All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Northwestern College since 2017.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 472, which is 85.00 % of all undergraduate students. 487 students which is 87.80% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,672.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2017-18601 (93%)$6,146531 (82%)$4,883593 (91%)$10,648
2018-19510 (85%)$4,726463 (78%)$3,586513 (86%)$8,122
2019-20469 (80%)$6,246469 (80%)$4,775542 (93%)$10,396
2020-21376 (81%)$8,076375 (81%)$5,127421 (91%)$11,290
2021-22406 (86%)$2,378378 (80%)$1,371368 (78%)$2,902
Average472 (85.00%)$5,514443 (80.20%)$3,948487 (87.80%)$8,672

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 6 years, on average, 68 (90.20 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,157. It can cover 33.33% of tuition & fees ($18,475).
In addition, 71 (90.80 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,776).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2017-1887 (73%)$6,23493 (78%)$8,671
2018-1975 (97%)$6,21975 (97%)$8,667
2019-20111 (92%)$6,315120 (99%)$7,706
2020-2148 (98%)$9,33446 (94%)$10,864
2021-2220 (91%)$2,68419 (86%)$2,970
Average68 (90.20%)$6,15771 (90.80%)$7,776
*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 6 years, on average, 67 (87.80 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,444.
In addition, 30 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (44.40 % 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
2017-1882 (68%)$5,40516 (13%)$63223 (19%)$2,6608 (7%)$3,475
2018-1973 (95%)$4,88163 (82%)$70222 (29%)$2,995--
2019-20111 (92%)$4,03577 (64%)$63958 (48%)$3,22914 (12%)$1,184
2020-2148 (98%)$6,07926 (53%)$71537 (76%)$3,31010 (20%)$1,518
2021-2219 (86%)$1,8195 (23%)$20011 (50%)$1,648--
Average67 (87.80%)$4,44437 (47.00%)$57830 (44.40%)$2,76811 (13.00%)$2,059
*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 6 years, on average, 71 (90.80 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $71.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2017-1893 (78%)$8,67193 (78%)$8,5202 (2%)$7,005
2018-1975 (97%)$8,66775 (97%)$8,667--
2019-20120 (99%)$7,706117 (97%)$7,5653 (2%)$13,218
2020-2146 (94%)$10,86446 (94%)$10,864--
2021-2219 (86%)$2,97019 (86%)$2,970--
Average71 (90.80%)$7,77670 (90.40%)$7,7173 (2.00%)$10,112
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