How UCF'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 Florida since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 38,946, which is 69.82 % of all undergraduate students. 20,977 students which is 38.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,885.

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	36,563 (73%)	$4,381	18,121 (36%)	$3,906	21,855 (44%)	$7,289
2012-13	37,489 (73%)	$4,450	19,234 (38%)	$3,867	23,196 (45%)	$7,170
2013-14	37,069 (72%)	$4,616	19,578 (38%)	$3,911	23,102 (45%)	$7,011
2014-15	36,346 (69%)	$4,797	20,321 (39%)	$3,978	23,223 (44%)	$7,115
2015-16	35,779 (65%)	$5,046	20,951 (38%)	$4,008	23,487 (43%)	$6,892
2016-17	34,779 (62%)	$5,126	21,225 (38%)	$4,015	23,487 (42%)	$6,828
2017-18	36,587 (64%)	$6,638	22,180 (39%)	$4,603	22,207 (39%)	$6,812
2018-19	38,316 (65%)	$7,631	22,142 (38%)	$4,739	20,710 (35%)	$6,676
2019-20	42,510 (72%)	$7,826	21,476 (36%)	$4,900	18,645 (31%)	$6,689
2020-21	44,359 (72%)	$7,747	21,281 (35%)	$4,871	16,123 (26%)	$6,600
2021-22	48,612 (81%)	$7,880	20,606 (34%)	$4,848	14,716 (25%)	$6,655
Average	38,946 (69.82%)	$6,013	20,647 (37.18%)	$4,331	20,977 (38.09%)	$6,885

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 5,636 (86.18 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,253. It can cover 32.28% of tuition & fees ($22,467) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,156 (33.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,104).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	5,819 (94%)	$4,765	2,504 (40%)	$5,582
2012-13	5,504 (93%)	$4,796	2,421 (41%)	$5,646
2013-14	5,341 (92%)	$5,035	2,356 (40%)	$5,694
2014-15	4,846 (78%)	$5,582	2,582 (42%)	$5,988
2015-16	4,778 (76%)	$5,724	2,564 (41%)	$6,152
2016-17	4,639 (75%)	$5,757	2,408 (39%)	$6,303
2017-18	5,430 (81%)	$8,057	2,294 (34%)	$6,359
2018-19	6,071 (86%)	$9,708	1,979 (28%)	$6,391
2019-20	6,431 (90%)	$10,300	1,722 (24%)	$6,325
2020-21	6,868 (90%)	$10,078	1,529 (20%)	$6,180
2021-22	6,274 (93%)	$9,986	1,357 (20%)	$6,526
Average	5,636 (86.18%)	$7,253	2,156 (33.55%)	$6,104

^*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, 1,978 (30.36 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,977.

In addition, 5,130 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (78.45 % 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	1,902 (31%)	$4,184	276 (4%)	$1,174	5,623 (91%)	$2,346	2,554 (41%)	$2,449
2012-13	1,861 (31%)	$4,214	374 (6%)	$958	5,298 (89%)	$2,307	2,663 (45%)	$2,244
2013-14	1,858 (32%)	$4,372	266 (5%)	$930	5,071 (87%)	$2,389	2,549 (44%)	$2,512
2014-15	2,039 (33%)	$4,394	431 (7%)	$1,154	4,180 (67%)	$2,540	2,826 (45%)	$2,468
2015-16	1,990 (31%)	$4,519	218 (3%)	$1,181	4,137 (65%)	$2,554	2,693 (43%)	$2,797
2016-17	1,917 (31%)	$4,539	421 (7%)	$1,294	4,024 (65%)	$2,565	2,541 (41%)	$2,810
2017-18	2,114 (32%)	$5,366	490 (7%)	$1,943	4,955 (74%)	$4,613	2,837 (42%)	$3,031
2018-19	2,138 (30%)	$5,612	688 (10%)	$1,693	5,703 (81%)	$6,401	3,692 (52%)	$2,511
2019-20	2,067 (29%)	$5,869	3,004 (42%)	$1,410	5,843 (82%)	$6,941	3,573 (50%)	$2,606
2020-21	2,147 (28%)	$5,794	3,098 (41%)	$1,366	6,294 (83%)	$6,724	4,252 (56%)	$2,404
2021-22	1,730 (26%)	$5,880	4,023 (60%)	$2,152	5,302 (79%)	$6,496	3,742 (56%)	$2,506
Average	1,978 (30.36%)	$4,977	1,208 (17.45%)	$1,387	5,130 (78.45%)	$4,171	3,084 (46.82%)	$2,576

^*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, 2,156 (33.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,156.

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	2,504 (40%)	$5,582	2,491 (40%)	$5,168	122 (2%)	$9,055
2012-13	2,421 (41%)	$5,646	2,399 (40%)	$5,165	131 (2%)	$9,753
2013-14	2,356 (40%)	$5,694	2,338 (40%)	$5,260	108 (2%)	$10,352
2014-15	2,582 (42%)	$5,988	2,554 (41%)	$5,321	169 (3%)	$11,077
2015-16	2,564 (41%)	$6,152	2,531 (40%)	$5,300	202 (3%)	$11,682
2016-17	2,408 (39%)	$6,303	2,357 (38%)	$5,292	213 (3%)	$12,692
2017-18	2,294 (34%)	$6,359	2,267 (34%)	$5,414	198 (3%)	$11,692
2018-19	1,979 (28%)	$6,391	1,952 (28%)	$5,328	170 (2%)	$13,212
2019-20	1,722 (24%)	$6,325	1,675 (23%)	$5,366	146 (2%)	$13,032
2020-21	1,529 (20%)	$6,180	1,493 (20%)	$5,240	114 (1%)	$14,272
2021-22	1,357 (20%)	$6,526	1,321 (20%)	$5,351	123 (2%)	$14,521
Average	2,156 (33.55%)	$6,104	2,125 (33.09%)	$5,291	154 (2.27%)	$11,940

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