How Nicholls State'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 Nicholls State University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,529, which is 77.82 % of all undergraduate students. 2,863 students which is 49.27% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,360.

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	4,294 (70%)	$5,507	2,354 (38%)	$4,025	2,969 (48%)	$6,323
2012-13	4,353 (72%)	$5,881	2,364 (39%)	$4,073	2,979 (50%)	$6,543
2013-14	4,265 (72%)	$6,299	2,288 (39%)	$4,088	2,957 (50%)	$6,340
2014-15	4,134 (73%)	$6,745	2,158 (38%)	$4,082	2,807 (49%)	$6,438
2015-16	4,063 (74%)	$6,878	1,999 (36%)	$4,169	2,787 (51%)	$6,360
2016-17	4,279 (76%)	$5,881	2,129 (38%)	$4,241	3,050 (54%)	$6,421
2017-18	4,252 (75%)	$6,829	2,163 (38%)	$4,506	3,044 (54%)	$6,242
2018-19	4,476 (76%)	$7,198	2,171 (37%)	$4,738	2,925 (50%)	$6,361
2019-20	4,823 (82%)	$7,369	2,251 (38%)	$4,750	2,832 (48%)	$6,686
2020-21	5,397 (88%)	$7,028	2,225 (36%)	$4,825	2,776 (45%)	$6,180
2021-22	5,479 (98%)	$7,372	1,949 (35%)	$4,848	2,371 (43%)	$6,070
Average	4,529 (77.82%)	$6,635	2,186 (37.45%)	$4,395	2,863 (49.27%)	$6,360

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,030 (91.82 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,757. It can cover 83.72% of tuition & fees ($9,266) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 569 (50.45 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,280).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	874 (89%)	$6,359	447 (45%)	$4,908
2012-13	933 (90%)	$6,786	532 (51%)	$5,056
2013-14	956 (90%)	$7,120	544 (51%)	$5,099
2014-15	1,060 (90%)	$7,567	592 (50%)	$5,499
2015-16	1,077 (90%)	$7,893	641 (54%)	$5,403
2016-17	1,004 (89%)	$6,735	706 (62%)	$5,452
2017-18	975 (89%)	$8,142	558 (51%)	$5,142
2018-19	1,175 (91%)	$8,463	635 (49%)	$5,321
2019-20	1,192 (96%)	$8,741	602 (49%)	$5,667
2020-21	1,139 (96%)	$8,215	600 (50%)	$5,271
2021-22	947 (100%)	$9,310	405 (43%)	$5,265
Average	1,030 (91.82%)	$7,757	569 (50.45%)	$5,280

^*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, 459 (40.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,595.

In addition, 885 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (78.91 % 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	373 (38%)	$4,256	30 (3%)	$907	801 (81%)	$3,396	306 (31%)	$3,994
2012-13	457 (44%)	$4,249	44 (4%)	$718	867 (84%)	$3,525	352 (34%)	$3,698
2013-14	421 (40%)	$4,387	42 (4%)	$752	813 (77%)	$4,335	341 (32%)	$4,114
2014-15	512 (43%)	$4,281	52 (4%)	$860	877 (74%)	$4,769	430 (36%)	$3,727
2015-16	484 (40%)	$4,398	53 (4%)	$762	942 (79%)	$4,826	442 (37%)	$4,041
2016-17	519 (46%)	$4,519	73 (6%)	$894	859 (76%)	$3,289	492 (44%)	$3,102
2017-18	408 (37%)	$4,627	45 (4%)	$1,081	807 (74%)	$4,840	549 (50%)	$3,819
2018-19	525 (41%)	$4,918	33 (3%)	$942	1,065 (82%)	$4,554	595 (46%)	$4,171
2019-20	519 (42%)	$4,881	1,035 (84%)	$700	988 (80%)	$4,523	580 (47%)	$4,645
2020-21	485 (41%)	$4,860	978 (82%)	$634	927 (78%)	$4,386	565 (48%)	$4,096
2021-22	345 (36%)	$5,169	947 (100%)	$1,455	789 (83%)	$4,789	470 (50%)	$3,994
Average	459 (40.73%)	$4,595	303 (27.09%)	$882	885 (78.91%)	$4,294	466 (41.36%)	$3,946

^*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, 569 (50.45 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $569.

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	447 (45%)	$4,908	446 (45%)	$4,835	8 (1%)	$4,673
2012-13	532 (51%)	$5,056	520 (50%)	$4,999	13 (1%)	$6,965
2013-14	544 (51%)	$5,099	539 (51%)	$4,964	15 (1%)	$6,550
2014-15	592 (50%)	$5,499	587 (50%)	$5,240	25 (2%)	$7,177
2015-16	641 (54%)	$5,403	638 (53%)	$5,124	27 (2%)	$7,194
2016-17	706 (62%)	$5,452	700 (62%)	$5,127	35 (3%)	$7,443
2017-18	558 (51%)	$5,142	554 (51%)	$4,961	17 (2%)	$7,126
2018-19	635 (49%)	$5,321	630 (49%)	$4,948	34 (3%)	$7,707
2019-20	602 (49%)	$5,667	595 (48%)	$5,253	31 (3%)	$9,210
2020-21	600 (50%)	$5,271	595 (50%)	$5,010	22 (2%)	$8,263
2021-22	405 (43%)	$5,265	398 (42%)	$4,959	21 (2%)	$7,559
Average	569 (50.45%)	$5,280	564 (50.09%)	$5,038	23 (2.00%)	$7,261

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Nicholls State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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