47%)$5,9492,270 (46%)$4,925238 (5%)$10,694
2020-212,127 (40%)$5,5772,094 (40%)$4,785163 (3%)$11,295
2021-222,427 (42%)$5,8572,395 (41%)$4,873212 (4%)$12,005
2022-232,139 (41%)$5,9682,111 (40%)$4,906213 (4%)$11,302
Average2,163 (48.11%)$5,8592,137 (47.22%)$5,092184 (4.00%)$9,636

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