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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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 29,584, which is 66.56 % of all undergraduate students. 21,076 students which is 47.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,734.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1227,586 (71%)$5,8957,323 (19%)$3,78420,971 (54%)$6,891
2012-1327,305 (70%)$6,2186,931 (18%)$3,90520,458 (52%)$6,912
2013-1427,591 (69%)$6,5416,660 (17%)$4,00620,126 (50%)$6,832
2014-1527,520 (68%)$6,8366,524 (16%)$4,10419,740 (49%)$6,829
2015-1627,144 (67%)$7,1016,298 (15%)$4,16019,284 (47%)$6,760
2016-1726,157 (63%)$6,3576,105 (15%)$4,29818,472 (45%)$6,580
2017-1826,018 (64%)$6,9285,900 (14%)$4,58917,844 (44%)$6,651
2018-1954,344 (71%)$6,77117,772 (23%)$4,44036,637 (48%)$6,706
2019-20------
2020-21------
2021-2222,591 (56%)$11,5745,600 (14%)$5,09516,151 (40%)$6,442
Average29,584 (66.56%)$7,1367,679 (16.78%)$4,26521,076 (47.67%)$6,734

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 3,551 (39.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,208. It can cover 22.91% of tuition & fees ($40,188) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 4,268 (48.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,912).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,696 (37%)$8,1683,734 (51%)$7,869
2012-132,883 (38%)$8,2853,718 (49%)$8,767
2013-143,361 (42%)$8,9453,789 (47%)$9,058
2014-153,024 (37%)$9,1513,822 (47%)$9,130
2015-162,886 (38%)$9,4133,434 (45%)$9,540
2016-172,903 (34%)$10,0603,993 (47%)$10,503
2017-182,634 (34%)$10,1073,794 (48%)$10,942
2018-197,812 (50%)$8,6788,112 (52%)$9,985
2019-20----
2020-21----
2021-223,757 (44%)$10,0664,019 (47%)$13,414
Average3,551 (39.33%)$9,2084,268 (48.11%)$9,912
*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, 1,335 (14.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,309.
In addition, 1,220 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (13.33 % 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
2011-121,125 (15%)$3,928391 (5%)$1,8961,072 (15%)$3,2732,214 (30%)$6,031
2012-131,089 (14%)$3,894342 (4%)$1,8091,079 (14%)$3,5332,415 (32%)$6,301
2013-141,029 (13%)$4,145373 (5%)$1,5731,116 (14%)$3,5462,936 (37%)$7,240
2014-151,069 (13%)$4,117359 (4%)$1,4251,077 (13%)$3,2652,678 (33%)$7,186
2015-16916 (12%)$4,119240 (3%)$1,603798 (11%)$3,6602,624 (35%)$7,656
2016-171,117 (13%)$4,340340 (4%)$1,337935 (11%)$3,7132,641 (31%)$7,736
2017-18991 (13%)$4,566304 (4%)$1,440909 (12%)$3,4512,363 (30%)$7,838
2018-193,486 (22%)$4,6251,164 (8%)$1,4223,181 (21%)$3,3436,727 (43%)$5,855
2019-20--------
2020-21--------
2021-221,197 (14%)$5,0442,703 (32%)$1,982810 (9%)$4,2582,506 (29%)$9,167
Average1,335 (14.33%)$4,309691 (7.67%)$1,6101,220 (13.33%)$3,5603,012 (33.33%)$7,223
*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, 4,268 (48.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $4,268.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-123,734 (51%)$7,8693,692 (50%)$5,508547 (7%)$16,540
2012-133,718 (49%)$8,7673,666 (48%)$5,552688 (9%)$17,796
2013-143,789 (47%)$9,0583,709 (46%)$5,625773 (10%)$17,405
2014-153,822 (47%)$9,1303,716 (46%)$5,639759 (9%)$18,366
2015-163,434 (45%)$9,5403,334 (44%)$5,541700 (9%)$20,413
2016-173,993 (47%)$10,5033,885 (46%)$5,415977 (12%)$21,394
2017-183,794 (48%)$10,9423,699 (47%)$5,368984 (13%)$22,011
2018-198,112 (52%)$9,9857,863 (51%)$5,3412,098 (14%)$18,593
2019-20------
2020-21------
2021-224,019 (47%)$13,4143,855 (45%)$5,3541,268 (15%)$26,238
Average4,268 (48.11%)$9,9124,158 (47.00%)$5,483977 (10.89%)$19,862

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