How U of Central Arkansas'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 of Central Arkansas since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,694, which is 82.00 % of all undergraduate students. 4,536 students which is 48.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,670.

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	7,387 (77%)	$7,604	3,772 (39%)	$3,958	4,739 (49%)	$7,440
2012-13	7,431 (77%)	$7,764	3,781 (39%)	$4,090	4,725 (49%)	$7,359
2013-14	7,694 (79%)	$7,413	4,000 (41%)	$4,132	4,999 (51%)	$7,424
2014-15	8,199 (83%)	$7,049	4,073 (41%)	$4,275	5,087 (52%)	$7,513
2015-16	8,271 (84%)	$7,315	4,101 (41%)	$4,252	4,994 (51%)	$7,701
2016-17	7,982 (83%)	$7,400	3,818 (40%)	$4,233	4,610 (48%)	$8,010
2017-18	7,874 (83%)	$7,909	4,101 (43%)	$4,252	4,994 (52%)	$7,701
2018-19	7,939 (84%)	$8,116	3,718 (39%)	$4,684	4,443 (47%)	$8,258
2019-20	7,700 (84%)	$8,294	3,450 (38%)	$4,716	4,167 (46%)	$8,037
2020-21	7,285 (85%)	$8,633	3,151 (37%)	$4,832	3,722 (43%)	$7,446
2021-22	6,875 (83%)	$8,652	2,995 (36%)	$4,913	3,411 (41%)	$7,484
Average	7,694 (82.00%)	$7,832	3,724 (39.45%)	$4,394	4,536 (48.09%)	$7,670

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,857 (94.91 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,620. It can cover 44.16% of tuition & fees ($17,258) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,051 (53.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,249).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,850 (95%)	$7,742	971 (50%)	$6,006
2012-13	1,988 (93%)	$8,473	1,123 (53%)	$5,849
2013-14	2,042 (94%)	$7,371	1,199 (55%)	$6,668
2014-15	2,041 (95%)	$7,307	1,256 (58%)	$7,078
2015-16	1,926 (97%)	$7,316	1,140 (57%)	$7,588
2016-17	1,772 (95%)	$6,868	967 (52%)	$8,235
2017-18	1,832 (95%)	$7,519	994 (52%)	$8,544
2018-19	1,933 (96%)	$7,623	1,107 (55%)	$8,963
2019-20	1,744 (95%)	$7,735	995 (54%)	$8,622
2020-21	1,568 (92%)	$7,693	877 (51%)	$5,993
2021-22	1,735 (97%)	$8,177	930 (52%)	$6,198
Average	1,857 (94.91%)	$7,620	1,051 (53.55%)	$7,249

^*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, 878 (44.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,641.

In addition, 1,436 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (73.09 % 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	860 (44%)	$4,207	43 (2%)	$786	1,488 (77%)	$4,433	966 (50%)	$4,217
2012-13	1,004 (47%)	$4,266	152 (7%)	$943	1,646 (77%)	$4,502	973 (46%)	$5,147
2013-14	1,023 (47%)	$4,418	90 (4%)	$902	1,683 (77%)	$2,203	1,861 (85%)	$3,623
2014-15	1,036 (48%)	$4,535	29 (1%)	$1,040	1,618 (75%)	$2,271	1,064 (49%)	$6,120
2015-16	956 (48%)	$4,479	51 (3%)	$961	1,529 (77%)	$2,346	1,080 (54%)	$5,716
2016-17	796 (43%)	$4,511	148 (8%)	$961	1,319 (71%)	$1,491	1,121 (60%)	$5,771
2017-18	815 (42%)	$4,787	120 (6%)	$1,075	1,377 (71%)	$1,495	1,158 (60%)	$6,637
2018-19	903 (45%)	$4,852	155 (8%)	$822	1,469 (73%)	$1,530	1,177 (58%)	$6,778
2019-20	769 (42%)	$4,924	69 (4%)	$894	1,354 (74%)	$1,596	1,078 (59%)	$6,940
2020-21	694 (41%)	$5,003	111 (7%)	$952	1,123 (66%)	$1,804	1,075 (63%)	$6,009
2021-22	797 (44%)	$5,067	155 (9%)	$971	1,187 (66%)	$1,812	1,353 (76%)	$5,799
Average	878 (44.64%)	$4,641	102 (5.36%)	$937	1,436 (73.09%)	$2,317	1,173 (60.00%)	$5,705

^*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, 1,051 (53.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,051.

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	971 (50%)	$6,006	965 (50%)	$5,925	19 (1%)	$6,025
2012-13	1,123 (53%)	$5,849	1,119 (53%)	$5,786	15 (1%)	$6,314
2013-14	1,199 (55%)	$6,668	1,190 (55%)	$6,568	24 (1%)	$7,498
2014-15	1,256 (58%)	$7,078	1,253 (58%)	$6,941	27 (1%)	$7,151
2015-16	1,140 (57%)	$7,588	1,127 (57%)	$7,376	47 (2%)	$7,194
2016-17	967 (52%)	$8,235	955 (51%)	$7,967	38 (2%)	$9,338
2017-18	994 (52%)	$8,544	981 (51%)	$8,212	49 (3%)	$8,916
2018-19	1,107 (55%)	$8,963	1,094 (54%)	$8,540	67 (3%)	$8,642
2019-20	995 (54%)	$8,622	977 (53%)	$7,904	88 (5%)	$9,736
2020-21	877 (51%)	$5,993	864 (51%)	$5,106	81 (5%)	$10,426
2021-22	930 (52%)	$6,198	910 (51%)	$5,167	95 (5%)	$11,174
Average	1,051 (53.55%)	$7,249	1,040 (53.09%)	$6,863	50 (2.64%)	$8,401

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Central Arkansas

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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