How USC'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 Southern California since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,948, which is 62.36 % of all undergraduate students. 5,899 students which is 31.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,048.

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	10,629 (61%)	$29,491	3,944 (23%)	$4,260	6,791 (39%)	$7,650
2012-13	11,291 (62%)	$30,204	4,227 (23%)	$4,336	7,008 (38%)	$7,785
2013-14	11,297 (61%)	$31,496	4,310 (23%)	$4,410	6,879 (37%)	$7,601
2014-15	11,218 (60%)	$33,269	4,323 (23%)	$4,465	6,688 (36%)	$7,546
2015-16	11,181 (59%)	$35,059	4,080 (22%)	$4,545	5,986 (32%)	$7,324
2016-17	11,177 (59%)	$36,039	3,939 (21%)	$4,563	5,835 (31%)	$7,557
2017-18	11,622 (61%)	$37,647	4,007 (21%)	$4,563	5,469 (29%)	$7,331
2018-19	12,350 (62%)	$39,516	4,108 (21%)	$4,741	5,262 (26%)	$6,240
2019-20	13,151 (65%)	$39,909	3,996 (20%)	$4,778	5,289 (26%)	$6,323
2020-21	13,306 (68%)	$41,493	4,140 (21%)	$4,881	4,513 (23%)	$5,958
2021-22	14,211 (68%)	$43,570	4,517 (22%)	$5,217	5,173 (25%)	$6,217
Average	11,948 (62.36%)	$36,154	4,145 (21.82%)	$4,614	5,899 (31.09%)	$7,048

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,002 (62.55 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $35,640. It can cover 52.23% of tuition & fees ($68,237).

In addition, 949 (29.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,222).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,818 (62%)	$30,256	1,080 (37%)	$6,084
2012-13	1,789 (59%)	$29,928	1,027 (34%)	$6,895
2013-14	1,733 (59%)	$30,912	970 (33%)	$7,214
2014-15	1,729 (56%)	$33,178	975 (32%)	$7,212
2015-16	1,704 (58%)	$34,145	801 (27%)	$7,444
2016-17	1,775 (58%)	$36,686	918 (30%)	$7,747
2017-18	2,132 (63%)	$35,953	948 (28%)	$8,442
2018-19	2,217 (65%)	$37,217	933 (27%)	$6,784
2019-20	2,046 (65%)	$37,811	901 (28%)	$7,798
2020-21	2,469 (72%)	$40,690	760 (22%)	$6,300
2021-22	2,607 (71%)	$45,262	1,127 (31%)	$7,526
Average	2,002 (62.55%)	$35,640	949 (29.91%)	$7,222

^*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, 605 (18.82 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,743.

In addition, 369 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (11.55 % 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	582 (20%)	$4,364	530 (18%)	$428	360 (12%)	$9,690	1,807 (62%)	$26,979
2012-13	556 (18%)	$4,326	513 (17%)	$424	374 (12%)	$9,194	1,774 (59%)	$26,764
2013-14	535 (18%)	$4,585	336 (12%)	$912	338 (12%)	$8,971	1,712 (59%)	$27,908
2014-15	571 (18%)	$4,580	339 (11%)	$1,169	335 (11%)	$9,007	1,716 (55%)	$29,916
2015-16	508 (17%)	$4,649	306 (10%)	$1,222	300 (10%)	$9,019	1,695 (57%)	$31,116
2016-17	506 (17%)	$4,724	343 (11%)	$1,020	298 (10%)	$8,996	1,765 (58%)	$33,822
2017-18	593 (18%)	$4,631	454 (13%)	$996	356 (11%)	$8,962	2,124 (63%)	$33,080
2018-19	620 (18%)	$4,981	431 (13%)	$1,486	388 (11%)	$9,055	2,210 (65%)	$34,058
2019-20	540 (17%)	$4,919	524 (17%)	$1,855	342 (11%)	$8,988	2,014 (64%)	$35,084
2020-21	735 (21%)	$5,053	1,363 (40%)	$3,408	437 (13%)	$8,917	2,426 (71%)	$36,359
2021-22	908 (25%)	$5,360	1,344 (37%)	$2,807	531 (14%)	$9,165	2,564 (70%)	$40,753
Average	605 (18.82%)	$4,743	589 (18.09%)	$1,430	369 (11.55%)	$9,088	1,982 (62.09%)	$32,349

^*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, 949 (29.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $949.

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	1,080 (37%)	$6,084	1,075 (37%)	$5,331	42 (1%)	$19,999
2012-13	1,027 (34%)	$6,895	1,016 (34%)	$5,942	46 (2%)	$22,691
2013-14	970 (33%)	$7,214	956 (33%)	$5,655	59 (2%)	$26,969
2014-15	975 (32%)	$7,212	962 (31%)	$5,837	63 (2%)	$22,488
2015-16	801 (27%)	$7,444	783 (27%)	$5,693	67 (2%)	$22,457
2016-17	918 (30%)	$7,747	900 (29%)	$5,730	87 (3%)	$22,472
2017-18	948 (28%)	$8,442	930 (28%)	$5,933	94 (3%)	$26,442
2018-19	933 (27%)	$6,784	913 (27%)	$4,815	81 (2%)	$23,864
2019-20	901 (28%)	$7,798	877 (28%)	$4,927	94 (3%)	$28,777
2020-21	760 (22%)	$6,300	743 (22%)	$4,215	57 (2%)	$29,056
2021-22	1,127 (31%)	$7,526	1,109 (30%)	$4,960	98 (3%)	$30,421
Average	949 (29.91%)	$7,222	933 (29.64%)	$5,367	72 (2.27%)	$25,058

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