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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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,208, which is 88.91 % of all undergraduate students. 3,130 students which is 53.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,913.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-124,974 (95%)$20,965877 (17%)$3,9643,093 (59%)$7,174
2012-134,992 (94%)$21,909880 (17%)$4,0703,109 (59%)$7,392
2013-145,007 (93%)$23,993904 (17%)$4,1373,226 (60%)$7,816
2014-155,049 (91%)$25,694890 (16%)$4,2403,179 (57%)$7,844
2015-165,151 (88%)$27,478969 (17%)$4,4113,276 (56%)$7,773
2016-175,467 (87%)$29,3911,067 (17%)$4,4383,450 (55%)$6,074
2017-185,409 (86%)$31,0341,125 (18%)$4,5333,369 (53%)$7,384
2018-195,585 (84%)$32,3821,186 (18%)$4,6853,279 (49%)$6,147
2019-205,409 (87%)$32,5611,077 (17%)$4,7862,928 (47%)$6,110
2020-215,438 (87%)$34,0371,124 (18%)$4,9562,825 (45%)$6,129
2021-224,803 (86%)$35,5521,028 (18%)$5,1992,691 (48%)$6,205
Average5,208 (88.91%)$28,6361,012 (17.27%)$4,4933,130 (53.45%)$6,913

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,320 (89.73 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $29,584. It can cover 47.81% of tuition & fees ($61,884).
In addition, 826 (56.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,196).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,109 (94%)$21,478749 (63%)$9,387
2012-131,254 (95%)$23,427829 (63%)$10,160
2013-141,301 (92%)$25,446875 (62%)$10,700
2014-151,191 (89%)$26,378778 (58%)$10,940
2015-161,220 (88%)$28,738825 (60%)$10,105
2016-171,488 (88%)$30,5961,014 (60%)$10,477
2017-181,365 (82%)$30,824880 (53%)$10,358
2018-191,500 (84%)$30,992860 (48%)$10,202
2019-201,471 (88%)$33,155762 (46%)$10,027
2020-211,427 (97%)$35,754761 (52%)$9,707
2021-221,189 (90%)$38,636753 (57%)$10,092
Average1,320 (89.73%)$29,584826 (56.55%)$10,196
*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, 247 (16.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,600.
In addition, 198 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (13.45 % 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
2011-12184 (16%)$3,901135 (11%)$2,044181 (15%)$2,2881,104 (93%)$20,300
2012-13203 (15%)$4,283134 (10%)$1,965177 (13%)$2,7331,249 (94%)$22,226
2013-14247 (18%)$4,167152 (11%)$2,013227 (16%)$2,4461,301 (92%)$23,993
2014-15205 (15%)$4,332141 (11%)$2,091173 (13%)$2,7331,191 (89%)$24,988
2015-16234 (17%)$4,612165 (12%)$2,285193 (14%)$2,4551,220 (88%)$27,156
2016-17304 (18%)$4,350222 (13%)$2,127249 (15%)$2,6641,487 (88%)$28,964
2017-18254 (15%)$4,856201 (12%)$1,963231 (14%)$2,8221,363 (82%)$29,196
2018-19302 (17%)$4,850178 (10%)$1,930262 (15%)$3,1231,495 (84%)$29,339
2019-20273 (16%)$4,9991,412 (85%)$2,575166 (10%)$3,0861,375 (83%)$31,461
2020-21287 (20%)$5,111405 (28%)$4,542139 (9%)$3,5361,427 (97%)$33,093
2021-22226 (17%)$5,139168 (13%)$2,146185 (14%)$2,9051,189 (90%)$36,904
Average247 (16.73%)$4,600301 (19.64%)$2,335198 (13.45%)$2,7991,309 (89.09%)$27,965
*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, 826 (56.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $826.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12749 (63%)$9,387741 (62%)$6,519130 (11%)$16,927
2012-13829 (63%)$10,160822 (62%)$6,561161 (12%)$18,815
2013-14875 (62%)$10,700871 (62%)$7,163167 (12%)$18,703
2014-15778 (58%)$10,940771 (58%)$7,401156 (12%)$17,979
2015-16825 (60%)$10,105812 (59%)$6,929145 (11%)$18,688
2016-171,014 (60%)$10,4771,011 (60%)$7,092173 (10%)$19,962
2017-18880 (53%)$10,358868 (52%)$5,957173 (10%)$22,797
2018-19860 (48%)$10,202849 (48%)$5,168178 (10%)$24,642
2019-20762 (46%)$10,027747 (45%)$5,074157 (9%)$24,523
2020-21761 (52%)$9,707754 (52%)$5,116146 (10%)$24,172
2021-22753 (57%)$10,092745 (56%)$5,211157 (12%)$23,676
Average826 (56.55%)$10,196817 (56.00%)$6,199158 (10.82%)$20,989

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