Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Montana State University-Northern

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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 734, which is 68.89 % of all undergraduate students. 496 students which is 46.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,828.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 77.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 50% 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 Montana State University-Northern since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 734, which is 68.89 % of all undergraduate students. 496 students which is 46.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,828.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15798 (69%)$4,179541 (47%)$4,096644 (55%)$6,051
2015-16757 (66%)$4,212537 (47%)$4,021620 (54%)$5,941
2016-17737 (65%)$4,236519 (46%)$4,079627 (55%)$6,042
2017-18681 (66%)$4,230511 (49%)$4,370596 (57%)$5,822
2018-19654 (63%)$6,298478 (46%)$4,556530 (51%)$5,791
2019-20748 (73%)$4,344434 (42%)$4,535454 (44%)$5,991
2020-21791 (80%)$6,979362 (37%)$4,780374 (38%)$5,748
2021-22693 (69%)$5,937363 (36%)$4,930316 (32%)$5,437
2022-23748 (69%)$5,472322 (30%)$5,260303 (28%)$5,626
Average734 (68.89%)$5,099452 (42.22%)$4,514496 (46.00%)$5,828
*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, 154 (77.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,162. It can cover 23.60% of tuition & fees ($21,875) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 101 (50.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,191).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15155 (78%)$4,92999 (50%)$5,359
2015-16167 (76%)$4,798121 (55%)$5,116
2016-17169 (75%)$4,397141 (62%)$6,052
2017-18149 (69%)$4,687125 (58%)$5,495
2018-19132 (73%)$5,78596 (53%)$4,968
2019-20119 (67%)$4,54585 (48%)$5,441
2020-21175 (92%)$6,85786 (45%)$4,914
2021-22151 (84%)$5,16277 (43%)$4,556
2022-23171 (85%)$5,30179 (39%)$4,821
Average154 (77.67%)$5,162101 (50.33%)$5,191
*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, 94 (47.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,536.

In addition, 20 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (10.00 % 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
2014-1586 (43%)$4,00014 (7%)$59365 (33%)$1,94582 (41%)$3,479
2015-16111 (51%)$4,17819 (9%)$70030 (14%)$3,514100 (46%)$2,189
2016-1798 (43%)$4,1539 (4%)$81622 (10%)$4,506101 (45%)$2,274
2017-18101 (47%)$4,26414 (6%)$8079 (4%)$5,04778 (36%)$2,703
2018-19101 (56%)$4,74434 (19%)$7582 (1%)$1,73470 (39%)$3,647
2019-2084 (47%)$4,80595 (54%)$1,440--1 (1%)$500
2020-2179 (42%)$4,812142 (75%)$3,4037 (4%)$2,269107 (56%)$2,997
2021-22100 (56%)$4,81848 (27%)$9629 (5%)$1,58075 (42%)$3,163
2022-2386 (43%)$5,04832 (16%)$1,03118 (9%)$3,13391 (45%)$4,208
Average94 (47.56%)$4,53645 (24.11%)$1,16820 (10.00%)$2,96678 (39.00%)$2,796
*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, 101 (50.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $101.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-1599 (50%)$5,35999 (50%)$5,3191 (1%)$4,000
2015-16121 (55%)$5,116121 (55%)$4,9523 (1%)$6,600
2016-17141 (62%)$6,052138 (61%)$5,6969 (4%)$7,470
2017-18125 (58%)$5,495123 (57%)$5,1658 (4%)$6,448
2018-1996 (53%)$4,96896 (53%)$4,7493 (2%)$6,986
2019-2085 (48%)$5,44184 (47%)$5,1082 (1%)$16,707
2020-2186 (45%)$4,91486 (45%)$4,6492 (1%)$11,383
2021-2277 (43%)$4,55677 (43%)$4,556--
2022-2379 (39%)$4,82179 (39%)$4,821--
Average101 (50.33%)$5,191100 (50.00%)$5,0024 (2.00%)$8,513

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