How TESU's Financial Aid Changes

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at TESU

Over the past 12 years (2011-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,023, which is 16.09 % of all undergraduate students. 2,506 students which is 18.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,061.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Thomas Edison State University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,023, which is 16.09 % of all undergraduate students. 2,506 students which is 18.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,061.

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	2,244 (12%)	$2,365	2,244 (12%)	$2,255	3,282 (17%)	$5,866
2012-13	2,305 (12%)	$2,377	2,305 (12%)	$2,280	2,866 (15%)	$7,955
2013-14	2,470 (12%)	$2,374	2,470 (12%)	$2,260	2,912 (14%)	$8,134
2014-15	2,574 (14%)	$2,212	2,479 (13%)	$2,200	5,122 (27%)	$4,223
2015-16	1,254 (10%)	$2,582	1,251 (10%)	$2,512	1,514 (12%)	$6,727
2016-17	1,369 (12%)	$2,137	1,369 (12%)	$1,879	1,636 (14%)	$7,389
2017-18	1,846 (17%)	$3,467	1,803 (16%)	$3,473	2,020 (18%)	$8,164
2018-19	1,709 (17%)	$3,450	1,664 (16%)	$3,477	2,059 (20%)	$7,299
2019-20	1,870 (20%)	$2,973	1,691 (18%)	$2,889	2,152 (23%)	$7,184
2020-21	2,065 (22%)	$2,893	1,727 (18%)	$2,964	2,184 (23%)	$7,644
2021-22	2,549 (29%)	$2,520	1,587 (18%)	$2,817	1,818 (21%)	$7,089
Average	2,023 (16.09%)	$2,668	1,872 (14.27%)	$2,637	2,506 (18.55%)	$7,061

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