How NOVA'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 Northern Virginia Community College since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 17,870, which is 34.91 % of all undergraduate students. 6,938 students which is 13.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,542.

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	15,903 (32%)	$2,851	10,466 (21%)	$3,446	7,483 (15%)	$6,098
2012-13	18,470 (36%)	$2,850	12,410 (24%)	$3,366	8,610 (17%)	$5,804
2013-14	19,826 (38%)	$2,923	13,627 (26%)	$3,430	9,054 (17%)	$5,817
2014-15	20,037 (39%)	$3,066	14,007 (27%)	$3,438	8,851 (17%)	$5,634
2015-16	19,149 (37%)	$3,228	13,245 (25%)	$3,467	8,033 (15%)	$5,576
2016-17	17,987 (35%)	$3,182	12,259 (24%)	$3,400	7,120 (14%)	$5,440
2017-18	17,705 (35%)	$3,355	12,420 (24%)	$3,492	6,717 (13%)	$5,365
2018-19	17,234 (34%)	$3,623	11,712 (23%)	$3,598	6,277 (12%)	$5,212
2019-20	16,706 (32%)	$4,018	11,226 (22%)	$3,658	5,417 (10%)	$5,299
2020-21	16,745 (32%)	$4,389	10,848 (21%)	$3,709	4,724 (9%)	$5,375
2021-22	16,808 (34%)	$6,154	10,403 (21%)	$4,051	4,034 (8%)	$5,345
Average	17,870 (34.91%)	$3,604	12,057 (23.45%)	$3,550	6,938 (13.36%)	$5,542

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,652 (49.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,558. It can cover 47.16% of tuition & fees ($11,786) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,066 (19.73 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,808).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,010 (41%)	$4,432	1,006 (21%)	$5,002
2012-13	2,391 (47%)	$4,543	1,170 (23%)	$4,924
2013-14	2,782 (48%)	$4,660	1,275 (22%)	$4,949
2014-15	2,813 (48%)	$4,903	1,232 (21%)	$4,858
2015-16	2,796 (48%)	$5,164	1,237 (21%)	$4,716
2016-17	2,748 (47%)	$5,065	1,161 (20%)	$4,692
2017-18	2,618 (48%)	$5,482	1,056 (19%)	$4,827
2018-19	2,832 (50%)	$5,748	1,106 (20%)	$4,617
2019-20	2,692 (53%)	$6,179	892 (17%)	$4,709
2020-21	2,656 (53%)	$6,083	881 (18%)	$4,811
2021-22	2,831 (60%)	$8,876	710 (15%)	$4,779
Average	2,652 (49.36%)	$5,558	1,066 (19.73%)	$4,808

^*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, 2,227 (41.27 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,593.

In addition, 1,633 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (30.55 % 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	1,717 (35%)	$4,302	265 (5%)	$486	928 (19%)	$756	714 (15%)	$970
2012-13	2,072 (40%)	$4,334	328 (6%)	$642	1,328 (26%)	$837	598 (12%)	$940
2013-14	2,423 (42%)	$4,425	128 (2%)	$394	1,496 (26%)	$934	586 (10%)	$1,357
2014-15	2,511 (43%)	$4,432	96 (2%)	$385	1,724 (30%)	$986	699 (12%)	$1,328
2015-16	2,423 (41%)	$4,503	367 (6%)	$463	1,691 (29%)	$1,130	1,089 (19%)	$1,328
2016-17	2,329 (40%)	$4,483	428 (7%)	$468	1,685 (29%)	$1,331	836 (14%)	$1,236
2017-18	2,246 (41%)	$4,615	288 (5%)	$473	1,792 (33%)	$1,632	770 (14%)	$1,203
2018-19	2,360 (42%)	$4,654	619 (11%)	$481	1,788 (32%)	$1,422	1,429 (25%)	$1,719
2019-20	2,160 (42%)	$4,828	1,393 (27%)	$715	1,752 (34%)	$1,596	1,385 (27%)	$1,743
2020-21	2,140 (43%)	$4,702	1,646 (33%)	$1,500	1,884 (38%)	$1,412	564 (11%)	$1,712
2021-22	2,117 (45%)	$5,248	2,785 (59%)	$3,557	1,900 (40%)	$1,712	633 (13%)	$1,357
Average	2,227 (41.27%)	$4,593	758 (14.82%)	$869	1,633 (30.55%)	$1,250	846 (15.64%)	$1,354

^*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, 1,066 (19.73 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,066.

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	1,006 (21%)	$5,002	1,004 (21%)	$4,993	5 (0%)	$3,700
2012-13	1,170 (23%)	$4,924	1,163 (23%)	$4,899	9 (0%)	$7,017
2013-14	1,275 (22%)	$4,949	1,272 (22%)	$4,927	7 (0%)	$6,222
2014-15	1,232 (21%)	$4,858	1,226 (21%)	$4,817	10 (0%)	$7,884
2015-16	1,237 (21%)	$4,716	1,232 (21%)	$4,673	9 (0%)	$8,617
2016-17	1,161 (20%)	$4,692	1,149 (20%)	$4,641	19 (0%)	$6,037
2017-18	1,056 (19%)	$4,827	1,046 (19%)	$4,747	22 (0%)	$5,970
2018-19	1,106 (20%)	$4,617	1,093 (19%)	$4,605	16 (0%)	$4,581
2019-20	892 (17%)	$4,709	882 (17%)	$4,668	14 (0%)	$5,980
2020-21	881 (18%)	$4,811	873 (18%)	$4,754	12 (0%)	$7,370
2021-22	710 (15%)	$4,779	707 (15%)	$4,710	8 (0%)	$7,831
Average	1,066 (19.73%)	$4,808	1,059 (19.64%)	$4,767	12 (0.00%)	$6,474

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NOVA

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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