How The Catholic University of America'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 The Catholic University of America since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,881, which is 85.36 % of all undergraduate students. 1,785 students which is 52.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,809.

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	3,006 (83%)	$15,829	467 (13%)	$3,789	2,114 (58%)	$6,917
2012-13	3,055 (83%)	$16,899	455 (12%)	$3,800	2,103 (57%)	$6,923
2013-14	3,112 (84%)	$17,983	465 (13%)	$3,857	2,085 (56%)	$7,018
2014-15	2,974 (83%)	$19,082	470 (13%)	$3,939	1,985 (56%)	$7,098
2015-16	2,953 (85%)	$20,329	450 (13%)	$4,140	1,868 (54%)	$6,999
2016-17	2,272 (70%)	$26,844	400 (12%)	$4,256	1,735 (54%)	$7,144
2017-18	2,857 (86%)	$23,597	401 (12%)	$4,307	1,726 (52%)	$6,918
2018-19	2,916 (88%)	$26,052	397 (12%)	$4,609	1,607 (48%)	$6,512
2019-20	2,963 (90%)	$27,451	384 (12%)	$4,613	1,647 (50%)	$6,437
2020-21	2,831 (93%)	$29,614	341 (11%)	$4,802	1,428 (47%)	$6,537
2021-22	2,756 (94%)	$31,865	359 (12%)	$4,822	1,342 (46%)	$6,395
Average	2,881 (85.36%)	$23,231	417 (12.27%)	$4,267	1,785 (52.55%)	$6,809

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 764 (94.73 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $24,656. It can cover 44.16% of tuition & fees ($55,834).

In addition, 489 (60.36 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,401).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	831 (92%)	$18,024	609 (68%)	$8,316
2012-13	822 (93%)	$18,518	552 (63%)	$8,896
2013-14	779 (93%)	$19,851	528 (63%)	$9,723
2014-15	776 (93%)	$19,642	534 (64%)	$9,529
2015-16	842 (93%)	$21,751	544 (60%)	$9,364
2016-17	680 (94%)	$24,577	435 (60%)	$8,822
2017-18	792 (95%)	$25,534	510 (61%)	$9,719
2018-19	808 (97%)	$27,232	454 (55%)	$9,707
2019-20	799 (98%)	$29,725	492 (60%)	$10,238
2020-21	600 (96%)	$31,915	350 (56%)	$8,941
2021-22	677 (98%)	$34,449	376 (54%)	$10,152
Average	764 (94.73%)	$24,656	489 (60.36%)	$9,401

^*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, 105 (12.91 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,304.

In addition, 30 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (3.64 % 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	111 (12%)	$3,760	68 (8%)	$1,897	35 (4%)	$692	828 (92%)	$17,400
2012-13	101 (11%)	$3,847	89 (10%)	$1,401	41 (5%)	$641	820 (93%)	$17,905
2013-14	106 (13%)	$3,865	59 (7%)	$1,893	33 (4%)	$1,077	775 (93%)	$19,235
2014-15	112 (13%)	$4,081	65 (8%)	$1,880	28 (3%)	$711	771 (93%)	$18,992
2015-16	127 (14%)	$4,034	90 (10%)	$1,862	27 (3%)	$1,106	835 (92%)	$21,084
2016-17	100 (14%)	$4,487	64 (9%)	$1,969	30 (4%)	$1,374	679 (94%)	$23,706
2017-18	103 (12%)	$4,328	89 (11%)	$1,926	23 (3%)	$1,093	789 (95%)	$24,817
2018-19	109 (13%)	$4,750	81 (10%)	$1,913	29 (3%)	$1,635	807 (97%)	$26,373
2019-20	109 (13%)	$4,652	81 (10%)	$1,983	26 (3%)	$2,004	798 (98%)	$28,860
2020-21	82 (13%)	$4,748	81 (13%)	$1,831	26 (4%)	$2,152	600 (96%)	$30,925
2021-22	94 (14%)	$4,797	78 (11%)	$1,762	28 (4%)	$2,246	676 (98%)	$33,537
Average	105 (12.91%)	$4,304	77 (9.73%)	$1,847	30 (3.64%)	$1,339	762 (94.64%)	$23,894

^*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, 489 (60.36 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $489.

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	609 (68%)	$8,316	601 (67%)	$5,495	95 (11%)	$18,549
2012-13	552 (63%)	$8,896	546 (62%)	$5,699	95 (11%)	$18,935
2013-14	528 (63%)	$9,723	521 (62%)	$5,881	100 (12%)	$20,699
2014-15	534 (64%)	$9,529	530 (64%)	$6,148	91 (11%)	$20,108
2015-16	544 (60%)	$9,364	525 (58%)	$5,825	104 (12%)	$19,576
2016-17	435 (60%)	$8,822	431 (60%)	$5,977	63 (9%)	$20,022
2017-18	510 (61%)	$9,719	499 (60%)	$5,790	103 (12%)	$20,074
2018-19	454 (55%)	$9,707	448 (54%)	$5,296	90 (11%)	$22,604
2019-20	492 (60%)	$10,238	485 (59%)	$5,269	104 (13%)	$23,862
2020-21	350 (56%)	$8,941	349 (56%)	$5,308	57 (9%)	$22,405
2021-22	376 (54%)	$10,152	372 (54%)	$5,317	77 (11%)	$23,883
Average	489 (60.36%)	$9,401	482 (59.64%)	$5,637	89 (11.09%)	$20,974

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