How Lamar'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 Lamar University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,766, which is 62.82 % of all undergraduate students. 4,404 students which is 47.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,467.

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	5,993 (58%)	$5,167	4,451 (43%)	$4,081	5,289 (51%)	$7,509
2012-13	6,168 (63%)	$5,173	4,466 (46%)	$3,899	5,330 (54%)	$7,492
2013-14	5,697 (61%)	$5,398	4,147 (44%)	$3,950	5,093 (54%)	$7,613
2014-15	5,588 (60%)	$5,789	3,984 (43%)	$3,979	4,786 (52%)	$7,531
2015-16	5,251 (55%)	$6,096	3,722 (39%)	$4,134	4,596 (49%)	$7,813
2016-17	5,509 (59%)	$6,403	3,753 (40%)	$4,160	4,567 (49%)	$7,702
2017-18	5,353 (58%)	$7,041	3,730 (40%)	$4,607	4,315 (47%)	$7,691
2018-19	5,344 (60%)	$7,431	3,579 (40%)	$4,705	3,853 (43%)	$7,305
2019-20	5,528 (64%)	$7,751	3,544 (41%)	$4,842	3,710 (43%)	$7,477
2020-21	5,873 (68%)	$8,951	3,629 (42%)	$4,751	3,597 (42%)	$7,265
2021-22	7,126 (85%)	$8,006	3,613 (43%)	$4,833	3,305 (39%)	$6,744
Average	5,766 (62.82%)	$6,655	3,874 (41.91%)	$4,358	4,404 (47.55%)	$7,467

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,071 (74.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,014. It can cover 43.36% of tuition & fees ($18,482) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 736 (51.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,673).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,229 (75%)	$5,546	1,023 (63%)	$6,522
2012-13	1,218 (72%)	$5,863	1,002 (59%)	$6,160
2013-14	1,052 (75%)	$5,948	732 (52%)	$6,294
2014-15	1,084 (77%)	$5,832	701 (50%)	$6,273
2015-16	1,051 (70%)	$7,445	790 (52%)	$7,402
2016-17	1,082 (74%)	$7,832	759 (52%)	$7,624
2017-18	1,085 (76%)	$8,166	745 (52%)	$7,013
2018-19	1,067 (75%)	$8,819	624 (44%)	$6,804
2019-20	867 (72%)	$10,226	564 (47%)	$7,111
2020-21	754 (63%)	$12,082	570 (47%)	$6,699
2021-22	1,290 (95%)	$10,397	584 (43%)	$5,499
Average	1,071 (74.91%)	$8,014	736 (51.00%)	$6,673

^*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, 720 (50.45 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,515.

In addition, 729 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (50.91 % 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	910 (56%)	$3,978	19 (1%)	$2,515	714 (44%)	$3,615	251 (15%)	$2,261
2012-13	891 (53%)	$3,715	28 (2%)	$1,956	823 (49%)	$3,899	205 (12%)	$2,769
2013-14	673 (48%)	$4,045	35 (2%)	$1,864	723 (51%)	$3,828	278 (20%)	$2,526
2014-15	633 (45%)	$3,829	42 (3%)	$3,000	679 (48%)	$4,396	255 (18%)	$3,086
2015-16	681 (45%)	$4,677	46 (3%)	$3,697	725 (48%)	$4,348	306 (20%)	$4,304
2016-17	688 (47%)	$4,457	73 (5%)	$2,379	899 (61%)	$4,527	287 (20%)	$4,059
2017-18	734 (52%)	$4,851	24 (2%)	$3,532	844 (59%)	$4,825	309 (22%)	$3,696
2018-19	688 (48%)	$4,976	34 (2%)	$3,414	899 (63%)	$5,365	255 (18%)	$4,105
2019-20	614 (51%)	$5,141	397 (33%)	$1,551	767 (63%)	$5,416	261 (22%)	$3,599
2020-21	633 (53%)	$4,920	281 (23%)	$2,161	522 (43%)	$4,737	468 (39%)	$6,229
2021-22	773 (57%)	$5,076	1,220 (90%)	$1,529	423 (31%)	$5,435	854 (63%)	$6,235
Average	720 (50.45%)	$4,515	200 (15.09%)	$2,509	729 (50.91%)	$4,581	339 (24.45%)	$3,897

^*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, 736 (51.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $736.

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	1,023 (63%)	$6,522	1,023 (63%)	$6,279	38 (2%)	$6,536
2012-13	1,002 (59%)	$6,160	1,001 (59%)	$5,859	43 (3%)	$7,151
2013-14	732 (52%)	$6,294	728 (52%)	$6,030	36 (3%)	$6,053
2014-15	701 (50%)	$6,273	687 (49%)	$5,585	76 (5%)	$7,376
2015-16	790 (52%)	$7,402	772 (51%)	$6,949	41 (3%)	$11,762
2016-17	759 (52%)	$7,624	743 (51%)	$7,239	42 (3%)	$9,701
2017-18	745 (52%)	$7,013	725 (51%)	$6,570	49 (3%)	$9,415
2018-19	624 (44%)	$6,804	605 (42%)	$6,191	46 (3%)	$10,867
2019-20	564 (47%)	$7,111	550 (45%)	$6,415	42 (3%)	$11,475
2020-21	570 (47%)	$6,699	555 (46%)	$6,061	37 (3%)	$12,294
2021-22	584 (43%)	$5,499	575 (42%)	$5,016	33 (2%)	$9,909
Average	736 (51.00%)	$6,673	724 (50.09%)	$6,199	44 (3.00%)	$9,322

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Lamar

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