All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Saint Cloud State University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,686, which is 51.91 % of all undergraduate students. 5,711 students which is 42.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,716.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-127,211 (45%)$4,5234,693 (30%)$3,7378,219 (52%)$6,760
2012-137,332 (48%)$4,8424,687 (31%)$3,8037,770 (51%)$6,785
2013-147,261 (48%)$4,8624,495 (30%)$3,8757,311 (48%)$6,761
2014-157,011 (49%)$5,0894,241 (29%)$3,8796,694 (47%)$6,678
2015-166,911 (49%)$5,2044,126 (29%)$3,9186,514 (46%)$6,702
2016-176,658 (48%)$5,1943,798 (27%)$3,8956,102 (44%)$6,701
2017-186,359 (48%)$5,4473,655 (28%)$4,0305,418 (41%)$6,673
2018-196,007 (50%)$5,8023,335 (27%)$4,1194,846 (40%)$6,600
2019-206,931 (61%)$5,0192,848 (25%)$4,1034,159 (37%)$6,583
2020-215,643 (55%)$5,7132,434 (24%)$4,1833,206 (31%)$6,673
2021-226,224 (70%)$5,5642,054 (23%)$4,1142,577 (29%)$6,963
Average6,686 (51.91%)$5,2053,670 (27.55%)$3,9695,711 (42.36%)$6,716

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,049 (74.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,385. It can cover 53.23% of tuition & fees ($10,117) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 921 (61.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,807).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,009 (55%)$4,9101,256 (68%)$7,495
2012-131,104 (60%)$5,1121,220 (66%)$7,419
2013-141,162 (70%)$4,8781,097 (66%)$7,325
2014-151,123 (68%)$5,1491,077 (65%)$7,277
2015-161,258 (70%)$5,1351,174 (66%)$7,809
2016-171,155 (66%)$5,2161,125 (65%)$8,051
2017-181,061 (73%)$5,553896 (61%)$7,910
2018-191,038 (84%)$5,752780 (63%)$8,138
2019-201,079 (90%)$5,258684 (57%)$8,313
2020-21782 (83%)$6,233464 (49%)$7,974
2021-22771 (98%)$6,042356 (45%)$8,170
Average1,049 (74.27%)$5,385921 (61.00%)$7,807
*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, 557 (37.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,271.
In addition, 639 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (43.73 % 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
2011-12676 (37%)$4,02585 (5%)$965748 (41%)$1,640312 (17%)$2,964
2012-13720 (39%)$3,967144 (8%)$775810 (44%)$1,833393 (21%)$3,033
2013-14633 (38%)$4,150133 (8%)$752725 (44%)$1,690650 (39%)$2,640
2014-15648 (39%)$4,198149 (9%)$800723 (44%)$1,829601 (36%)$2,695
2015-16701 (39%)$4,179159 (9%)$742773 (43%)$1,948733 (41%)$2,601
2016-17633 (36%)$4,296167 (10%)$743719 (41%)$2,240634 (36%)$2,477
2017-18589 (40%)$4,415161 (11%)$796643 (44%)$2,479595 (41%)$2,637
2018-19505 (41%)$4,445110 (9%)$912596 (48%)$2,630733 (59%)$2,807
2019-20423 (35%)$4,364930 (78%)$807529 (44%)$2,656537 (45%)$3,112
2020-21348 (37%)$4,488557 (59%)$1,069451 (48%)$2,859413 (44%)$3,456
2021-22250 (32%)$4,452767 (98%)$1,704315 (40%)$3,049352 (45%)$3,631
Average557 (37.55%)$4,271306 (27.64%)$915639 (43.73%)$2,259541 (38.55%)$2,914
*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, 921 (61.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $921.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,256 (68%)$7,4951,234 (67%)$5,651339 (18%)$7,197
2012-131,220 (66%)$7,4191,193 (65%)$5,782289 (16%)$7,452
2013-141,097 (66%)$7,3251,076 (65%)$5,715243 (15%)$7,762
2014-151,077 (65%)$7,2771,070 (65%)$5,750230 (14%)$7,325
2015-161,174 (66%)$7,8091,146 (64%)$5,720304 (17%)$8,595
2016-171,125 (65%)$8,0511,113 (64%)$5,888302 (17%)$8,292
2017-18896 (61%)$7,910884 (61%)$5,876222 (15%)$8,526
2018-19780 (63%)$8,138767 (62%)$5,585226 (18%)$9,134
2019-20684 (57%)$8,313671 (56%)$5,544202 (17%)$9,732
2020-21464 (49%)$7,974451 (48%)$5,504114 (12%)$10,683
2021-22356 (45%)$8,170348 (44%)$5,47792 (12%)$10,898
Average921 (61.00%)$7,807905 (60.09%)$5,681233 (15.55%)$8,691
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