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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-Penn State Berks since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,199, which is 80.63 % of all undergraduate students. 1,781 students which is 65.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,769.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,314 (82%)$4,424981 (35%)$3,8561,975 (70%)$6,728
2012-132,225 (81%)$4,683934 (34%)$3,9231,874 (68%)$6,993
2013-142,232 (82%)$5,103957 (35%)$3,9731,824 (67%)$7,077
2014-152,340 (83%)$5,1311,008 (36%)$4,0981,908 (67%)$7,028
2015-162,402 (83%)$5,139969 (33%)$4,1251,976 (68%)$6,816
2016-172,363 (82%)$5,123958 (33%)$4,3011,889 (65%)$6,533
2017-182,173 (80%)$5,326846 (31%)$4,4911,656 (61%)$6,596
2018-19------
2019-20------
2020-21------
2021-221,543 (72%)$9,229650 (31%)$4,8421,146 (54%)$6,380
Average2,199 (80.63%)$5,520913 (33.50%)$4,2011,781 (65.00%)$6,769

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 447 (59.13 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,290. It can cover 27.34% of tuition & fees ($26,668) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 529 (69.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,061).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12411 (48%)$6,797633 (75%)$6,983
2012-13444 (55%)$6,910563 (70%)$7,987
2013-14517 (65%)$7,390574 (72%)$7,473
2014-15515 (61%)$6,867608 (72%)$8,249
2015-16483 (62%)$7,144586 (75%)$7,775
2016-17436 (60%)$7,673487 (67%)$7,429
2017-18378 (56%)$7,014436 (64%)$8,204
2018-19----
2019-20----
2020-21----
2021-22394 (66%)$8,528341 (57%)$10,385
Average447 (59.13%)$7,290529 (69.00%)$8,061
*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, 255 (33.50 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,297.
In addition, 256 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (33.13 % 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
2011-12275 (32%)$4,06892 (11%)$1,528274 (32%)$3,241210 (25%)$3,077
2012-13269 (34%)$4,07590 (11%)$1,499295 (37%)$3,275273 (34%)$3,191
2013-14305 (39%)$4,02199 (13%)$1,271312 (39%)$3,470342 (43%)$4,051
2014-15313 (37%)$4,08786 (10%)$1,653308 (36%)$3,270342 (40%)$3,239
2015-16261 (33%)$4,23777 (10%)$1,612277 (35%)$3,587338 (43%)$3,631
2016-17243 (34%)$4,45468 (9%)$1,273257 (36%)$3,557330 (46%)$3,826
2017-18204 (30%)$4,40166 (10%)$1,268215 (32%)$3,232271 (40%)$3,598
2018-19--------
2019-20--------
2020-21--------
2021-22172 (29%)$5,032290 (49%)$2,244109 (18%)$4,091260 (44%)$5,375
Average255 (33.50%)$4,297109 (15.38%)$1,544256 (33.13%)$3,465296 (39.38%)$3,749
*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, 529 (69.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $529.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12633 (75%)$6,983628 (74%)$5,68279 (9%)$10,783
2012-13563 (70%)$7,987554 (69%)$5,876110 (14%)$11,284
2013-14574 (72%)$7,473568 (72%)$6,10875 (9%)$10,933
2014-15608 (72%)$8,249597 (71%)$6,084101 (12%)$13,693
2015-16586 (75%)$7,775579 (74%)$5,608104 (13%)$12,589
2016-17487 (67%)$7,429475 (66%)$5,39878 (11%)$13,514
2017-18436 (64%)$8,204426 (63%)$5,21089 (13%)$15,253
2018-19------
2019-20------
2020-21------
2021-22341 (57%)$10,385323 (54%)$5,26697 (16%)$18,973
Average529 (69.00%)$8,061519 (67.88%)$5,65492 (12.13%)$13,378

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