How UB'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 University at Buffalo since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,612, which is 55.91 % of all undergraduate students. 9,376 students which is 45.55% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,972.

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	10,264 (53%)	$6,442	5,798 (30%)	$4,128	9,234 (48%)	$7,366
2012-13	10,125 (51%)	$7,033	5,579 (28%)	$4,308	9,203 (47%)	$7,286
2013-14	10,641 (53%)	$7,317	5,959 (30%)	$4,461	9,432 (47%)	$7,555
2014-15	10,815 (55%)	$7,673	6,119 (31%)	$4,559	9,351 (47%)	$7,718
2015-16	10,889 (55%)	$7,898	6,366 (32%)	$4,619	9,502 (48%)	$7,756
2016-17	11,171 (55%)	$7,949	6,388 (31%)	$4,640	9,642 (47%)	$7,963
2017-18	12,075 (57%)	$8,549	6,831 (32%)	$4,886	9,789 (47%)	$6,295
2018-19	12,613 (58%)	$8,714	7,177 (33%)	$4,967	10,121 (47%)	$6,263
2019-20	13,162 (60%)	$8,858	7,171 (33%)	$5,059	9,602 (44%)	$6,221
2020-21	13,049 (58%)	$8,816	7,075 (32%)	$5,108	8,743 (39%)	$6,148
2021-22	12,932 (60%)	$9,020	6,886 (32%)	$5,193	8,517 (40%)	$6,124
Average	11,612 (55.91%)	$8,024	6,486 (31.27%)	$4,721	9,376 (45.55%)	$6,972

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,678 (67.73 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,276. It can cover 27.07% of tuition & fees ($30,572) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,021 (51.64 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,166).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,031 (63%)	$7,186	1,706 (53%)	$7,903
2012-13	2,137 (59%)	$7,781	1,890 (52%)	$8,076
2013-14	2,330 (64%)	$7,925	1,962 (54%)	$8,514
2014-15	2,111 (60%)	$8,363	1,775 (51%)	$8,842
2015-16	2,334 (63%)	$8,577	1,917 (52%)	$9,259
2016-17	2,751 (67%)	$8,198	2,182 (53%)	$9,592
2017-18	2,874 (69%)	$8,774	2,236 (54%)	$7,597
2018-19	3,053 (72%)	$8,859	2,268 (53%)	$7,419
2019-20	3,562 (83%)	$8,038	2,191 (51%)	$7,579
2020-21	3,121 (71%)	$8,810	2,042 (47%)	$7,207
2021-22	3,158 (74%)	$8,521	2,067 (48%)	$7,839
Average	2,678 (67.73%)	$8,276	2,021 (51.64%)	$8,166

^*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, 1,321 (33.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,037.

In addition, 1,849 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (46.91 % 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	1,071 (33%)	$4,467	474 (15%)	$522	1,340 (41%)	$3,240	938 (29%)	$5,566
2012-13	1,121 (31%)	$4,816	538 (15%)	$444	1,526 (42%)	$3,577	970 (27%)	$5,703
2013-14	1,217 (33%)	$4,985	543 (15%)	$470	1,636 (45%)	$2,972	2,232 (61%)	$3,262
2014-15	1,085 (31%)	$4,962	477 (14%)	$413	1,500 (43%)	$3,557	2,013 (57%)	$3,346
2015-16	1,261 (34%)	$4,947	620 (17%)	$369	1,721 (47%)	$3,697	2,218 (60%)	$3,241
2016-17	1,337 (33%)	$5,037	719 (18%)	$348	1,831 (45%)	$3,739	2,643 (65%)	$3,301
2017-18	1,481 (36%)	$5,076	851 (20%)	$310	2,071 (50%)	$4,016	2,730 (65%)	$3,340
2018-19	1,536 (36%)	$5,145	827 (19%)	$367	2,196 (52%)	$4,162	2,921 (69%)	$3,321
2019-20	1,443 (34%)	$5,283	800 (19%)	$369	2,240 (52%)	$4,301	3,039 (71%)	$3,645
2020-21	1,480 (34%)	$5,516	990 (23%)	$591	2,087 (48%)	$4,284	2,870 (65%)	$3,417
2021-22	1,504 (35%)	$5,174	1,117 (26%)	$416	2,195 (51%)	$4,687	2,883 (67%)	$2,905
Average	1,321 (33.64%)	$5,037	723 (18.27%)	$420	1,849 (46.91%)	$3,839	2,314 (57.82%)	$3,732

^*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, 2,021 (51.64 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,021.

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	1,706 (53%)	$7,903	1,684 (52%)	$6,745	217 (7%)	$9,784
2012-13	1,890 (52%)	$8,076	1,880 (52%)	$6,697	248 (7%)	$10,780
2013-14	1,962 (54%)	$8,514	1,945 (53%)	$7,143	246 (7%)	$11,429
2014-15	1,775 (51%)	$8,842	1,754 (50%)	$7,256	256 (7%)	$11,593
2015-16	1,917 (52%)	$9,259	1,917 (52%)	$7,387	316 (9%)	$11,351
2016-17	2,182 (53%)	$9,592	2,149 (53%)	$7,785	344 (8%)	$12,213
2017-18	2,236 (54%)	$7,597	2,206 (53%)	$5,439	404 (10%)	$12,345
2018-19	2,268 (53%)	$7,419	2,242 (53%)	$5,188	409 (10%)	$12,700
2019-20	2,191 (51%)	$7,579	2,135 (50%)	$5,139	435 (10%)	$12,953
2020-21	2,042 (47%)	$7,207	1,995 (45%)	$5,071	331 (8%)	$13,892
2021-22	2,067 (48%)	$7,839	2,041 (48%)	$5,070	392 (9%)	$14,937
Average	2,021 (51.64%)	$8,166	1,995 (51.00%)	$6,265	327 (8.36%)	$12,180

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