How Penn State World Campus'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 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,626, which is 70.75 % of all undergraduate students. 3,403 students which is 52.63% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,941.

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	2,906 (74%)	$3,324	1,484 (38%)	$2,858	2,296 (58%)	$9,246
2012-13	3,617 (75%)	$3,304	1,741 (36%)	$2,999	2,764 (58%)	$9,100
2013-14	4,011 (74%)	$3,290	1,900 (35%)	$3,066	3,040 (56%)	$9,036
2014-15	4,743 (76%)	$3,429	2,121 (34%)	$3,071	3,488 (56%)	$9,129
2015-16	5,467 (75%)	$3,440	2,457 (34%)	$3,051	3,965 (55%)	$8,938
2016-17	5,274 (67%)	$3,402	2,616 (33%)	$3,312	4,032 (51%)	$8,826
2017-18	5,592 (66%)	$3,648	2,801 (33%)	$3,544	4,078 (48%)	$8,865
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	5,397 (59%)	$6,801	2,553 (28%)	$4,056	3,562 (39%)	$8,387
Average	4,626 (70.75%)	$3,830	2,209 (33.88%)	$3,245	3,403 (52.63%)	$8,941

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 74 (66.25 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,857. It can cover 38.52% of tuition & fees ($15,204) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 74 (66.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,059).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	55 (80%)	$6,066	54 (78%)	$8,264
2012-13	50 (76%)	$5,190	51 (77%)	$7,723
2013-14	62 (70%)	$5,212	64 (73%)	$8,851
2014-15	65 (76%)	$5,004	59 (69%)	$8,208
2015-16	97 (73%)	$4,945	84 (64%)	$7,968
2016-17	66 (58%)	$5,656	74 (65%)	$8,076
2017-18	60 (53%)	$6,294	67 (59%)	$8,197
2018-19	-	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-
2021-22	139 (44%)	$8,487	137 (43%)	$7,181
Average	74 (66.25%)	$5,857	74 (66.00%)	$8,059

^*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, 58 (52.25 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,085.

In addition, 23 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (21.25 % 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	44 (64%)	$3,843	8 (12%)	$922	24 (35%)	$3,274	26 (38%)	$3,022
2012-13	42 (64%)	$3,497	4 (6%)	$2,663	22 (33%)	$3,016	19 (29%)	$1,876
2013-14	51 (58%)	$3,927	13 (15%)	$1,384	16 (18%)	$3,870	18 (20%)	$2,386
2014-15	48 (56%)	$3,696	9 (10%)	$2,532	16 (19%)	$4,172	26 (30%)	$2,242
2015-16	74 (56%)	$3,576	17 (13%)	$2,441	20 (15%)	$3,918	49 (37%)	$1,942
2016-17	53 (47%)	$4,242	4 (4%)	$1,050	21 (19%)	$2,970	24 (21%)	$3,413
2017-18	48 (42%)	$4,725	17 (15%)	$1,336	18 (16%)	$2,210	21 (19%)	$4,206
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	100 (31%)	$5,173	112 (35%)	$2,426	47 (15%)	$3,855	69 (22%)	$3,038
Average	58 (52.25%)	$4,085	23 (13.75%)	$1,844	23 (21.25%)	$3,411	32 (27.00%)	$2,766

^*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, 74 (66.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $74.

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	54 (78%)	$8,264	54 (78%)	$7,844	6 (9%)	$3,780
2012-13	51 (77%)	$7,723	51 (77%)	$7,176	5 (8%)	$5,578
2013-14	64 (73%)	$8,851	63 (72%)	$7,887	7 (8%)	$9,940
2014-15	59 (69%)	$8,208	58 (67%)	$6,957	7 (8%)	$11,539
2015-16	84 (64%)	$7,968	84 (64%)	$7,212	7 (5%)	$9,066
2016-17	74 (65%)	$8,076	72 (64%)	$7,230	10 (9%)	$7,714
2017-18	67 (59%)	$8,197	67 (59%)	$6,755	9 (8%)	$10,739
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	137 (43%)	$7,181	133 (42%)	$5,582	21 (7%)	$11,493
Average	74 (66.00%)	$8,059	73 (65.38%)	$7,080	9 (7.75%)	$8,731

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Penn State World Campus

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