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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 Harrisburg since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,895, which is 76.88 % of all undergraduate students. 2,164 students which is 57.75% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,272.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,540 (80%)$5,0521,106 (35%)$3,7982,042 (64%)$7,685
2012-132,766 (81%)$5,1001,184 (35%)$3,8672,190 (64%)$7,683
2013-142,847 (80%)$5,5061,195 (33%)$3,9772,209 (62%)$7,549
2014-152,926 (79%)$5,8241,190 (32%)$4,1382,204 (60%)$7,528
2015-163,099 (80%)$5,9871,238 (32%)$4,1472,306 (60%)$7,245
2016-173,012 (72%)$5,2391,229 (29%)$4,3512,292 (55%)$7,100
2017-183,120 (73%)$6,1471,233 (29%)$4,5462,225 (52%)$6,886
2018-19------
2019-20------
2020-21------
2021-222,851 (70%)$10,1141,146 (28%)$5,0291,843 (45%)$6,497
Average2,895 (76.88%)$6,1211,190 (31.63%)$4,2322,164 (57.75%)$7,272

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 498 (60.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,289. It can cover 27.33% of tuition & fees ($26,668) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 433 (53.75 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,754).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12293 (54%)$7,498362 (67%)$8,489
2012-13372 (60%)$6,879370 (59%)$8,386
2013-14492 (66%)$7,403409 (55%)$8,203
2014-15508 (64%)$6,661432 (55%)$8,070
2015-16533 (62%)$7,483480 (56%)$8,986
2016-17510 (50%)$6,998439 (43%)$8,569
2017-18584 (61%)$6,506488 (51%)$8,668
2018-19----
2019-20----
2020-21----
2021-22692 (63%)$8,882484 (44%)$10,662
Average498 (60.00%)$7,289433 (53.75%)$8,754
*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, 230 (28.38 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,466.
In addition, 190 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (23.75 % 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
2011-12175 (32%)$4,04966 (12%)$1,823153 (28%)$3,404182 (34%)$4,655
2012-13207 (33%)$3,99270 (11%)$1,819178 (28%)$3,216308 (49%)$3,353
2013-14214 (29%)$4,18385 (11%)$1,871181 (24%)$3,464437 (59%)$4,488
2014-15216 (27%)$4,67090 (11%)$1,628195 (25%)$3,221463 (58%)$3,457
2015-16252 (30%)$4,35096 (11%)$1,406223 (26%)$3,611460 (54%)$4,244
2016-17228 (23%)$4,50389 (9%)$1,422203 (20%)$3,609465 (46%)$3,619
2017-18248 (26%)$4,66987 (9%)$2,002217 (23%)$3,329526 (55%)$3,318
2018-19--------
2019-20--------
2020-21--------
2021-22300 (27%)$5,314461 (42%)$2,391170 (16%)$4,288509 (46%)$5,345
Average230 (28.38%)$4,466131 (14.50%)$1,795190 (23.75%)$3,518419 (50.13%)$4,060
*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, 433 (53.75 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $433.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12362 (67%)$8,489357 (66%)$5,64267 (12%)$15,804
2012-13370 (59%)$8,386367 (59%)$5,90675 (12%)$12,469
2013-14409 (55%)$8,203402 (54%)$5,93571 (10%)$13,651
2014-15432 (55%)$8,070420 (53%)$5,99869 (9%)$14,015
2015-16480 (56%)$8,986466 (55%)$5,775100 (12%)$16,221
2016-17439 (43%)$8,569428 (42%)$5,51784 (8%)$16,673
2017-18488 (51%)$8,668479 (50%)$5,269110 (12%)$15,511
2018-19------
2019-20------
2020-21------
2021-22484 (44%)$10,662473 (43%)$5,357125 (11%)$21,012
Average433 (53.75%)$8,754424 (52.75%)$5,67588 (10.75%)$15,670

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