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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 Colorado Boulder since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,405, which is 46.82 % of all undergraduate students. 8,147 students which is 28.91% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,384.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1210,847 (41%)$8,6044,712 (18%)$3,9749,153 (35%)$6,499
2012-1310,340 (40%)$9,3454,467 (17%)$4,0508,556 (33%)$6,459
2013-1411,062 (42%)$9,7994,574 (18%)$4,1338,383 (32%)$6,447
2014-1511,506 (43%)$10,4614,575 (17%)$4,2618,147 (31%)$6,553
2015-1612,378 (46%)$10,7604,454 (16%)$4,2008,100 (30%)$6,470
2016-1713,054 (47%)$11,3244,435 (16%)$4,2877,951 (28%)$6,469
2017-1813,724 (47%)$11,1094,776 (16%)$4,5478,113 (28%)$6,473
2018-1914,520 (48%)$11,1984,828 (16%)$4,7088,173 (27%)$6,244
2019-2015,518 (50%)$10,9334,812 (15%)$4,7778,192 (26%)$6,243
2020-2116,634 (55%)$10,2854,638 (15%)$4,8667,492 (25%)$6,198
2021-2217,868 (56%)$11,0174,545 (14%)$5,0077,360 (23%)$6,169
Average13,405 (46.82%)$10,4404,620 (16.18%)$4,4378,147 (28.91%)$6,384

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 3,083 (49.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,392. It can cover 22.39% of tuition & fees ($41,943) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 2,050 (33.18 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,811).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,303 (41%)$8,4422,159 (38%)$7,872
2012-132,190 (40%)$8,9112,040 (38%)$8,233
2013-142,707 (47%)$8,9292,087 (36%)$8,737
2014-152,755 (47%)$9,4082,025 (35%)$8,051
2015-163,146 (51%)$9,4102,165 (35%)$8,036
2016-173,150 (49%)$9,7872,029 (32%)$8,089
2017-183,254 (50%)$9,4282,105 (32%)$8,779
2018-193,477 (53%)$9,3152,007 (30%)$9,106
2019-203,786 (54%)$9,9922,196 (31%)$9,744
2020-213,333 (53%)$9,2141,778 (29%)$9,658
2021-223,810 (57%)$10,4771,961 (29%)$10,614
Average3,083 (49.27%)$9,3922,050 (33.18%)$8,811
*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, 961 (15.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,476.
In addition, 531 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (8.55 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12966 (17%)$4,079156 (3%)$7,088443 (8%)$2,4442,209 (39%)$6,027
2012-13901 (17%)$4,149176 (3%)$6,692408 (8%)$3,0582,107 (39%)$6,336
2013-14996 (17%)$4,230153 (3%)$8,617285 (5%)$3,0872,616 (45%)$6,788
2014-15953 (16%)$4,389119 (2%)$6,880347 (6%)$2,9402,705 (47%)$7,356
2015-16978 (16%)$4,244150 (2%)$8,695502 (8%)$2,8163,103 (50%)$7,327
2016-17929 (15%)$4,344159 (2%)$6,988522 (8%)$3,1113,100 (49%)$7,761
2017-181,007 (16%)$4,583140 (2%)$2,566493 (8%)$3,1103,141 (48%)$7,696
2018-19941 (14%)$4,60957 (1%)$2,557614 (9%)$3,2323,392 (51%)$7,642
2019-201,093 (16%)$4,71878 (1%)$2,771884 (13%)$3,1483,696 (53%)$8,029
2020-21883 (14%)$4,86755 (1%)$2,082682 (11%)$3,7133,251 (52%)$7,310
2021-22923 (14%)$5,0241,475 (22%)$2,806661 (10%)$3,9243,438 (52%)$8,304
Average961 (15.64%)$4,476247 (3.82%)$5,249531 (8.55%)$3,1442,978 (47.73%)$7,325
*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, 2,050 (33.18 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,050.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-122,159 (38%)$7,8722,109 (37%)$5,449265 (5%)$20,773
2012-132,040 (38%)$8,2331,972 (36%)$5,416275 (5%)$22,239
2013-142,087 (36%)$8,7372,007 (35%)$5,374339 (6%)$21,975
2014-152,025 (35%)$8,0511,971 (34%)$5,490268 (5%)$20,455
2015-162,165 (35%)$8,0362,099 (34%)$5,378307 (5%)$19,903
2016-172,029 (32%)$8,0891,961 (31%)$5,358312 (5%)$18,924
2017-182,105 (32%)$8,7792,029 (31%)$5,525329 (5%)$22,093
2018-192,007 (30%)$9,1061,919 (29%)$5,112400 (6%)$21,165
2019-202,196 (31%)$9,7442,059 (29%)$5,118466 (7%)$23,305
2020-211,778 (29%)$9,6581,680 (27%)$4,986365 (6%)$24,094
2021-221,961 (29%)$10,6141,862 (28%)$4,968403 (6%)$28,696
Average2,050 (33.18%)$8,8111,970 (31.91%)$5,289339 (5.55%)$22,147

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