How Appalachian State'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 Appalachian State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,949, which is 46.20 % of all undergraduate students. 7,721 students which is 44.80% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,185.

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
2013-14	7,281 (45%)	$6,998	4,349 (27%)	$3,980	7,528 (47%)	$6,411
2014-15	7,360 (45%)	$7,313	4,538 (28%)	$4,014	7,718 (47%)	$6,450
2015-16	7,425 (46%)	$7,605	4,676 (29%)	$4,098	7,687 (47%)	$6,182
2016-17	7,727 (47%)	$7,592	4,722 (28%)	$4,122	7,996 (48%)	$6,228
2017-18	7,979 (47%)	$7,902	5,068 (30%)	$4,506	8,230 (48%)	$6,173
2018-19	8,103 (47%)	$8,114	5,110 (29%)	$4,665	8,236 (47%)	$6,103
2019-20	8,343 (48%)	$8,130	5,032 (29%)	$4,846	7,941 (45%)	$6,124
2020-21	8,720 (48%)	$8,184	5,115 (28%)	$4,899	7,663 (42%)	$5,988
2021-22	8,382 (45%)	$8,383	5,025 (27%)	$4,909	7,244 (39%)	$6,014
2022-23	8,170 (44%)	$8,743	4,769 (26%)	$5,294	6,971 (38%)	$6,175
Average	7,949 (46.20%)	$7,896	4,840 (28.10%)	$4,533	7,721 (44.80%)	$6,185

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

Overview

For the last 11 years, on average, 1,454 (42.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,313. It can cover 33.88% of tuition & fees ($24,537) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,625 (47.70 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,332).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,180 (41%)	$7,961	1,411 (49%)	$5,561
2014-15	1,139 (38%)	$8,180	1,510 (50%)	$5,770
2015-16	1,180 (39%)	$8,448	1,483 (49%)	$5,618
2016-17	1,200 (38%)	$8,312	1,529 (49%)	$5,620
2017-18	1,271 (38%)	$9,162	1,673 (51%)	$5,519
2018-19	1,332 (39%)	$9,033	1,729 (50%)	$6,251
2019-20	1,366 (39%)	$9,261	1,659 (47%)	$6,820
2020-21	2,092 (54%)	$7,652	1,799 (46%)	$6,810
2021-22	1,929 (47%)	$7,443	1,732 (42%)	$7,207
2022-23	1,847 (47%)	$7,677	1,725 (44%)	$8,140
Average	1,454 (42.00%)	$8,313	1,625 (47.70%)	$6,332

^*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.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 11 years, on average, 897 (26.20 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,602.

In addition, 941 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (27.60 % 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
2013-14	732 (25%)	$4,112	117 (4%)	$546	793 (28%)	$2,947	1,123 (39%)	$3,547
2014-15	747 (25%)	$4,031	60 (2%)	$749	804 (27%)	$3,023	1,043 (34%)	$3,672
2015-16	815 (27%)	$4,281	72 (2%)	$548	871 (29%)	$3,191	1,091 (36%)	$3,356
2016-17	849 (27%)	$4,190	105 (3%)	$556	875 (28%)	$3,131	1,102 (35%)	$3,284
2017-18	873 (26%)	$4,520	169 (5%)	$517	899 (27%)	$3,053	1,161 (35%)	$4,192
2018-19	937 (27%)	$4,628	151 (4%)	$555	963 (28%)	$3,093	1,224 (36%)	$3,786
2019-20	982 (28%)	$4,933	186 (5%)	$549	1,009 (29%)	$3,254	1,266 (36%)	$3,492
2020-21	1,095 (28%)	$5,116	445 (11%)	$366	1,186 (30%)	$3,157	1,970 (51%)	$3,299
2021-22	1,012 (25%)	$4,924	263 (6%)	$581	1,080 (26%)	$3,211	1,808 (44%)	$3,182
2022-23	929 (24%)	$5,280	102 (3%)	$647	927 (24%)	$3,241	1,758 (45%)	$3,529
Average	897 (26.20%)	$4,602	167 (4.50%)	$561	941 (27.60%)	$3,130	1,355 (39.10%)	$3,534

^*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..

Student Loans

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 11 years, on average, 1,625 (47.70 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,625.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,411 (49%)	$5,561	1,386 (48%)	$5,246	63 (2%)	$9,142
2014-15	1,510 (50%)	$5,770	1,488 (49%)	$5,249	85 (3%)	$10,621
2015-16	1,483 (49%)	$5,618	1,457 (48%)	$5,081	80 (3%)	$11,608
2016-17	1,529 (49%)	$5,620	1,506 (48%)	$5,110	84 (3%)	$10,681
2017-18	1,673 (51%)	$5,519	1,650 (50%)	$5,136	72 (2%)	$10,545
2018-19	1,729 (50%)	$6,251	1,698 (49%)	$5,074	205 (6%)	$10,696
2019-20	1,659 (47%)	$6,820	1,619 (46%)	$5,078	259 (7%)	$11,945
2020-21	1,799 (46%)	$6,810	1,736 (45%)	$5,054	283 (7%)	$12,285
2021-22	1,732 (42%)	$7,207	1,670 (41%)	$5,046	305 (7%)	$13,293
2022-23	1,725 (44%)	$8,140	1,645 (42%)	$5,160	355 (9%)	$15,642
Average	1,625 (47.70%)	$6,332	1,586 (46.60%)	$5,123	179 (4.90%)	$11,646

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Appalachian State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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