How Pitt'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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,958, which is 54.36 % of all undergraduate students. 9,646 students which is 48.64% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,877.

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	9,701 (53%)	$10,275	3,246 (18%)	$3,752	10,232 (56%)	$7,129
2012-13	9,363 (51%)	$10,218	3,144 (17%)	$3,838	10,160 (55%)	$7,112
2013-14	9,615 (52%)	$10,461	3,086 (17%)	$3,875	10,139 (54%)	$7,314
2014-15	9,972 (53%)	$10,626	3,123 (17%)	$4,012	10,152 (54%)	$7,752
2015-16	10,040 (53%)	$10,891	3,052 (16%)	$4,040	9,942 (53%)	$7,157
2016-17	10,271 (54%)	$11,305	3,000 (16%)	$4,069	9,674 (51%)	$6,845
2017-18	10,538 (55%)	$11,172	3,081 (16%)	$4,177	9,703 (50%)	$6,698
2018-19	10,586 (55%)	$11,709	2,968 (15%)	$4,236	9,335 (48%)	$6,525
2019-20	11,406 (49%)	$12,750	2,954 (13%)	$4,387	8,942 (38%)	$6,428
2020-21	13,249 (57%)	$11,907	3,050 (13%)	$4,579	8,764 (38%)	$6,391
2021-22	15,796 (66%)	$11,497	3,322 (14%)	$4,712	9,064 (38%)	$6,300
Average	10,958 (54.36%)	$11,165	3,093 (15.64%)	$4,152	9,646 (48.64%)	$6,877

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,361 (58.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $11,808. It can cover 29.60% of tuition & fees ($39,890) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,205 (55.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,745).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,856 (50%)	$10,940	2,162 (58%)	$9,001
2012-13	1,739 (48%)	$10,517	2,136 (59%)	$9,159
2013-14	2,005 (52%)	$11,724	2,159 (56%)	$9,392
2014-15	2,110 (55%)	$10,899	2,204 (57%)	$9,501
2015-16	2,046 (51%)	$11,450	2,257 (56%)	$10,026
2016-17	2,087 (53%)	$12,484	2,087 (53%)	$10,033
2017-18	2,097 (52%)	$11,740	2,254 (56%)	$10,386
2018-19	2,252 (55%)	$12,737	2,170 (53%)	$9,661
2019-20	2,525 (63%)	$13,657	2,034 (51%)	$10,248
2020-21	3,119 (74%)	$12,822	2,181 (52%)	$9,709
2021-22	4,131 (85%)	$10,919	2,613 (54%)	$10,081
Average	2,361 (58.00%)	$11,808	2,205 (55.00%)	$9,745

^*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, 612 (15.27 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,334.

In addition, 565 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (14.36 % 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	579 (16%)	$3,862	473 (13%)	$660	657 (18%)	$3,338	1,363 (37%)	$11,419
2012-13	569 (16%)	$3,951	510 (14%)	$515	638 (18%)	$3,613	1,184 (33%)	$11,379
2013-14	624 (16%)	$4,034	575 (15%)	$607	652 (17%)	$3,551	1,451 (38%)	$12,629
2014-15	572 (15%)	$4,073	536 (14%)	$484	620 (16%)	$3,342	1,726 (45%)	$10,623
2015-16	510 (13%)	$4,176	341 (9%)	$527	572 (14%)	$3,703	1,660 (41%)	$11,445
2016-17	515 (13%)	$4,323	455 (12%)	$589	498 (13%)	$3,714	1,692 (43%)	$12,831
2017-18	595 (15%)	$4,337	559 (14%)	$548	545 (14%)	$3,547	1,659 (41%)	$11,934
2018-19	535 (13%)	$4,359	415 (10%)	$572	488 (12%)	$3,453	1,921 (47%)	$12,717
2019-20	626 (16%)	$4,806	1,363 (34%)	$1,124	477 (12%)	$3,629	2,263 (56%)	$12,467
2020-21	721 (17%)	$4,800	2,315 (55%)	$1,140	502 (12%)	$3,903	2,351 (56%)	$13,583
2021-22	886 (18%)	$4,950	3,835 (79%)	$1,144	571 (12%)	$4,356	2,731 (56%)	$12,392
Average	612 (15.27%)	$4,334	1,034 (24.45%)	$719	565 (14.36%)	$3,650	1,818 (44.82%)	$12,129

^*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, 2,205 (55.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,205.

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	2,162 (58%)	$9,001	2,145 (58%)	$6,111	447 (12%)	$14,209
2012-13	2,136 (59%)	$9,159	2,120 (58%)	$5,955	478 (13%)	$14,516
2013-14	2,159 (56%)	$9,392	2,135 (55%)	$6,236	501 (13%)	$13,900
2014-15	2,204 (57%)	$9,501	2,181 (57%)	$6,187	480 (12%)	$15,517
2015-16	2,257 (56%)	$10,026	2,230 (56%)	$5,865	566 (14%)	$16,872
2016-17	2,087 (53%)	$10,033	2,055 (52%)	$5,399	711 (18%)	$13,847
2017-18	2,254 (56%)	$10,386	2,232 (56%)	$5,361	840 (21%)	$13,626
2018-19	2,170 (53%)	$9,661	2,131 (52%)	$5,351	767 (19%)	$12,468
2019-20	2,034 (51%)	$10,248	2,004 (50%)	$5,382	620 (15%)	$16,221
2020-21	2,181 (52%)	$9,709	2,153 (51%)	$5,334	505 (12%)	$19,190
2021-22	2,613 (54%)	$10,081	2,579 (53%)	$5,316	832 (17%)	$15,181
Average	2,205 (55.00%)	$9,745	2,179 (54.36%)	$5,682	613 (15.09%)	$15,050

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