How Rider'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 Rider University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,656, which is 90.18 % of all undergraduate students. 2,648 students which is 65.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,365.

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	3,945 (85%)	$15,410	1,218 (26%)	$4,012	3,079 (67%)	$10,831
2012-13	3,940 (87%)	$16,727	1,191 (26%)	$4,090	2,984 (66%)	$7,317
2013-14	3,828 (87%)	$18,177	1,139 (26%)	$4,183	2,807 (64%)	$7,227
2014-15	3,778 (87%)	$20,192	1,188 (27%)	$4,235	2,807 (65%)	$7,198
2015-16	3,672 (89%)	$22,020	1,164 (28%)	$4,410	2,720 (66%)	$7,303
2016-17	3,618 (89%)	$23,158	1,179 (29%)	$4,389	2,697 (66%)	$7,237
2017-18	3,666 (90%)	$25,354	1,236 (30%)	$4,741	2,732 (67%)	$7,113
2018-19	3,527 (90%)	$26,945	1,233 (31%)	$4,672	2,596 (66%)	$6,869
2019-20	3,513 (93%)	$28,356	1,201 (32%)	$4,778	2,470 (65%)	$6,760
2020-21	3,514 (97%)	$29,799	1,210 (33%)	$4,861	2,239 (62%)	$6,538
2021-22	3,219 (98%)	$29,209	1,106 (34%)	$4,937	1,998 (61%)	$6,623
Average	3,656 (90.18%)	$23,213	1,188 (29.27%)	$4,483	2,648 (65.00%)	$7,365

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 878 (98.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $25,591. It can cover 65.79% of tuition & fees ($38,900).

In addition, 642 (71.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,001).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	908 (97%)	$16,564	695 (74%)	$8,812
2012-13	889 (97%)	$19,146	673 (74%)	$10,487
2013-14	899 (99%)	$20,735	640 (70%)	$10,987
2014-15	1,001 (100%)	$22,732	733 (73%)	$10,557
2015-16	864 (100%)	$24,822	653 (75%)	$10,522
2016-17	861 (98%)	$25,766	648 (74%)	$10,727
2017-18	983 (98%)	$28,265	765 (76%)	$10,532
2018-19	915 (100%)	$30,050	680 (74%)	$10,097
2019-20	864 (100%)	$32,355	627 (72%)	$10,098
2020-21	838 (100%)	$34,727	527 (63%)	$8,129
2021-22	640 (99%)	$26,336	426 (66%)	$9,061
Average	878 (98.91%)	$25,591	642 (71.91%)	$10,001

^*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, 295 (33.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,600.

In addition, 263 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (29.55 % 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	245 (26%)	$4,045	219 (23%)	$746	217 (23%)	$7,320	893 (95%)	$13,771
2012-13	258 (28%)	$4,235	228 (25%)	$821	223 (24%)	$8,894	888 (97%)	$15,493
2013-14	252 (28%)	$4,381	231 (25%)	$777	218 (24%)	$9,203	896 (98%)	$17,133
2014-15	317 (32%)	$4,321	283 (28%)	$577	274 (27%)	$8,772	999 (99%)	$18,837
2015-16	285 (33%)	$4,529	263 (30%)	$761	250 (29%)	$9,498	864 (100%)	$20,348
2016-17	297 (34%)	$4,693	253 (29%)	$652	256 (29%)	$9,432	858 (98%)	$21,225
2017-18	359 (36%)	$4,802	352 (35%)	$507	329 (33%)	$9,393	982 (97%)	$23,209
2018-19	327 (36%)	$4,684	316 (34%)	$767	324 (35%)	$9,010	915 (100%)	$24,921
2019-20	318 (37%)	$4,845	595 (69%)	$999	304 (35%)	$9,416	864 (100%)	$26,570
2020-21	328 (39%)	$4,930	621 (74%)	$1,105	280 (33%)	$9,596	838 (100%)	$28,772
2021-22	262 (41%)	$5,132	258 (40%)	$893	215 (33%)	$10,503	640 (99%)	$20,346
Average	295 (33.64%)	$4,600	329 (37.45%)	$782	263 (29.55%)	$9,185	876 (98.45%)	$20,966

^*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, 642 (71.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $642.

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	695 (74%)	$8,812	689 (73%)	$5,866	116 (12%)	$17,956
2012-13	673 (74%)	$10,487	667 (73%)	$6,279	161 (18%)	$17,823
2013-14	640 (70%)	$10,987	631 (69%)	$6,170	163 (18%)	$19,253
2014-15	733 (73%)	$10,557	725 (72%)	$6,156	189 (19%)	$17,331
2015-16	653 (75%)	$10,522	636 (73%)	$6,261	159 (18%)	$18,168
2016-17	648 (74%)	$10,727	644 (73%)	$6,165	156 (18%)	$19,109
2017-18	765 (76%)	$10,532	758 (75%)	$6,086	190 (19%)	$18,126
2018-19	680 (74%)	$10,097	668 (73%)	$5,563	179 (19%)	$17,597
2019-20	627 (72%)	$10,098	613 (71%)	$5,558	155 (18%)	$18,864
2020-21	527 (63%)	$8,129	515 (61%)	$5,246	95 (11%)	$16,651
2021-22	426 (66%)	$9,061	417 (65%)	$5,273	89 (14%)	$18,663
Average	642 (71.91%)	$10,001	633 (70.73%)	$5,875	150 (16.73%)	$18,140

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Rider

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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