How Palo Alto's Financial Aid Changes

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Palo Alto

Over the past 12 years (2011-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 99, which is 73.55 % of all undergraduate students. 85 students which is 61.73% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,745.

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 University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 99, which is 73.55 % of all undergraduate students. 85 students which is 61.73% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,745.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	138 (82%)	$5,313	71 (42%)	$4,224	95 (57%)	$9,489
2012-13	166 (98%)	$4,663	78 (46%)	$4,262	106 (62%)	$10,000
2013-14	97 (51%)	$6,505	97 (51%)	$4,565	131 (68%)	$9,375
2014-15	141 (73%)	$5,759	114 (59%)	$4,526	142 (73%)	$10,794
2015-16	140 (83%)	$8,048	86 (51%)	$4,608	118 (70%)	$10,465
2016-17	113 (72%)	$8,738	80 (51%)	$4,186	99 (63%)	$9,389
2017-18	85 (70%)	$8,201	62 (51%)	$4,618	78 (64%)	$9,498
2018-19	75 (74%)	$8,360	54 (53%)	$4,650	57 (56%)	$9,562
2019-20	60 (88%)	$9,749	35 (51%)	$4,427	36 (53%)	$8,932
2020-21	32 (42%)	$8,464	32 (42%)	$4,874	39 (51%)	$10,084
2021-22	42 (76%)	$9,749	29 (53%)	$4,583	34 (62%)	$9,606
Average	99 (73.55%)	$7,595	67 (50.00%)	$4,502	85 (61.73%)	$9,745

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