Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at PLU

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$15,959

Received Amount Changes

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,547, which is 96.22 % of all undergraduate students. 1,414 students which is 53.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $10,262.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 98.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 56% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Pacific Lutheran University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,547, which is 96.22 % of all undergraduate students. 1,414 students which is 53.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $10,262.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-152,795 (96%)$20,113944 (32%)$4,0171,692 (58%)$9,410
2015-162,689 (94%)$22,774851 (30%)$4,4271,696 (59%)$7,555
2016-172,624 (96%)$23,342840 (31%)$4,2371,636 (60%)$11,501
2017-182,562 (96%)$25,256837 (31%)$4,4131,515 (57%)$11,169
2018-192,683 (98%)$27,438911 (33%)$4,5871,526 (56%)$10,198
2019-202,600 (96%)$29,162871 (32%)$4,6601,406 (52%)$10,449
2020-212,455 (97%)$31,002825 (32%)$4,8921,193 (47%)$10,201
2021-222,304 (97%)$33,815809 (34%)$4,9641,046 (44%)$10,804
2022-232,210 (96%)$36,072754 (33%)$5,1861,012 (44%)$11,074
Average2,547 (96.22%)$27,664849 (32.00%)$4,5981,414 (53.00%)$10,262
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 590 (98.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $30,781. It can cover 60.45% of tuition & fees ($50,916).

In addition, 333 (55.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,240).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-15564 (98%)$23,284385 (67%)$6,456
2015-16627 (98%)$25,658335 (52%)$7,602
2016-17668 (99%)$26,984417 (62%)$7,342
2017-18609 (98%)$29,317350 (57%)$7,248
2018-19645 (99%)$30,044375 (58%)$7,513
2019-20594 (100%)$31,432353 (59%)$7,307
2020-21579 (99%)$34,413275 (47%)$6,921
2021-22507 (99%)$36,435249 (49%)$7,547
2022-23520 (99%)$39,464261 (50%)$7,220
Average590 (98.78%)$30,781333 (55.67%)$7,240
*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 10 years, on average, 201 (34.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,572.

In addition, 193 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.89 % 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
2014-15187 (33%)$4,054188 (33%)$759125 (22%)$8,751561 (98%)$19,853
2015-16171 (27%)$4,372171 (27%)$734110 (17%)$9,129627 (98%)$22,664
2016-17206 (30%)$4,335206 (30%)$799233 (34%)$7,966665 (98%)$22,725
2017-18198 (32%)$4,471199 (32%)$960214 (35%)$8,360604 (98%)$24,816
2018-19226 (35%)$4,511223 (34%)$712175 (27%)$9,218645 (99%)$25,716
2019-20223 (37%)$4,701248 (42%)$938182 (31%)$10,337592 (99%)$26,197
2020-21204 (35%)$4,712211 (36%)$1,044238 (41%)$8,499577 (98%)$28,979
2021-22207 (41%)$4,662229 (45%)$1,434233 (46%)$8,681499 (98%)$30,374
2022-23190 (36%)$5,331189 (36%)$1,068227 (43%)$9,013519 (99%)$33,257
Average201 (34.00%)$4,572207 (35.00%)$939193 (32.89%)$8,884588 (98.33%)$26,065
*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 10 years, on average, 333 (55.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $333.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15385 (67%)$6,456352 (61%)$5,57640 (7%)$13,069
2015-16335 (52%)$7,602335 (52%)$6,26736 (6%)$12,426
2016-17417 (62%)$7,342416 (61%)$6,02742 (6%)$13,194
2017-18350 (57%)$7,248342 (55%)$5,48548 (8%)$13,770
2018-19375 (58%)$7,513369 (57%)$5,24065 (10%)$13,601
2019-20353 (59%)$7,307343 (58%)$5,19048 (8%)$16,651
2020-21275 (47%)$6,921265 (45%)$5,09135 (6%)$15,835
2021-22249 (49%)$7,547237 (46%)$5,26035 (7%)$18,077
2022-23261 (50%)$7,220251 (48%)$5,09638 (7%)$15,929
Average333 (55.67%)$7,240323 (53.67%)$5,47043 (7.22%)$14,728

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