How Palomar's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Palomar College since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,888, which is 46.45 % of all undergraduate students. 220 students which is 1.10% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,433.

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	9,923 (39%)	$2,107	3,835 (15%)	$3,349	371 (1%)	$5,502
2012-13	10,923 (45%)	$2,246	3,867 (16%)	$3,504	398 (2%)	$6,010
2013-14	11,192 (45%)	$2,446	4,156 (17%)	$3,739	307 (1%)	$3,845
2014-15	11,551 (46%)	$2,378	4,031 (16%)	$3,712	230 (1%)	$4,358
2015-16	11,232 (48%)	$2,443	4,004 (17%)	$3,758	215 (1%)	$4,424
2016-17	10,997 (46%)	$2,356	3,861 (16%)	$3,455	210 (1%)	$4,081
2017-18	11,426 (48%)	$2,520	4,079 (17%)	$3,727	162 (1%)	$4,204
2018-19	12,029 (50%)	$2,530	3,958 (17%)	$3,765	167 (1%)	$4,151
2019-20	11,374 (48%)	$2,986	4,383 (18%)	$3,799	164 (1%)	$3,657
2020-21	10,205 (48%)	$3,228	3,471 (16%)	$3,933	99 (0%)	$3,965
2021-22	8,911 (48%)	$4,812	3,033 (16%)	$3,915	99 (1%)	$4,561
Average	10,888 (46.45%)	$2,732	3,880 (16.45%)	$3,696	220 (1.10%)	$4,433

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,351 (66.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,524. It can cover 42.48% of tuition & fees ($10,650) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 18 (1.43 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,504).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,117 (55%)	$3,664	40 (2%)	$5,523
2012-13	1,147 (57%)	$3,837	31 (2%)	$6,062
2013-14	1,200 (59%)	$4,313	33 (2%)	$2,990
2014-15	1,183 (58%)	$4,281	17 (1%)	$3,289
2015-16	1,224 (61%)	$4,616	16 (1%)	$2,928
2016-17	1,097 (61%)	$4,556	25 (1%)	$2,839
2017-18	1,307 (65%)	$5,287	7 (0%)	$2,830
2018-19	1,792 (77%)	$4,275	10 (0%)	$3,430
2019-20	1,924 (81%)	$4,496	15 (1%)	$3,060
2020-21	1,530 (79%)	$4,544	5 (0%)	$2,598
2021-22	1,345 (80%)	$5,896	4 (0%)	$2,995
Average	1,351 (66.64%)	$4,524	18 (1.43%)	$3,504

^*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, 714 (35.27 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,640.

In addition, 1,335 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (65.73 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	666 (33%)	$4,245	144 (7%)	$452	1,107 (55%)	$1,085	-	-
2012-13	653 (33%)	$4,256	132 (7%)	$430	1,130 (56%)	$1,385	-	-
2013-14	745 (37%)	$4,478	183 (9%)	$402	1,185 (58%)	$1,489	2 (0%)	$500
2014-15	729 (36%)	$4,475	167 (8%)	$357	1,170 (58%)	$1,489	1 (0%)	$500
2015-16	783 (39%)	$4,593	204 (10%)	$497	1,209 (60%)	$1,615	-	-
2016-17	655 (36%)	$4,472	207 (12%)	$501	1,079 (60%)	$1,821	1 (0%)	$690
2017-18	796 (39%)	$4,721	309 (15%)	$466	1,296 (64%)	$2,041	758 (37%)	$478
2018-19	800 (34%)	$4,734	342 (15%)	$455	1,779 (76%)	$2,043	256 (11%)	$330
2019-20	873 (37%)	$4,931	360 (15%)	$413	1,913 (80%)	$2,194	-	-
2020-21	639 (33%)	$4,973	732 (38%)	$1,236	1,493 (77%)	$1,922	-	-
2021-22	519 (31%)	$5,167	841 (50%)	$3,289	1,320 (79%)	$1,880	-	-
Average	714 (35.27%)	$4,640	329 (16.91%)	$773	1,335 (65.73%)	$1,724	204 (24.00%)	$500

^*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, 18 (1.43 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $18.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	40 (2%)	$5,523	40 (2%)	$5,523	-	-
2012-13	31 (2%)	$6,062	31 (2%)	$6,062	-	-
2013-14	33 (2%)	$2,990	33 (2%)	$2,990	-	-
2014-15	17 (1%)	$3,289	17 (1%)	$3,289	-	-
2015-16	16 (1%)	$2,928	16 (1%)	$2,928	-	-
2016-17	25 (1%)	$2,839	25 (1%)	$2,839	-	-
2017-18	7 (0%)	$2,830	7 (0%)	$2,830	-	-
2018-19	10 (0%)	$3,430	10 (0%)	$3,430	-	-
2019-20	15 (1%)	$3,060	15 (1%)	$3,060	-	-
2020-21	5 (0%)	$2,598	5 (0%)	$2,598	-	-
2021-22	4 (0%)	$2,995	4 (0%)	$2,995	-	-
Average	18 (1.43%)	$3,504	18 (1.43%)	$3,504	-	-

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Palomar

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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

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