College Tuition Compare
Request Program Info
  1. Home
  2. Trends
  3. Northwestern State University Of Louisiana
  4. Financial Aid

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Northwestern State University of Louisiana since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,273, which is 80.73 % of all undergraduate students. 4,393 students which is 49.18% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,247.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-125,988 (74%)$6,1163,257 (40%)$4,1804,027 (50%)$7,393
2012-136,123 (74%)$6,6443,344 (40%)$4,3074,055 (49%)$7,226
2013-145,987 (76%)$7,0163,173 (40%)$4,3153,855 (49%)$7,223
2014-156,160 (78%)$7,4383,155 (40%)$4,3923,837 (49%)$7,322
2015-166,388 (79%)$6,9843,141 (39%)$4,2113,866 (48%)$7,230
2016-177,084 (80%)$7,1613,544 (40%)$4,1874,466 (51%)$7,214
2017-187,637 (81%)$7,5754,452 (47%)$4,5835,994 (63%)$8,096
2018-198,201 (81%)$7,5944,128 (41%)$4,8884,882 (48%)$7,383
2019-208,565 (86%)$7,7744,142 (42%)$4,9944,754 (48%)$7,392
2020-219,218 (89%)$6,6493,918 (38%)$5,0034,863 (47%)$6,471
2021-228,648 (90%)$6,8663,535 (37%)$4,7993,729 (39%)$6,766
Average7,273 (80.73%)$7,0743,617 (40.36%)$4,5334,393 (49.18%)$7,247

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,177 (92.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,247. It can cover 47.06% of tuition & fees ($19,652) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 747 (58.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,828).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,028 (90%)$7,723650 (57%)$5,392
2012-131,170 (91%)$8,904685 (53%)$5,463
2013-141,043 (90%)$8,449676 (58%)$5,863
2014-151,070 (94%)$9,811667 (59%)$6,117
2015-161,125 (90%)$8,405713 (57%)$5,915
2016-171,217 (93%)$9,429777 (59%)$5,678
2017-181,198 (93%)$10,065731 (57%)$5,921
2018-191,377 (93%)$10,000887 (60%)$6,028
2019-201,312 (96%)$10,089799 (59%)$6,121
2020-211,301 (93%)$9,347925 (66%)$5,540
2021-221,111 (89%)$9,499707 (57%)$6,068
Average1,177 (92.00%)$9,247747 (58.36%)$5,828
*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, 660 (51.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,876.
In addition, 959 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (75.00 % 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
2011-12530 (46%)$4,44755 (5%)$864841 (74%)$2,969815 (71%)$3,727
2012-13619 (48%)$4,564102 (8%)$954976 (76%)$3,447861 (67%)$4,798
2013-14551 (48%)$4,55850 (4%)$1,013821 (71%)$3,884558 (48%)$5,485
2014-15602 (53%)$4,75346 (4%)$2,462849 (75%)$4,069657 (58%)$6,193
2015-16623 (50%)$4,58777 (6%)$1,979911 (73%)$4,032608 (49%)$4,558
2016-17664 (51%)$4,67990 (7%)$1,7361,004 (77%)$4,414844 (65%)$4,480
2017-18643 (50%)$5,108192 (15%)$1,733979 (76%)$4,490852 (66%)$4,747
2018-19779 (53%)$5,102146 (10%)$1,4441,152 (78%)$4,209957 (65%)$4,949
2019-20792 (58%)$5,380988 (72%)$9731,093 (80%)$4,134813 (60%)$4,300
2020-21766 (55%)$5,292945 (67%)$482973 (69%)$3,832760 (54%)$5,162
2021-22696 (56%)$5,165116 (9%)$1,677951 (76%)$3,578675 (54%)$4,980
Average660 (51.64%)$4,876255 (18.82%)$1,392959 (75.00%)$3,914764 (59.73%)$4,853
*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, 747 (58.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $747.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12650 (57%)$5,392648 (57%)$5,29616 (1%)$4,560
2012-13685 (53%)$5,463679 (53%)$5,28825 (2%)$6,054
2013-14676 (58%)$5,863669 (58%)$5,63028 (2%)$7,032
2014-15667 (59%)$6,117662 (58%)$5,86630 (3%)$6,542
2015-16713 (57%)$5,915708 (57%)$5,63127 (2%)$8,528
2016-17777 (59%)$5,678771 (59%)$5,36836 (3%)$7,593
2017-18731 (57%)$5,921728 (57%)$5,56133 (3%)$8,481
2018-19887 (60%)$6,028873 (59%)$5,64944 (3%)$9,433
2019-20799 (59%)$6,121788 (58%)$5,67144 (3%)$9,588
2020-21925 (66%)$5,540915 (65%)$4,87861 (4%)$10,829
2021-22707 (57%)$6,068696 (56%)$5,30251 (4%)$11,768
Average747 (58.36%)$5,828740 (57.91%)$5,46736 (2.73%)$8,219

Compare NSU in a Variety of Ways

Rivalry Colleges
Louisiana Statistics
Louisiana Tuition Trends
Southland Conference Members Compaprison
Similar Schools
Most Searched Louisiana Colleges
Related Articles and Ads