How GCU'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 Grand Canyon University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 33,288, which is 70.82 % of all undergraduate students. 27,247 students which is 59.27% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,269.

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	16,599 (67%)	$7,354	13,190 (53%)	$5,143	15,574 (63%)	$9,657
2012-13	21,484 (69%)	$7,117	16,394 (53%)	$4,943	19,466 (62%)	$7,970
2013-14	24,709 (70%)	$7,508	17,795 (51%)	$5,103	21,790 (62%)	$8,182
2014-15	27,672 (70%)	$7,909	18,805 (48%)	$5,074	25,239 (64%)	$8,025
2015-16	29,858 (69%)	$7,913	19,809 (46%)	$5,036	25,835 (60%)	$7,772
2016-17	31,968 (69%)	$7,736	20,603 (45%)	$5,123	26,996 (58%)	$7,813
2017-18	35,050 (71%)	$7,074	22,887 (46%)	$4,363	29,446 (59%)	$8,396
2018-19	38,515 (71%)	$7,322	24,607 (45%)	$4,645	31,656 (58%)	$8,379
2019-20	42,420 (72%)	$7,683	26,291 (45%)	$4,748	33,958 (58%)	$8,471
2020-21	45,262 (71%)	$7,504	27,481 (43%)	$4,798	35,046 (55%)	$8,251
2021-22	52,628 (80%)	$7,183	28,023 (43%)	$4,829	34,713 (53%)	$8,043
Average	33,288 (70.82%)	$7,482	21,444 (47.09%)	$4,891	27,247 (59.27%)	$8,269

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,086 (98.09 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,762. It can cover 61.67% of tuition & fees ($17,450).

In addition, 2,035 (68.27 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,086).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	592 (96%)	$12,937	452 (73%)	$6,755
2012-13	1,238 (98%)	$11,575	918 (73%)	$6,562
2013-14	1,530 (98%)	$11,217	1,133 (73%)	$7,161
2014-15	1,991 (98%)	$11,410	1,498 (73%)	$7,189
2015-16	2,408 (98%)	$10,053	1,764 (72%)	$7,204
2016-17	2,325 (98%)	$10,181	1,646 (69%)	$7,266
2017-18	2,329 (97%)	$9,855	1,669 (70%)	$7,135
2018-19	2,690 (99%)	$9,933	1,853 (68%)	$7,167
2019-20	5,647 (99%)	$11,337	3,538 (62%)	$7,254
2020-21	6,591 (100%)	$10,225	3,996 (60%)	$7,010
2021-22	6,609 (98%)	$9,662	3,920 (58%)	$7,238
Average	3,086 (98.09%)	$10,762	2,035 (68.27%)	$7,086

^*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, 1,166 (41.18 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,745.

In addition, 26 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (1.29 % 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	291 (47%)	$4,660	129 (21%)	$1,066	1 (0%)	$2,500	577 (94%)	$10,680
2012-13	651 (52%)	$4,730	215 (17%)	$1,060	14 (1%)	$1,793	1,207 (95%)	$9,111
2013-14	740 (48%)	$4,483	213 (14%)	$1,114	8 (1%)	$936	1,506 (97%)	$9,030
2014-15	908 (45%)	$4,513	120 (6%)	$1,105	8 (0%)	$876	1,942 (95%)	$9,516
2015-16	1,028 (42%)	$4,530	168 (7%)	$1,087	19 (1%)	$895	2,352 (95%)	$8,227
2016-17	959 (40%)	$4,504	310 (13%)	$1,047	58 (2%)	$672	2,302 (97%)	$8,248
2017-18	1,042 (43%)	$4,839	298 (12%)	$1,029	30 (1%)	$785	2,278 (95%)	$7,717
2018-19	1,074 (39%)	$4,892	289 (11%)	$974	58 (2%)	$879	2,658 (98%)	$7,951
2019-20	1,856 (33%)	$4,908	5,004 (88%)	$971	21 (0%)	$857	5,545 (98%)	$9,023
2020-21	2,244 (34%)	$5,004	5,752 (87%)	$663	28 (0%)	$808	6,439 (97%)	$8,127
2021-22	2,038 (30%)	$5,128	2,088 (31%)	$783	36 (1%)	$806	6,500 (97%)	$7,960
Average	1,166 (41.18%)	$4,745	1,326 (27.91%)	$991	26 (1.29%)	$1,073	3,028 (96.18%)	$8,690

^*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, 2,035 (68.27 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,035.

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	452 (73%)	$6,755	451 (73%)	$6,502	14 (2%)	$8,630
2012-13	918 (73%)	$6,562	918 (73%)	$6,305	29 (2%)	$8,145
2013-14	1,133 (73%)	$7,161	1,133 (73%)	$6,795	41 (3%)	$10,129
2014-15	1,498 (73%)	$7,189	1,494 (73%)	$6,565	90 (4%)	$10,682
2015-16	1,764 (72%)	$7,204	1,754 (71%)	$6,325	161 (7%)	$10,025
2016-17	1,646 (69%)	$7,266	1,625 (68%)	$6,233	173 (7%)	$10,581
2017-18	1,669 (70%)	$7,135	1,660 (69%)	$5,760	201 (8%)	$11,675
2018-19	1,853 (68%)	$7,167	1,837 (67%)	$5,587	275 (10%)	$10,974
2019-20	3,538 (62%)	$7,254	3,507 (62%)	$5,541	529 (9%)	$11,782
2020-21	3,996 (60%)	$7,010	3,943 (60%)	$5,346	536 (8%)	$12,937
2021-22	3,920 (58%)	$7,238	3,872 (58%)	$5,275	606 (9%)	$13,118
Average	2,035 (68.27%)	$7,086	2,018 (67.91%)	$6,021	241 (6.27%)	$10,789

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at GCU

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