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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 Pacific Lutheran University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,696, which is 95.64 % of all undergraduate students. 1,629 students which is 57.18% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,419.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-123,031 (95%)$25,118905 (28%)$3,9572,078 (65%)$6,817
2012-132,991 (94%)$17,664977 (31%)$3,8892,039 (64%)$7,504
2013-142,921 (93%)$29,490900 (29%)$4,0672,096 (67%)$8,002
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
Average2,696 (95.64%)$25,925879 (31.18%)$4,3741,629 (57.18%)$9,419

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 616 (98.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $27,173. It can cover 53.32% of tuition & fees ($50,964).
In addition, 373 (59.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,089).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12721 (99%)$18,669533 (73%)$6,400
2012-13621 (98%)$20,885407 (64%)$6,109
2013-14636 (98%)$21,784422 (65%)$7,535
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
Average616 (98.64%)$27,173373 (59.36%)$7,089
*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, 200 (32.45 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,387.
In addition, 166 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (27.27 % 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
2011-12205 (28%)$4,080206 (28%)$881102 (14%)$5,921721 (99%)$16,420
2012-13183 (29%)$4,294180 (28%)$832102 (16%)$9,180621 (98%)$17,870
2013-14192 (30%)$4,068191 (29%)$767110 (17%)$9,199634 (98%)$18,794
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
Average200 (32.45%)$4,387205 (33.09%)$896166 (27.27%)$8,658613 (98.27%)$23,128
*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, 373 (59.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $373.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12533 (73%)$6,400530 (73%)$5,46950 (7%)$10,249
2012-13407 (64%)$6,109402 (64%)$5,9695 (1%)$17,367
2013-14422 (65%)$7,535419 (65%)$6,19446 (7%)$12,707
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
Average373 (59.36%)$7,089365 (57.91%)$5,61541 (6.64%)$14,268

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