How ULM'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 Louisiana at Monroe since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,013, which is 68.64 % of all undergraduate students. 3,026 students which is 41.27% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,593.

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	4,472 (62%)	$6,612	2,830 (39%)	$4,226	3,114 (43%)	$6,327
2012-13	4,473 (61%)	$7,196	2,720 (37%)	$4,204	2,986 (41%)	$6,132
2013-14	5,079 (70%)	$5,673	2,906 (40%)	$4,195	2,732 (38%)	$6,086
2014-15	4,471 (62%)	$8,700	2,488 (34%)	$4,313	2,809 (39%)	$6,302
2015-16	5,589 (74%)	$6,636	2,967 (40%)	$4,338	3,485 (46%)	$6,377
2016-17	5,859 (75%)	$6,310	3,173 (41%)	$4,342	3,900 (50%)	$6,487
2017-18	4,899 (62%)	$10,573	2,758 (35%)	$4,580	3,156 (40%)	$7,013
2018-19	4,950 (65%)	$9,868	2,737 (36%)	$4,753	3,128 (41%)	$7,192
2019-20	4,910 (71%)	$9,591	2,534 (37%)	$4,873	2,838 (41%)	$6,394
2020-21	5,076 (73%)	$12,053	2,496 (36%)	$5,642	2,695 (39%)	$7,918
2021-22	5,369 (80%)	$11,266	2,341 (35%)	$4,952	2,440 (36%)	$6,297
Average	5,013 (68.64%)	$8,589	2,723 (37.27%)	$4,583	3,026 (41.27%)	$6,593

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,188 (95.82 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,100. It can cover 47.44% of tuition & fees ($21,290) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 582 (47.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,155).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,119 (97%)	$6,791	587 (51%)	$4,876
2012-13	1,180 (96%)	$7,642	580 (47%)	$4,794
2013-14	1,204 (91%)	$8,224	601 (46%)	$4,885
2014-15	1,174 (96%)	$9,457	496 (41%)	$4,700
2015-16	1,342 (98%)	$9,371	601 (44%)	$4,878
2016-17	1,253 (93%)	$8,958	728 (54%)	$5,013
2017-18	1,250 (93%)	$12,349	654 (49%)	$6,024
2018-19	1,233 (95%)	$11,957	614 (47%)	$5,950
2019-20	1,098 (98%)	$11,376	523 (47%)	$5,212
2020-21	1,092 (97%)	$12,205	507 (45%)	$5,134
2021-22	1,118 (100%)	$12,768	510 (46%)	$5,243
Average	1,188 (95.82%)	$10,100	582 (47.00%)	$5,155

^*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, 575 (46.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,726.

In addition, 954 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (77.09 % 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	610 (53%)	$4,556	81 (7%)	$713	910 (79%)	$3,098	508 (44%)	$3,825
2012-13	612 (50%)	$4,456	51 (4%)	$559	999 (81%)	$3,574	517 (42%)	$5,206
2013-14	603 (46%)	$4,515	62 (5%)	$649	940 (71%)	$4,237	735 (56%)	$4,294
2014-15	508 (42%)	$4,603	76 (6%)	$699	957 (78%)	$4,782	713 (58%)	$5,799
2015-16	589 (43%)	$4,538	98 (7%)	$674	994 (72%)	$5,193	848 (62%)	$5,513
2016-17	601 (45%)	$4,613	125 (9%)	$680	993 (74%)	$3,542	781 (58%)	$6,210
2017-18	665 (50%)	$4,851	116 (9%)	$711	988 (74%)	$5,145	951 (71%)	$7,407
2018-19	590 (45%)	$4,914	92 (7%)	$736	1,050 (81%)	$5,016	970 (75%)	$6,710
2019-20	513 (46%)	$5,029	922 (82%)	$453	912 (81%)	$5,306	709 (63%)	$6,565
2020-21	521 (46%)	$4,866	910 (81%)	$750	917 (82%)	$5,275	907 (81%)	$5,815
2021-22	513 (46%)	$5,045	1,118 (100%)	$1,657	837 (75%)	$5,487	911 (81%)	$5,754
Average	575 (46.55%)	$4,726	332 (28.82%)	$753	954 (77.09%)	$4,605	777 (62.82%)	$5,736

^*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, 582 (47.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $582.

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	587 (51%)	$4,876	585 (50%)	$4,800	9 (1%)	$6,061
2012-13	580 (47%)	$4,794	579 (47%)	$4,742	4 (0%)	$8,695
2013-14	601 (46%)	$4,885	600 (46%)	$4,870	1 (0%)	$14,000
2014-15	496 (41%)	$4,700	495 (41%)	$4,657	5 (0%)	$5,200
2015-16	601 (44%)	$4,878	598 (43%)	$4,695	15 (1%)	$8,277
2016-17	728 (54%)	$5,013	704 (52%)	$4,952	24 (2%)	$6,800
2017-18	654 (49%)	$6,024	654 (49%)	$6,024	-	-
2018-19	614 (47%)	$5,950	614 (47%)	$5,950	-	-
2019-20	523 (47%)	$5,212	520 (46%)	$4,875	22 (2%)	$8,688
2020-21	507 (45%)	$5,134	502 (45%)	$4,798	25 (2%)	$7,783
2021-22	510 (46%)	$5,243	505 (45%)	$4,918	22 (2%)	$8,661
Average	582 (47.00%)	$5,155	578 (46.45%)	$5,026	14 (1.67%)	$8,241

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