Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UST

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Received Percent Changed

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Received Amount Changes

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,816, which is 93.67 % of all undergraduate students. 3,038 students which is 49.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,534.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 96.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 53% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at University of St Thomas since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,816, which is 93.67 % of all undergraduate students. 3,038 students which is 49.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,534.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-155,658 (91%)$17,0921,128 (18%)$3,9173,404 (55%)$6,810
2015-165,727 (92%)$18,4901,071 (17%)$4,0373,293 (53%)$6,832
2016-175,686 (93%)$19,5731,051 (17%)$3,9693,194 (52%)$6,721
2017-185,791 (93%)$21,1451,124 (18%)$4,2653,031 (49%)$6,649
2018-195,997 (94%)$22,9751,146 (18%)$4,5033,137 (49%)$6,297
2019-206,093 (95%)$24,9351,179 (18%)$4,5953,007 (47%)$6,401
2020-216,063 (96%)$27,1701,130 (18%)$4,6002,837 (45%)$6,341
2021-225,720 (94%)$29,2521,115 (18%)$4,7782,780 (46%)$6,406
2022-235,613 (95%)$31,2381,155 (20%)$4,9832,655 (45%)$6,351
Average5,816 (93.67%)$23,5411,122 (18.00%)$4,4053,038 (49.00%)$6,534
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,429 (96.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $25,829. It can cover 47.48% of tuition & fees ($54,398).

In addition, 793 (53.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,527).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,364 (97%)$19,743835 (59%)$10,001
2015-161,360 (96%)$19,864817 (57%)$10,921
2016-171,299 (96%)$21,274778 (58%)$11,457
2017-181,440 (96%)$23,120817 (55%)$10,080
2018-191,688 (96%)$25,547956 (54%)$9,487
2019-201,504 (96%)$27,027772 (50%)$11,238
2020-211,429 (96%)$30,821773 (52%)$10,047
2021-221,288 (96%)$32,284681 (51%)$10,539
2022-231,488 (95%)$32,783708 (45%)$10,975
Average1,429 (96.00%)$25,829793 (53.44%)$10,527
*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 10 years, on average, 305 (20.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,431.

In addition, 426 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (28.33 % 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
2014-15245 (17%)$3,727153 (11%)$1,111341 (24%)$4,2411,358 (96%)$17,968
2015-16229 (16%)$4,161159 (11%)$1,121305 (21%)$4,6521,356 (95%)$18,042
2016-17223 (17%)$3,874146 (11%)$1,218325 (24%)$4,8571,289 (96%)$19,407
2017-18341 (23%)$4,316184 (12%)$716465 (31%)$4,3681,433 (96%)$20,696
2018-19365 (21%)$4,619306 (17%)$800525 (30%)$4,3811,674 (95%)$23,233
2019-20352 (23%)$4,662248 (16%)$2,951481 (31%)$4,4211,491 (96%)$24,245
2020-21300 (20%)$4,747489 (33%)$1,683456 (31%)$4,7571,418 (95%)$27,945
2021-22319 (24%)$4,762271 (20%)$1,098410 (30%)$4,9981,281 (95%)$29,443
2022-23373 (24%)$5,007289 (18%)$1,090523 (33%)$5,2651,479 (94%)$29,644
Average305 (20.56%)$4,431249 (16.56%)$1,310426 (28.33%)$4,6601,420 (95.33%)$23,403
*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 10 years, on average, 793 (53.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $793.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15835 (59%)$10,001826 (59%)$6,020835 (59%)$4,046
2015-16817 (57%)$10,921806 (57%)$5,865817 (57%)$5,134
2016-17778 (58%)$11,457766 (57%)$5,745778 (58%)$5,800
2017-18817 (55%)$10,080803 (54%)$5,503817 (55%)$4,672
2018-19956 (54%)$9,487941 (53%)$5,213956 (54%)$4,356
2019-20772 (50%)$11,238751 (48%)$5,271772 (50%)$6,110
2020-21773 (52%)$10,047757 (51%)$5,256773 (52%)$4,899
2021-22681 (51%)$10,539664 (49%)$5,356681 (51%)$5,316
2022-23708 (45%)$10,975684 (44%)$5,325708 (45%)$5,830
Average793 (53.44%)$10,527778 (52.44%)$5,506793 (53.44%)$5,129

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