How Buffalo 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 SUNY Buffalo State University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,227, which is 73.73 % of all undergraduate students. 5,385 students which is 62.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,393.

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	6,634 (66%)	$5,630	4,648 (46%)	$3,999	6,599 (66%)	$6,670
2012-13	6,336 (65%)	$5,989	4,478 (46%)	$4,091	6,302 (65%)	$6,772
2013-14	6,475 (69%)	$6,452	4,633 (50%)	$4,164	6,127 (65%)	$6,828
2014-15	6,684 (71%)	$6,920	4,853 (51%)	$4,269	6,054 (64%)	$6,688
2015-16	6,574 (72%)	$7,413	4,888 (53%)	$4,362	5,840 (64%)	$6,507
2016-17	6,149 (72%)	$7,644	4,561 (54%)	$4,438	6,937 (82%)	$5,046
2017-18	6,394 (75%)	$8,307	4,760 (56%)	$4,618	5,295 (62%)	$6,673
2018-19	6,142 (76%)	$8,506	4,526 (56%)	$4,686	4,869 (60%)	$6,467
2019-20	5,949 (78%)	$8,933	4,236 (55%)	$4,762	4,426 (58%)	$6,399
2020-21	5,895 (81%)	$9,289	3,996 (55%)	$4,645	3,668 (50%)	$6,090
2021-22	5,266 (86%)	$10,035	3,279 (53%)	$4,741	3,123 (51%)	$6,186
Average	6,227 (73.73%)	$7,738	4,442 (52.27%)	$4,434	5,385 (62.45%)	$6,393

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,323 (83.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,457. It can cover 44.73% of tuition & fees ($18,906) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,056 (66.45 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,219).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,014 (73%)	$6,548	1,010 (73%)	$6,139
2012-13	951 (72%)	$6,901	924 (70%)	$6,431
2013-14	1,065 (81%)	$7,264	924 (70%)	$6,588
2014-15	1,523 (82%)	$7,576	1,299 (70%)	$6,409
2015-16	1,502 (82%)	$8,070	1,273 (69%)	$5,913
2016-17	1,348 (83%)	$8,532	1,147 (71%)	$6,807
2017-18	1,517 (84%)	$9,069	1,232 (68%)	$6,507
2018-19	1,508 (87%)	$9,052	1,155 (66%)	$6,353
2019-20	1,471 (89%)	$9,597	1,030 (63%)	$6,067
2020-21	1,429 (88%)	$9,663	848 (53%)	$5,292
2021-22	1,228 (92%)	$10,756	779 (58%)	$5,903
Average	1,323 (83.00%)	$8,457	1,056 (66.45%)	$6,219

^*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, 1,011 (63.18 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,608.

In addition, 1,227 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (76.73 % 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	718 (52%)	$4,427	356 (26%)	$521	881 (63%)	$2,832	951 (68%)	$820
2012-13	670 (50%)	$4,447	355 (27%)	$466	831 (63%)	$2,935	904 (68%)	$1,083
2013-14	786 (60%)	$4,482	440 (33%)	$213	997 (76%)	$2,934	1,047 (79%)	$1,141
2014-15	1,187 (64%)	$4,514	662 (36%)	$215	1,452 (78%)	$2,994	1,497 (81%)	$1,129
2015-16	1,186 (65%)	$4,579	720 (39%)	$239	1,430 (78%)	$3,149	1,477 (80%)	$1,365
2016-17	1,095 (68%)	$4,704	662 (41%)	$207	1,276 (79%)	$3,211	1,323 (82%)	$1,599
2017-18	1,188 (66%)	$4,713	692 (38%)	$215	1,446 (80%)	$3,835	1,495 (83%)	$1,649
2018-19	1,175 (67%)	$4,751	699 (40%)	$225	1,423 (82%)	$3,741	1,482 (85%)	$1,746
2019-20	1,116 (68%)	$4,782	660 (40%)	$996	1,397 (85%)	$3,861	1,438 (87%)	$1,898
2020-21	1,113 (69%)	$4,524	1,015 (63%)	$1,576	1,315 (81%)	$3,402	1,383 (86%)	$1,953
2021-22	884 (66%)	$4,760	1,188 (89%)	$2,778	1,051 (79%)	$3,756	1,100 (82%)	$1,593
Average	1,011 (63.18%)	$4,608	677 (42.91%)	$696	1,227 (76.73%)	$3,332	1,282 (80.09%)	$1,452

^*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, 1,056 (66.45 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,056.

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	1,010 (73%)	$6,139	1,008 (72%)	$5,608	68 (5%)	$8,061
2012-13	924 (70%)	$6,431	921 (69%)	$5,886	58 (4%)	$8,992
2013-14	924 (70%)	$6,588	921 (70%)	$6,017	61 (5%)	$8,955
2014-15	1,299 (70%)	$6,409	1,294 (70%)	$5,864	76 (4%)	$9,712
2015-16	1,273 (69%)	$5,913	1,249 (68%)	$5,254	91 (5%)	$10,610
2016-17	1,147 (71%)	$6,807	1,130 (70%)	$5,936	92 (6%)	$11,955
2017-18	1,232 (68%)	$6,507	1,227 (68%)	$5,853	92 (5%)	$9,071
2018-19	1,155 (66%)	$6,353	1,146 (66%)	$5,413	111 (6%)	$10,219
2019-20	1,030 (63%)	$6,067	1,025 (62%)	$5,267	91 (6%)	$9,338
2020-21	848 (53%)	$5,292	836 (52%)	$4,720	53 (3%)	$10,210
2021-22	779 (58%)	$5,903	769 (58%)	$4,816	79 (6%)	$11,328
Average	1,056 (66.45%)	$6,219	1,048 (65.91%)	$5,512	79 (5.00%)	$9,859

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Buffalo State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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