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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 Princeton University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,151, which is 59.45 % of all undergraduate students. 203 students which is 4.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,543.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-123,073 (59%)$35,654639 (12%)$3,786242 (5%)$5,640
2012-133,106 (58%)$37,160649 (12%)$4,163257 (5%)$4,868
2013-143,088 (58%)$38,704684 (13%)$4,284260 (5%)$5,019
2014-153,119 (58%)$41,466790 (15%)$4,195243 (5%)$5,023
2015-163,114 (58%)$44,198825 (15%)$4,308244 (5%)$5,653
2016-173,149 (58%)$47,413882 (16%)$4,419209 (4%)$5,749
2017-183,194 (59%)$50,6551,005 (19%)$4,670199 (4%)$5,567
2018-193,293 (61%)$52,6701,042 (19%)$4,915185 (3%)$5,756
2019-203,305 (61%)$56,1261,158 (21%)$4,975167 (3%)$5,903
2020-213,001 (63%)$50,5831,032 (22%)$5,14290 (2%)$5,765
2021-223,221 (61%)$62,0791,033 (19%)$5,226134 (3%)$6,034
Average3,151 (59.45%)$46,973885 (16.64%)$4,553203 (4.00%)$5,543

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 790 (60.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $46,200. It can cover 77.37% of tuition & fees ($59,710).
In addition, 110 (8.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,566).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12781 (60%)$33,894109 (8%)$3,543
2012-13815 (60%)$36,476121 (9%)$4,262
2013-14795 (62%)$38,515156 (12%)$3,519
2014-15777 (59%)$41,764152 (12%)$3,460
2015-16792 (60%)$44,128112 (9%)$4,520
2016-17777 (60%)$48,088126 (10%)$4,451
2017-18786 (60%)$50,758101 (8%)$4,163
2018-19831 (62%)$52,188131 (10%)$3,888
2019-20809 (61%)$55,46575 (6%)$3,647
2020-21746 (65%)$47,13647 (4%)$7,216
2021-22786 (61%)$59,79275 (6%)$7,559
Average790 (60.91%)$46,200110 (8.55%)$4,566
*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, 241 (18.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,628.
In addition, 23 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (2.10 % 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
2011-12162 (12%)$3,74569 (5%)$3,9773 (0%)$3,098781 (60%)$32,754
2012-13186 (14%)$4,23973 (5%)$4,00017 (1%)$7,484815 (60%)$34,994
2013-14191 (15%)$4,26371 (6%)$3,97220 (2%)$8,696795 (62%)$36,918
2014-15236 (18%)$4,25077 (6%)$3,89724 (2%)$9,126777 (59%)$39,805
2015-16221 (17%)$4,28271 (5%)$3,99924 (2%)$8,835792 (60%)$42,307
2016-17269 (21%)$4,703103 (8%)$3,98121 (2%)$8,355777 (60%)$45,707
2017-18293 (22%)$4,83287 (7%)$3,95424 (2%)$9,350785 (60%)$48,295
2018-19279 (21%)$5,02152 (4%)$3,95030 (2%)$9,892827 (62%)$50,139
2019-20330 (25%)$4,971102 (8%)$3,98039 (3%)$10,341809 (61%)$52,437
2020-21212 (18%)$5,162113 (10%)$3,46229 (3%)$9,807743 (65%)$44,945
2021-22275 (21%)$5,44285 (7%)$3,99421 (2%)$8,758785 (61%)$57,295
Average241 (18.55%)$4,62882 (6.45%)$3,92423 (2.10%)$8,522790 (60.91%)$44,145
*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, 110 (8.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $110.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12109 (8%)$3,54341 (3%)$4,00185 (7%)$2,613
2012-13121 (9%)$4,26261 (4%)$4,36475 (6%)$3,326
2013-14156 (12%)$3,51961 (5%)$4,22395 (7%)$3,068
2014-15152 (12%)$3,46064 (5%)$4,13288 (7%)$2,971
2015-16112 (9%)$4,52049 (4%)$5,41776 (6%)$3,169
2016-17126 (10%)$4,45161 (5%)$5,23588 (7%)$2,745
2017-18101 (8%)$4,16352 (4%)$4,83466 (5%)$2,562
2018-19131 (10%)$3,88852 (4%)$4,903101 (8%)$2,519
2019-2075 (6%)$3,64728 (2%)$4,75957 (4%)$2,462
2020-2147 (4%)$7,21627 (2%)$5,27822 (2%)$8,938
2021-2275 (6%)$7,55929 (2%)$5,01659 (5%)$7,143
Average110 (8.55%)$4,56648 (3.64%)$4,74274 (5.82%)$3,774

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