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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 Shepherd University since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,537, which is 71.73 % of all undergraduate students. 1,803 students which is 50.91% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,685.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-123,157 (74%)$11,5331,421 (34%)$4,0112,385 (56%)$8,729
2012-133,143 (75%)$11,5501,372 (33%)$3,9722,319 (56%)$8,543
2013-143,079 (77%)$11,7291,325 (33%)$4,0762,220 (56%)$8,718
2014-152,955 (78%)$12,1271,257 (33%)$4,0782,076 (55%)$9,167
2015-162,791 (76%)$12,5731,191 (33%)$4,1001,944 (53%)$9,339
2016-172,635 (77%)$10,7421,114 (32%)$4,0511,790 (52%)$6,510
2017-182,149 (63%)$6,8001,119 (33%)$4,3731,710 (50%)$6,475
2018-192,475 (71%)$11,2761,092 (31%)$4,6211,566 (45%)$6,503
2019-201,931 (60%)$7,100990 (31%)$4,6111,435 (45%)$6,387
2020-211,860 (68%)$7,108889 (32%)$4,5691,251 (46%)$6,206
2021-221,728 (70%)$9,290759 (31%)$4,7071,140 (46%)$7,956
Average2,537 (71.73%)$10,1661,139 (32.36%)$4,2881,803 (50.91%)$7,685

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 487 (81.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,037. It can cover 36.88% of tuition & fees ($19,082) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 344 (56.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,887).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12532 (68%)$5,787487 (62%)$9,273
2012-13559 (75%)$5,980448 (60%)$8,712
2013-14536 (79%)$6,143401 (59%)$8,809
2014-15491 (77%)$6,523354 (56%)$10,328
2015-16494 (78%)$7,237361 (57%)$10,100
2016-17447 (80%)$7,238308 (55%)$6,313
2017-18507 (85%)$7,832324 (55%)$6,360
2018-19508 (87%)$7,781332 (57%)$6,495
2019-20441 (89%)$7,789275 (56%)$5,864
2020-21451 (87%)$7,767274 (53%)$6,673
2021-22387 (93%)$7,328215 (52%)$7,835
Average487 (81.64%)$7,037344 (56.55%)$7,887
*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, 217 (35.82 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,487.
In addition, 264 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (44.00 % 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
2011-12263 (33%)$4,11461 (8%)$414289 (37%)$3,685240 (31%)$3,777
2012-13268 (36%)$4,04636 (5%)$892310 (41%)$4,096250 (33%)$3,827
2013-14237 (35%)$4,35034 (5%)$2,160302 (45%)$3,888302 (45%)$3,358
2014-15214 (34%)$4,14332 (5%)$998268 (42%)$4,121287 (45%)$4,110
2015-16237 (38%)$4,19527 (4%)$2,411280 (44%)$3,998352 (56%)$3,966
2016-17218 (39%)$4,21730 (5%)$1,007253 (45%)$4,153335 (60%)$3,688
2017-18234 (39%)$4,71052 (9%)$1,234292 (49%)$4,063394 (66%)$4,108
2018-19224 (38%)$4,83768 (12%)$892268 (46%)$3,921395 (68%)$4,450
2019-20175 (35%)$4,933237 (48%)$1,052218 (44%)$3,973330 (67%)$4,413
2020-21180 (35%)$4,62180 (15%)$780233 (45%)$4,162345 (67%)$4,751
2021-22132 (32%)$5,18656 (13%)$964189 (46%)$4,156367 (88%)$3,575
Average217 (35.82%)$4,48765 (11.73%)$1,164264 (44.00%)$4,020327 (56.91%)$4,002
*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, 344 (56.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $344.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12487 (62%)$9,273482 (61%)$8,74029 (4%)$10,465
2012-13448 (60%)$8,712440 (59%)$8,07332 (4%)$10,970
2013-14401 (59%)$8,809396 (59%)$8,05531 (5%)$11,054
2014-15354 (56%)$10,328350 (55%)$9,14137 (6%)$12,344
2015-16361 (57%)$10,100353 (56%)$9,22836 (6%)$10,798
2016-17308 (55%)$6,313306 (55%)$5,17826 (5%)$13,845
2017-18324 (55%)$6,360318 (54%)$5,27526 (4%)$14,741
2018-19332 (57%)$6,495331 (57%)$5,22336 (6%)$11,872
2019-20275 (56%)$5,864271 (55%)$5,02922 (4%)$11,351
2020-21274 (53%)$6,673272 (53%)$5,07536 (7%)$12,449
2021-22215 (52%)$7,835214 (52%)$6,79820 (5%)$11,497
Average344 (56.55%)$7,887339 (56.00%)$6,89230 (5.09%)$11,944

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