Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at MBC

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Received Percent Changed

$14,152

Received Amount Changes

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 343, which is 89.22 % of all undergraduate students. 311 students which is 81.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,661.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 98.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 93% 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 Multnomah University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 343, which is 89.22 % of all undergraduate students. 311 students which is 81.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,661.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15375 (90%)$9,541246 (59%)$4,484191 (46%)$3,853
2015-16364 (89%)$11,953220 (54%)$4,178370 (91%)$7,384
2016-17376 (90%)$9,699235 (56%)$3,869394 (95%)$4,077
2017-18340 (86%)$11,006194 (49%)$4,157325 (82%)$5,574
2018-19346 (85%)$10,769196 (48%)$4,232378 (93%)$4,886
2019-20307 (84%)$11,880161 (44%)$4,313287 (79%)$7,703
2020-21299 (89%)$19,232138 (41%)$4,270268 (80%)$7,507
2021-22320 (95%)$13,686146 (43%)$4,315275 (82%)$4,650
2022-23359 (95%)$23,693179 (47%)$4,786310 (82%)$5,312
Average343 (89.22%)$13,495191 (49.00%)$4,289311 (81.11%)$5,661
*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, 63 (98.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $14,209. It can cover 46.88% of tuition & fees ($30,310).

In addition, 59 (93.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,847).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1544 (100%)$12,72843 (98%)$6,357
2015-1657 (98%)$15,15657 (98%)$5,532
2016-1770 (99%)$12,93070 (99%)$5,958
2017-1860 (97%)$13,23058 (94%)$3,728
2018-1962 (97%)$11,46045 (70%)$6,053
2019-2059 (97%)$12,43857 (93%)$6,109
2020-2146 (100%)$14,27545 (98%)$7,144
2021-2275 (100%)$17,45269 (92%)$6,202
2022-2390 (100%)$18,21486 (96%)$5,544
Average63 (98.67%)$14,20959 (93.11%)$5,847
*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, 33 (51.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,405.

In addition, 11 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (16.00 % 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
2014-1526 (59%)$4,61125 (57%)$360--44 (100%)$9,799
2015-1625 (43%)$4,66424 (41%)$367--57 (98%)$12,956
2016-1747 (66%)$4,0848 (11%)$475--68 (96%)$10,431
2017-1830 (48%)$4,25126 (42%)$287--60 (97%)$10,980
2018-1929 (45%)$4,36017 (27%)$4007 (11%)$2,85762 (97%)$8,988
2019-2026 (43%)$4,23518 (30%)$6037 (11%)$3,06457 (93%)$10,377
2020-2121 (46%)$4,20439 (85%)$9799 (20%)$3,80045 (98%)$11,021
2021-2240 (53%)$4,84019 (25%)$60514 (19%)$3,16674 (99%)$14,317
2022-2350 (56%)$4,39214 (16%)$55717 (19%)$3,57290 (100%)$15,012
Average33 (51.00%)$4,40521 (37.11%)$51511 (16.00%)$3,29262 (97.56%)$11,542
*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, 59 (93.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $59.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-1543 (98%)$6,35742 (95%)$5,7213 (7%)$11,033
2015-1657 (98%)$5,53257 (98%)$5,2071 (2%)$18,500
2016-1770 (99%)$5,95870 (99%)$5,1975 (7%)$10,658
2017-1858 (94%)$3,72858 (94%)$3,3702 (3%)$10,380
2018-1945 (70%)$6,05345 (70%)$5,2752 (3%)$17,500
2019-2057 (93%)$6,10957 (93%)$5,4824 (7%)$8,925
2020-2145 (98%)$7,14445 (98%)$5,5615 (11%)$14,248
2021-2269 (92%)$6,20269 (92%)$5,0695 (7%)$15,635
2022-2386 (96%)$5,54486 (96%)$3,8127 (8%)$21,279
Average59 (93.11%)$5,84759 (92.78%)$4,9664 (6.11%)$14,240

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