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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 Governors State University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,261, which is 70.91 % of all undergraduate students. 1,970 students which is 60.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,720.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,371 (77%)$6,6311,538 (50%)$1,9361,890 (62%)$4,897
2012-132,930 (94%)$4,4551,854 (59%)$3,3822,457 (78%)$7,298
2013-141,855 (59%)$3,3611,631 (51%)$2,1572,418 (76%)$3,702
2014-152,091 (58%)$6,9251,902 (53%)$4,8292,232 (62%)$8,803
2015-161,620 (45%)$6,0161,221 (34%)$4,9672,630 (74%)$11,306
2016-172,162 (61%)$8,7481,831 (52%)$4,6022,106 (60%)$9,574
2017-182,239 (67%)$8,6841,796 (54%)$5,2041,997 (60%)$8,639
2018-192,016 (62%)$8,6411,780 (55%)$5,5361,818 (56%)$7,877
2019-202,187 (68%)$9,6081,717 (54%)$5,3611,670 (52%)$8,248
2020-212,693 (89%)$8,4271,526 (51%)$5,7911,356 (45%)$7,480
2021-222,709 (100%)$7,9021,439 (53%)$4,4421,100 (41%)$7,093
Average2,261 (70.91%)$7,2181,658 (51.45%)$4,3821,970 (60.55%)$7,720

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 177 (83.88 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,486. It can cover 83.80% of tuition & fees ($11,320) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 142 (67.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,449).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12----
2012-13----
2013-14----
2014-15187 (77%)$7,428192 (79%)$7,272
2015-16162 (80%)$8,044177 (87%)$6,212
2016-17177 (81%)$7,566154 (71%)$10,070
2017-18158 (79%)$9,021155 (78%)$9,334
2018-19155 (79%)$10,002138 (71%)$8,399
2019-20208 (87%)$11,047150 (63%)$7,440
2020-21182 (88%)$10,79185 (41%)$5,645
2021-22189 (100%)$11,98787 (46%)$5,223
Average177 (83.88%)$9,486142 (67.00%)$7,449
*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, 147 (69.13 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,186.
In addition, 136 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (64.50 % 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
2011-12--------
2012-13--------
2013-14--------
2014-15175 (72%)$5,119--123 (51%)$3,50750 (21%)$1,234
2015-16141 (69%)$4,95848 (24%)$86999 (49%)$4,81896 (47%)$890
2016-17152 (70%)$4,839--117 (54%)$4,14785 (39%)$1,393
2017-18140 (70%)$5,11955 (28%)$1,298120 (60%)$4,70215 (8%)$4,871
2018-19153 (78%)$5,49838 (19%)$650137 (70%)$4,78745 (23%)$634
2019-20168 (70%)$5,40587 (36%)$1,180182 (76%)$6,68187 (36%)$817
2020-21116 (56%)$5,339151 (73%)$1,306148 (72%)$6,78473 (35%)$1,964
2021-22128 (68%)$5,210189 (100%)$2,174158 (84%)$6,36181 (43%)$2,257
Average147 (69.13%)$5,18695 (46.67%)$1,246136 (64.50%)$5,22367 (31.50%)$1,758
*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, 142 (67.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $142.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12------
2012-13------
2013-14------
2014-15192 (79%)$7,272192 (79%)$7,272--
2015-16177 (87%)$6,212177 (87%)$6,212--
2016-17154 (71%)$10,070153 (70%)$9,9353 (1%)$10,250
2017-18155 (78%)$9,334153 (77%)$6,84538 (19%)$10,512
2018-19138 (71%)$8,399136 (70%)$5,80640 (21%)$9,236
2019-20150 (63%)$7,440149 (62%)$7,2465 (2%)$7,285
2020-2185 (41%)$5,64585 (41%)$5,5142 (1%)$5,587
2021-2287 (46%)$5,22387 (46%)$5,0513 (2%)$4,981
Average142 (67.00%)$7,449142 (66.50%)$6,73515 (7.67%)$7,975

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