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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 North Carolina Wilmington since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,963, which is 51.18 % of all undergraduate students. 6,234 students which is 46.18% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,746.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-126,057 (51%)$5,8883,432 (29%)$3,8516,074 (51%)$6,779
2012-136,587 (53%)$5,9933,499 (28%)$3,9916,328 (51%)$6,867
2013-146,504 (52%)$5,8673,609 (29%)$3,9996,445 (52%)$7,136
2014-156,895 (53%)$5,8033,758 (29%)$4,0056,464 (50%)$6,951
2015-167,304 (55%)$5,4423,557 (27%)$4,0816,449 (49%)$6,981
2016-176,973 (50%)$5,8913,743 (27%)$4,0516,557 (47%)$6,789
2017-187,056 (49%)$6,4074,038 (28%)$4,4766,739 (46%)$6,673
2018-197,057 (49%)$6,6713,913 (27%)$4,6516,333 (44%)$6,639
2019-207,421 (50%)$6,7443,950 (27%)$4,7126,203 (42%)$6,555
2020-217,448 (51%)$6,4473,780 (26%)$4,6065,654 (39%)$6,437
2021-227,294 (50%)$6,6443,637 (25%)$4,7025,326 (37%)$6,402
Average6,963 (51.18%)$6,1633,720 (27.45%)$4,2846,234 (46.18%)$6,746

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,104 (51.82 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,931. It can cover 25.80% of tuition & fees ($22,985) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,085 (51.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,862).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12927 (47%)$5,6191,035 (52%)$5,808
2012-13955 (47%)$5,8221,101 (54%)$6,156
2013-14930 (48%)$5,7441,006 (52%)$5,700
2014-151,109 (51%)$5,8791,105 (51%)$6,423
2015-161,145 (57%)$5,3741,043 (52%)$6,596
2016-171,092 (49%)$5,4711,138 (51%)$6,941
2017-181,218 (57%)$6,0791,156 (54%)$6,990
2018-191,131 (53%)$6,2051,106 (52%)$7,304
2019-201,218 (52%)$6,5791,122 (48%)$7,628
2020-211,066 (53%)$6,253980 (49%)$7,895
2021-221,350 (56%)$6,2171,144 (47%)$8,040
Average1,104 (51.82%)$5,9311,085 (51.09%)$6,862
*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, 482 (22.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,444.
In addition, 496 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (23.36 % 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
2011-12439 (22%)$3,70657 (3%)$1,175470 (24%)$3,079871 (44%)$2,374
2012-13433 (21%)$4,02013 (1%)$2,000553 (27%)$2,923885 (43%)$2,461
2013-14468 (24%)$4,2947 (0%)$1,501465 (24%)$2,691841 (43%)$2,463
2014-15509 (24%)$4,17861 (3%)$1,592489 (23%)$2,5431,012 (47%)$3,016
2015-16463 (23%)$4,38377 (4%)$1,345492 (24%)$3,0071,002 (50%)$2,536
2016-17484 (22%)$4,132114 (5%)$569535 (24%)$2,829873 (39%)$2,745
2017-18520 (24%)$4,693163 (8%)$613535 (25%)$2,8441,036 (48%)$3,225
2018-19494 (23%)$4,852171 (8%)$702535 (25%)$2,779879 (41%)$3,429
2019-20541 (23%)$4,912191 (8%)$795500 (21%)$2,8101,054 (45%)$3,604
2020-21427 (21%)$4,803106 (5%)$806409 (20%)$2,731939 (47%)$3,634
2021-22529 (22%)$4,913155 (6%)$751478 (20%)$2,9561,213 (50%)$3,515
Average482 (22.64%)$4,444101 (5.10%)$1,077496 (23.36%)$2,836964 (45.18%)$3,000
*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, 1,085 (51.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,085.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,035 (52%)$5,808992 (50%)$5,176112 (6%)$7,826
2012-131,101 (54%)$6,1561,086 (53%)$5,41288 (4%)$10,231
2013-141,006 (52%)$5,7001,005 (52%)$5,46526 (1%)$9,288
2014-151,105 (51%)$6,4231,093 (51%)$5,42279 (4%)$14,819
2015-161,043 (52%)$6,5961,026 (51%)$5,55898 (5%)$12,012
2016-171,138 (51%)$6,9411,107 (50%)$5,407147 (7%)$13,022
2017-181,156 (54%)$6,9901,135 (53%)$5,315151 (7%)$13,559
2018-191,106 (52%)$7,3041,075 (50%)$5,303159 (7%)$14,952
2019-201,122 (48%)$7,6281,101 (47%)$5,262203 (9%)$13,620
2020-21980 (49%)$7,895947 (47%)$5,258178 (9%)$15,490
2021-221,144 (47%)$8,0401,098 (45%)$5,247220 (9%)$15,623
Average1,085 (51.09%)$6,8621,060 (49.91%)$5,348133 (6.18%)$12,767

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