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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 Pierce College District since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,389, which is 35.36 % of all undergraduate students. 1,154 students which is 17.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,050.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,485 (33%)$4,9502,364 (31%)$3,6451,297 (17%)$6,295
2012-132,336 (34%)$5,3262,218 (32%)$3,6131,189 (17%)$5,999
2013-142,101 (34%)$5,4231,981 (32%)$3,7251,068 (17%)$5,987
2014-152,168 (37%)$5,4682,039 (34%)$3,7341,061 (18%)$5,808
2015-162,136 (38%)$5,4971,960 (35%)$3,8311,217 (22%)$6,224
2016-172,450 (40%)$5,4952,151 (35%)$3,7741,379 (23%)$6,004
2017-182,339 (39%)$5,6611,970 (33%)$4,0331,248 (21%)$6,016
2018-191,929 (32%)$6,0141,589 (26%)$4,2051,000 (16%)$5,884
2019-202,952 (33%)$5,8172,412 (27%)$4,1021,332 (15%)$5,989
2020-212,752 (33%)$6,0081,886 (23%)$4,0691,046 (13%)$6,237
2021-222,632 (36%)$7,0811,658 (23%)$4,090857 (12%)$6,102
Average2,389 (35.36%)$5,7042,021 (30.09%)$3,8931,154 (17.36%)$6,050

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 228 (49.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,913. It can cover 113.47% of tuition & fees ($5,211) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 88 (19.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,037).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12192 (60%)$5,12863 (20%)$5,701
2012-13185 (55%)$5,69283 (25%)$5,191
2013-14159 (49%)$5,79774 (23%)$5,575
2014-15204 (57%)$5,93082 (23%)$4,672
2015-16182 (49%)$5,64680 (22%)$4,803
2016-17258 (62%)$5,565104 (25%)$5,144
2017-18186 (51%)$6,04473 (20%)$4,527
2018-19148 (39%)$6,56367 (18%)$4,100
2019-20321 (46%)$6,245117 (17%)$4,891
2020-21312 (36%)$6,25596 (11%)$5,574
2021-22357 (42%)$6,177124 (15%)$5,232
Average228 (49.64%)$5,91388 (19.91%)$5,037
*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, 192 (43.36 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,138.
In addition, 143 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (29.18 % 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
2011-12182 (57%)$3,88614 (4%)$39880 (25%)$2,37949 (15%)$1,663
2012-13177 (53%)$4,02912 (4%)$320101 (30%)$2,79737 (11%)$1,446
2013-14147 (45%)$3,98017 (5%)$53284 (26%)$2,99136 (11%)$2,125
2014-15190 (53%)$4,24311 (3%)$543110 (31%)$2,98545 (13%)$1,538
2015-16169 (46%)$3,87725 (7%)$39290 (24%)$3,08962 (17%)$1,364
2016-17217 (52%)$3,93925 (6%)$402137 (33%)$2,992138 (33%)$1,168
2017-18162 (44%)$4,12922 (6%)$291133 (36%)$2,92639 (11%)$1,529
2018-19131 (34%)$4,41214 (4%)$72697 (25%)$3,61519 (5%)$1,715
2019-20278 (40%)$4,26219 (3%)$674210 (30%)$3,44477 (11%)$1,091
2020-21217 (25%)$4,408132 (15%)$1,197240 (27%)$3,20572 (8%)$944
2021-22237 (28%)$4,350124 (15%)$2,607287 (34%)$2,78850 (6%)$1,014
Average192 (43.36%)$4,13838 (6.55%)$735143 (29.18%)$3,01957 (12.82%)$1,418
*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, 88 (19.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $88.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-1263 (20%)$5,70162 (19%)$5,7131 (0%)$5,000
2012-1383 (25%)$5,19180 (24%)$5,0773 (1%)$8,233
2013-1474 (23%)$5,57573 (22%)$5,6031 (0%)$3,500
2014-1582 (23%)$4,67279 (22%)$4,5693 (1%)$7,406
2015-1680 (22%)$4,80380 (22%)$4,803--
2016-17104 (25%)$5,144104 (25%)$5,144--
2017-1873 (20%)$4,52772 (20%)$4,5211 (0%)$5,000
2018-1967 (18%)$4,10066 (17%)$4,0611 (0%)$6,667
2019-20117 (17%)$4,891117 (17%)$4,891--
2020-2196 (11%)$5,57495 (11%)$5,6141 (0%)$1,760
2021-22124 (15%)$5,232124 (15%)$5,232--
Average88 (19.91%)$5,03787 (19.45%)$5,0212 (1.00%)$5,367

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