How UTC'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 University of Tennessee-Chattanooga since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,535, which is 74.00 % of all undergraduate students. 5,361 students which is 52.73% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,227.

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	7,043 (71%)	$6,746	3,551 (36%)	$4,142	5,490 (56%)	$6,312
2012-13	7,249 (71%)	$6,880	3,583 (35%)	$4,006	7,032 (69%)	$6,427
2013-14	7,343 (71%)	$7,008	3,520 (34%)	$4,036	6,327 (61%)	$6,200
2014-15	7,516 (73%)	$7,238	3,645 (35%)	$4,209	7,358 (71%)	$6,289
2015-16	7,277 (72%)	$7,128	3,500 (35%)	$4,096	5,095 (51%)	$6,366
2016-17	7,301 (72%)	$7,187	3,325 (33%)	$4,215	5,060 (50%)	$6,394
2017-18	7,466 (73%)	$7,759	3,448 (34%)	$4,542	4,850 (48%)	$6,200
2018-19	7,578 (74%)	$7,675	3,525 (34%)	$4,526	4,799 (47%)	$6,061
2019-20	7,678 (75%)	$8,753	3,422 (33%)	$4,687	4,733 (46%)	$6,068
2020-21	8,363 (81%)	$8,963	3,479 (34%)	$4,861	4,265 (41%)	$6,059
2021-22	8,072 (81%)	$9,159	3,326 (33%)	$4,943	3,957 (40%)	$6,125
Average	7,535 (74.00%)	$7,681	3,484 (34.18%)	$4,388	5,361 (52.73%)	$6,227

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,033 (93.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,225. It can cover 45.17% of tuition & fees ($18,208) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,412 (65.82 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,000).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,045 (94%)	$7,387	1,132 (52%)	$5,112
2012-13	2,145 (94%)	$7,585	1,664 (73%)	$5,399
2013-14	2,218 (95%)	$7,564	1,396 (60%)	$5,269
2014-15	1,981 (92%)	$7,657	1,564 (73%)	$5,548
2015-16	1,698 (92%)	$6,996	1,674 (90%)	$3,039
2016-17	1,909 (92%)	$7,299	1,946 (94%)	$3,072
2017-18	1,958 (92%)	$8,317	2,031 (95%)	$2,875
2018-19	2,150 (96%)	$9,151	1,121 (50%)	$5,995
2019-20	2,205 (96%)	$9,639	1,107 (48%)	$6,011
2020-21	2,119 (96%)	$9,566	990 (45%)	$5,833
2021-22	1,930 (94%)	$9,309	912 (44%)	$6,850
Average	2,033 (93.91%)	$8,225	1,412 (65.82%)	$5,000

^*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, 753 (34.82 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,577.

In addition, 1,907 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (88.18 % 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	774 (36%)	$4,206	117 (5%)	$474	1,948 (90%)	$4,645	736 (34%)	$3,733
2012-13	800 (35%)	$4,134	73 (3%)	$384	2,047 (90%)	$4,738	802 (35%)	$4,036
2013-14	807 (35%)	$4,231	88 (4%)	$446	2,116 (91%)	$4,713	903 (39%)	$3,711
2014-15	746 (35%)	$4,390	25 (1%)	$1,701	1,906 (89%)	$4,660	866 (40%)	$3,428
2015-16	577 (31%)	$4,388	10 (1%)	$1,800	1,621 (87%)	$4,246	729 (39%)	$3,354
2016-17	644 (31%)	$4,484	46 (2%)	$1,125	1,817 (88%)	$4,211	894 (43%)	$3,740
2017-18	752 (35%)	$4,748	75 (4%)	$915	1,851 (87%)	$4,647	1,032 (48%)	$3,919
2018-19	842 (38%)	$4,728	69 (3%)	$820	1,969 (88%)	$4,649	1,270 (57%)	$5,106
2019-20	752 (33%)	$4,804	660 (29%)	$1,164	2,042 (89%)	$4,676	1,567 (68%)	$4,675
2020-21	844 (38%)	$5,056	100 (5%)	$748	1,947 (88%)	$4,782	1,593 (72%)	$4,154
2021-22	742 (36%)	$5,181	103 (5%)	$806	1,709 (83%)	$4,550	1,364 (66%)	$4,591
Average	753 (34.82%)	$4,577	124 (5.64%)	$944	1,907 (88.18%)	$4,592	1,069 (49.18%)	$4,041

^*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, 1,412 (65.82 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,412.

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	1,132 (52%)	$5,112	1,132 (52%)	$4,942	30 (1%)	$6,417
2012-13	1,664 (73%)	$5,399	1,662 (73%)	$5,173	62 (3%)	$6,257
2013-14	1,396 (60%)	$5,269	1,391 (60%)	$4,997	47 (2%)	$8,603
2014-15	1,564 (73%)	$5,548	1,563 (73%)	$5,269	55 (3%)	$8,030
2015-16	1,674 (90%)	$3,039	1,667 (90%)	$2,805	42 (2%)	$9,765
2016-17	1,946 (94%)	$3,072	1,945 (94%)	$2,703	82 (4%)	$8,793
2017-18	2,031 (95%)	$2,875	2,028 (95%)	$2,513	80 (4%)	$9,294
2018-19	1,121 (50%)	$5,995	1,108 (49%)	$5,067	105 (5%)	$10,530
2019-20	1,107 (48%)	$6,011	1,086 (47%)	$5,086	118 (5%)	$9,584
2020-21	990 (45%)	$5,833	974 (44%)	$4,907	98 (4%)	$10,148
2021-22	912 (44%)	$6,850	879 (43%)	$5,050	144 (7%)	$12,559
Average	1,412 (65.82%)	$5,000	1,403 (65.45%)	$4,410	78 (3.64%)	$9,089

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