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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 Mercer County Community College since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,003, which is 38.55 % of all undergraduate students. 672 students which is 8.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,383.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-124,005 (43%)$3,2252,239 (24%)$4,0861,169 (12%)$3,095
2012-133,945 (44%)$3,2851,964 (22%)$3,9191,020 (11%)$3,104
2013-143,708 (44%)$3,0751,799 (21%)$3,879801 (9%)$2,886
2014-152,905 (37%)$4,0242,542 (32%)$3,446764 (10%)$4,600
2015-162,862 (36%)$4,1472,486 (31%)$3,547682 (9%)$2,434
2016-172,611 (35%)$4,0532,231 (30%)$3,449692 (9%)$4,888
2017-182,584 (34%)$4,2162,219 (29%)$3,533591 (8%)$5,134
2018-192,702 (35%)$4,2422,292 (30%)$3,590560 (7%)$5,328
2019-202,926 (39%)$4,2412,340 (31%)$3,675493 (7%)$5,502
2020-212,392 (38%)$4,3601,943 (31%)$3,525337 (5%)$5,496
2021-222,392 (39%)$4,3051,933 (31%)$3,410288 (5%)$5,743
Average3,003 (38.55%)$3,9252,181 (28.36%)$3,642672 (8.36%)$4,383

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 443 (45.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,297. It can cover 59.23% of tuition & fees ($8,942) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 115 (10.73 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,416).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12407 (30%)$4,875200 (15%)$4,401
2012-13400 (30%)$4,891197 (15%)$4,466
2013-14376 (30%)$4,890185 (15%)$4,470
2014-15520 (49%)$5,559150 (14%)$4,606
2015-16587 (52%)$5,364121 (11%)$5,187
2016-17471 (50%)$5,04979 (8%)$4,711
2017-18358 (37%)$4,96158 (6%)$4,782
2018-19500 (54%)$5,14684 (9%)$5,431
2019-20504 (59%)$5,50979 (9%)$7,349
2020-21346 (52%)$6,04256 (8%)$6,174
2021-22408 (56%)$5,97657 (8%)$7,997
Average443 (45.36%)$5,297115 (10.73%)$5,416
*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, 379 (38.36 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,339.
In addition, 251 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (24.91 % 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
2011-12348 (25%)$3,429170 (12%)$563326 (24%)$2,1088 (1%)$1,000
2012-13343 (25%)$3,427167 (12%)$565321 (24%)$2,10910 (1%)$1,000
2013-14322 (26%)$3,431157 (12%)$565302 (24%)$2,1079 (1%)$1,000
2014-15494 (46%)$4,30339 (4%)$431282 (26%)$2,23174 (7%)$1,604
2015-16512 (45%)$4,58747 (4%)$748288 (26%)$2,30382 (7%)$1,238
2016-17400 (43%)$4,47639 (4%)$916201 (21%)$2,27176 (8%)$1,255
2017-18279 (29%)$4,79811 (1%)$2,986133 (14%)$2,43448 (5%)$1,685
2018-19409 (44%)$4,87135 (4%)$673210 (23%)$2,28050 (5%)$1,572
2019-20419 (49%)$4,79760 (7%)$647263 (31%)$2,36167 (8%)$1,599
2020-21298 (44%)$4,72517 (3%)$777218 (32%)$2,62755 (8%)$1,761
2021-22341 (46%)$4,88394 (13%)$732216 (29%)$2,75261 (8%)$1,801
Average379 (38.36%)$4,33976 (6.91%)$873251 (24.91%)$2,32649 (5.36%)$1,410
*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, 115 (10.73 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $115.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12200 (15%)$4,401200 (15%)$4,10112 (1%)$5,000
2012-13197 (15%)$4,466197 (15%)$4,10114 (1%)$5,143
2013-14185 (15%)$4,470185 (15%)$4,10513 (1%)$5,206
2014-15150 (14%)$4,606136 (13%)$4,55114 (1%)$5,143
2015-16121 (11%)$5,18795 (8%)$4,39926 (2%)$8,066
2016-1779 (8%)$4,71179 (8%)$4,711--
2017-1858 (6%)$4,78258 (6%)$4,782--
2018-1984 (9%)$5,43184 (9%)$5,431--
2019-2079 (9%)$7,34972 (8%)$5,14915 (2%)$13,991
2020-2156 (8%)$6,17449 (7%)$5,3179 (1%)$9,465
2021-2257 (8%)$7,99749 (7%)$5,57215 (2%)$12,186
Average115 (10.73%)$5,416109 (10.09%)$4,74715 (1.38%)$8,025

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