How Sam Houston State'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 Sam Houston State University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,170, which is 69.73 % of all undergraduate students. 9,177 students which is 53.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,978.

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	8,436 (57%)	$5,792	5,847 (39%)	$4,136	8,295 (56%)	$7,527
2012-13	10,916 (70%)	$5,835	6,772 (43%)	$3,988	9,381 (60%)	$7,402
2013-14	11,312 (70%)	$5,867	6,956 (43%)	$4,039	9,399 (58%)	$9,131
2014-15	11,531 (69%)	$6,048	7,242 (43%)	$4,101	9,540 (57%)	$9,093
2015-16	11,909 (68%)	$6,732	7,288 (42%)	$4,128	9,723 (56%)	$8,890
2016-17	12,291 (69%)	$7,494	6,343 (35%)	$4,057	8,521 (48%)	$7,240
2017-18	13,285 (72%)	$7,649	6,776 (37%)	$5,364	8,750 (48%)	$10,782
2018-19	12,331 (67%)	$7,323	7,507 (41%)	$4,746	9,736 (53%)	$6,970
2019-20	14,127 (75%)	$7,285	7,642 (41%)	$4,811	9,745 (52%)	$6,950
2020-21	13,670 (73%)	$7,937	7,413 (39%)	$4,796	9,214 (49%)	$6,907
2021-22	14,058 (77%)	$8,466	7,288 (40%)	$4,895	8,646 (47%)	$6,865
Average	12,170 (69.73%)	$6,948	7,007 (40.27%)	$4,460	9,177 (53.09%)	$7,978

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,848 (72.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,638. It can cover 45.41% of tuition & fees ($19,020) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,527 (59.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,027).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,578 (79%)	$6,021	1,258 (63%)	$6,080
2012-13	1,669 (71%)	$7,692	1,435 (61%)	$6,446
2013-14	1,694 (71%)	$8,583	1,469 (62%)	$6,453
2014-15	1,750 (74%)	$8,852	1,546 (65%)	$6,395
2015-16	1,804 (72%)	$9,287	1,514 (60%)	$5,790
2016-17	1,835 (69%)	$8,976	1,695 (64%)	$6,005
2017-18	2,105 (76%)	$7,776	1,710 (62%)	$5,925
2018-19	1,877 (66%)	$8,995	1,662 (59%)	$5,903
2019-20	2,127 (74%)	$8,843	1,662 (58%)	$5,910
2020-21	1,887 (70%)	$9,492	1,422 (53%)	$5,728
2021-22	2,004 (73%)	$10,499	1,421 (52%)	$5,658
Average	1,848 (72.27%)	$8,638	1,527 (59.91%)	$6,027

^*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, 1,174 (45.91 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,721.

In addition, 1,486 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (57.55 % 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	878 (44%)	$4,344	59 (3%)	$1,205	936 (47%)	$4,179	352 (18%)	$4,843
2012-13	1,083 (46%)	$4,334	25 (1%)	$2,478	1,263 (54%)	$4,088	549 (23%)	$5,318
2013-14	1,129 (48%)	$4,563	76 (3%)	$2,759	1,233 (52%)	$5,062	583 (25%)	$5,036
2014-15	1,206 (51%)	$4,610	12 (1%)	$1,100	1,565 (66%)	$4,731	530 (22%)	$4,742
2015-16	1,212 (48%)	$4,675	27 (1%)	$1,074	1,488 (59%)	$5,085	628 (25%)	$5,559
2016-17	1,279 (48%)	$4,585	11 (0%)	$1,227	1,526 (57%)	$6,003	252 (9%)	$5,682
2017-18	1,230 (44%)	$4,677	24 (1%)	$1,379	1,647 (59%)	$5,501	276 (10%)	$5,516
2018-19	1,262 (45%)	$4,873	49 (2%)	$1,393	1,664 (59%)	$5,511	251 (9%)	$5,958
2019-20	1,277 (45%)	$5,085	630 (22%)	$1,285	1,808 (63%)	$5,558	326 (11%)	$4,473
2020-21	1,142 (42%)	$4,995	1,023 (38%)	$1,988	1,555 (57%)	$5,681	305 (11%)	$4,393
2021-22	1,214 (44%)	$5,189	811 (29%)	$2,746	1,662 (60%)	$6,748	208 (8%)	$6,247
Average	1,174 (45.91%)	$4,721	250 (10.10%)	$1,694	1,486 (57.55%)	$5,286	387 (15.55%)	$5,252

^*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, 1,527 (59.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,527.

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	1,258 (63%)	$6,080	1,247 (62%)	$5,732	78 (4%)	$6,422
2012-13	1,435 (61%)	$6,446	1,426 (61%)	$6,194	54 (2%)	$7,729
2013-14	1,469 (62%)	$6,453	1,456 (61%)	$6,159	60 (3%)	$8,522
2014-15	1,546 (65%)	$6,395	1,528 (65%)	$6,095	88 (4%)	$6,524
2015-16	1,514 (60%)	$5,790	1,509 (60%)	$5,694	20 (1%)	$8,685
2016-17	1,695 (64%)	$6,005	1,690 (63%)	$5,889	20 (1%)	$11,347
2017-18	1,710 (62%)	$5,925	1,703 (61%)	$5,712	33 (1%)	$12,274
2018-19	1,662 (59%)	$5,903	1,656 (59%)	$5,663	37 (1%)	$11,722
2019-20	1,662 (58%)	$5,910	1,656 (58%)	$5,647	33 (1%)	$14,288
2020-21	1,422 (53%)	$5,728	1,419 (52%)	$5,618	12 (0%)	$14,496
2021-22	1,421 (52%)	$5,658	1,416 (51%)	$5,503	17 (1%)	$14,585
Average	1,527 (59.91%)	$6,027	1,519 (59.36%)	$5,810	41 (1.90%)	$10,599

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Sam Houston State

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