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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 Northern Illinois University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,358, which is 73.82 % of all undergraduate students. 8,876 students which is 61.73% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,627.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1210,426 (60%)$7,7027,326 (42%)$4,09011,578 (67%)$7,509
2012-1310,646 (64%)$7,7417,112 (43%)$4,07711,072 (67%)$7,841
2013-1410,564 (67%)$8,0767,011 (44%)$4,20410,571 (67%)$7,627
2014-1510,536 (68%)$8,0696,871 (45%)$4,25110,301 (67%)$7,636
2015-1610,583 (70%)$8,2736,626 (44%)$4,3099,735 (65%)$7,476
2016-179,656 (69%)$8,5306,025 (43%)$4,3028,978 (64%)$10,891
2017-189,699 (72%)$8,8096,000 (45%)$4,3928,528 (63%)$7,271
2018-199,541 (75%)$8,8185,630 (44%)$4,4837,758 (61%)$7,144
2019-209,920 (82%)$9,2805,226 (43%)$4,5707,113 (59%)$7,078
2020-2111,070 (90%)$9,4355,260 (43%)$4,6476,176 (50%)$6,762
2021-2211,297 (95%)$9,2945,373 (45%)$4,6665,831 (49%)$6,666
Average10,358 (73.82%)$8,5486,224 (43.73%)$4,3638,876 (61.73%)$7,627

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 2,036 (93.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,322. It can cover 81.28% of tuition & fees ($12,700) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,551 (70.64 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,184).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,326 (91%)$9,0401,899 (75%)$7,287
2012-132,410 (92%)$8,8631,974 (75%)$7,905
2013-142,358 (90%)$9,8002,008 (76%)$7,567
2014-152,343 (94%)$9,1121,901 (76%)$7,682
2015-162,057 (92%)$9,4671,594 (71%)$7,435
2016-171,587 (89%)$9,4821,327 (74%)$7,535
2017-181,656 (90%)$9,9591,323 (72%)$7,177
2018-191,734 (95%)$10,4111,305 (71%)$7,083
2019-201,826 (97%)$11,8481,289 (69%)$6,741
2020-211,968 (98%)$13,0081,172 (59%)$6,236
2021-222,135 (99%)$12,5521,274 (59%)$6,377
Average2,036 (93.36%)$10,3221,551 (70.64%)$7,184
*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, 1,126 (51.45 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,580.
In addition, 1,125 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (51.91 % 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
2011-121,282 (50%)$4,339240 (9%)$1,1481,209 (47%)$3,8941,974 (78%)$5,310
2012-131,325 (50%)$4,140134 (5%)$1,4251,217 (46%)$3,7241,942 (74%)$5,742
2013-141,419 (54%)$4,462549 (21%)$3841,320 (50%)$3,9422,082 (79%)$5,458
2014-151,276 (51%)$4,449332 (13%)$3841,156 (46%)$3,8902,044 (82%)$5,406
2015-161,073 (48%)$4,477278 (12%)$587933 (42%)$4,1021,823 (82%)$5,858
2016-17814 (46%)$4,537246 (14%)$784790 (44%)$4,2501,421 (80%)$5,493
2017-18929 (51%)$4,505228 (12%)$736936 (51%)$4,3571,551 (85%)$5,198
2018-19954 (52%)$4,745272 (15%)$748982 (54%)$4,3711,692 (92%)$5,337
2019-20959 (51%)$4,8831,096 (58%)$1,0561,302 (69%)$4,6171,803 (96%)$5,426
2020-211,124 (56%)$4,9191,878 (94%)$1,8821,224 (61%)$5,1101,805 (90%)$5,696
2021-221,231 (57%)$4,9261,936 (90%)$8651,311 (61%)$4,9692,068 (96%)$6,068
Average1,126 (51.45%)$4,580654 (31.18%)$9091,125 (51.91%)$4,2931,837 (84.91%)$5,545
*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, 1,551 (70.64 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,551.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,899 (75%)$7,2871,890 (74%)$6,376179 (7%)$9,983
2012-131,974 (75%)$7,9051,956 (74%)$6,791204 (8%)$11,382
2013-142,008 (76%)$7,5671,995 (76%)$6,538178 (7%)$12,087
2014-151,901 (76%)$7,6821,890 (76%)$6,524198 (8%)$11,478
2015-161,594 (71%)$7,4351,572 (70%)$6,110189 (8%)$11,885
2016-171,327 (74%)$7,5351,315 (74%)$6,215151 (8%)$12,097
2017-181,323 (72%)$7,1771,308 (71%)$5,843161 (9%)$11,502
2018-191,305 (71%)$7,0831,290 (70%)$5,827153 (8%)$11,285
2019-201,289 (69%)$6,7411,278 (68%)$5,721126 (7%)$10,930
2020-211,172 (59%)$6,2361,155 (58%)$5,313100 (5%)$11,726
2021-221,274 (59%)$6,3771,260 (59%)$5,214129 (6%)$12,050
Average1,551 (70.64%)$7,1841,537 (70.00%)$6,043161 (7.36%)$11,491

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