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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 Palo Alto College since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,385, which is 35.82 % of all undergraduate students. 327 students which is 3.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,802.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-123,421 (37%)$4,1573,133 (34%)$3,911386 (4%)$5,893
2012-133,125 (36%)$4,0442,753 (32%)$3,879336 (4%)$5,920
2013-142,977 (35%)$4,3682,576 (31%)$3,995346 (4%)$6,224
2014-153,081 (37%)$4,4482,735 (33%)$3,995392 (5%)$5,918
2015-163,182 (37%)$4,3952,749 (32%)$4,080367 (4%)$5,873
2016-173,374 (37%)$4,3422,745 (30%)$4,046401 (4%)$5,718
2017-183,639 (39%)$4,7373,015 (32%)$4,407344 (4%)$5,448
2018-193,438 (35%)$4,6272,833 (29%)$4,481314 (3%)$5,198
2019-203,983 (37%)$4,1923,092 (29%)$3,982302 (3%)$5,655
2020-213,854 (34%)$3,9732,605 (23%)$4,260207 (2%)$5,933
2021-223,157 (30%)$3,9552,423 (23%)$3,791206 (2%)$6,042
Average3,385 (35.82%)$4,2942,787 (29.82%)$4,075327 (3.55%)$5,802

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 473 (80.45 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,160. It can cover 35.78% of tuition & fees ($14,422) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 20 (3.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,713).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12338 (72%)$4,79924 (5%)$4,749
2012-13242 (71%)$4,56611 (3%)$3,814
2013-14336 (80%)$5,19110 (2%)$4,038
2014-15385 (77%)$5,20715 (3%)$5,327
2015-16360 (75%)$4,83823 (5%)$4,168
2016-17387 (78%)$5,01028 (6%)$4,568
2017-18573 (86%)$5,83028 (4%)$4,141
2018-19602 (84%)$5,58023 (3%)$4,195
2019-20792 (84%)$5,50631 (3%)$4,528
2020-21664 (89%)$4,86810 (1%)$6,413
2021-22519 (89%)$5,36412 (2%)$5,904
Average473 (80.45%)$5,16020 (3.36%)$4,713
*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, 388 (66.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,784.
In addition, 236 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (38.91 % 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
2011-12298 (64%)$4,63652 (11%)$730123 (26%)$1,6282 (0%)$1,065
2012-13208 (61%)$4,41822 (6%)$53379 (23%)$1,50742 (12%)$1,315
2013-14269 (64%)$4,6759 (2%)$656190 (45%)$1,75884 (20%)$1,747
2014-15341 (69%)$4,52418 (4%)$733160 (32%)$2,07877 (15%)$1,513
2015-16304 (63%)$4,72112 (3%)$692111 (23%)$1,88562 (13%)$1,434
2016-17324 (66%)$4,62818 (4%)$739178 (36%)$1,65672 (15%)$1,823
2017-18461 (69%)$5,09521 (3%)$776465 (69%)$1,69694 (14%)$1,988
2018-19512 (72%)$5,14219 (3%)$1,780369 (52%)$1,55465 (9%)$1,828
2019-20682 (72%)$4,90175 (8%)$1,405399 (42%)$1,93192 (10%)$1,551
2020-21461 (62%)$5,029151 (20%)$859267 (36%)$2,78015 (2%)$2,795
2021-22410 (70%)$4,85860 (10%)$877257 (44%)$2,429110 (19%)$1,050
Average388 (66.55%)$4,78442 (6.73%)$889236 (38.91%)$1,90065 (12.90%)$1,646
*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, 20 (3.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $20.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-1224 (5%)$4,74924 (5%)$4,749--
2012-1311 (3%)$3,81411 (3%)$3,814--
2013-1410 (2%)$4,03810 (2%)$4,038--
2014-1515 (3%)$5,32715 (3%)$5,327--
2015-1623 (5%)$4,16823 (5%)$4,168--
2016-1728 (6%)$4,56828 (6%)$4,568--
2017-1828 (4%)$4,14128 (4%)$4,141--
2018-1923 (3%)$4,19523 (3%)$4,195--
2019-2031 (3%)$4,52831 (3%)$4,528--
2020-2110 (1%)$6,41310 (1%)$6,413--
2021-2212 (2%)$5,90412 (2%)$5,904--
Average20 (3.36%)$4,71320 (3.36%)$4,713--

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