How Birmingham-Southern'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 Birmingham-Southern College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,189, which is 97.67 % of all undergraduate students. 613 students which is 50.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,799.

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	1,153 (98%)	$22,656	226 (19%)	$4,334	566 (48%)	$7,172
2014-15	1,163 (98%)	$25,288	236 (20%)	$4,510	549 (46%)	$7,145
2015-16	1,323 (98%)	$24,022	254 (19%)	$4,200	636 (47%)	$6,892
2016-17	1,286 (99%)	$26,267	248 (19%)	$4,473	578 (45%)	$6,742
2017-18	1,272 (99%)	$26,406	284 (22%)	$4,412	586 (46%)	$6,936
2018-19	1,192 (94%)	$10,432	300 (24%)	$4,632	594 (47%)	$6,497
2019-20	1,171 (97%)	$11,467	273 (23%)	$4,811	558 (46%)	$6,402
2020-21	1,103 (98%)	$12,672	243 (22%)	$5,116	766 (68%)	$6,611
2021-22	1,040 (98%)	$13,901	240 (23%)	$5,212	680 (64%)	$6,790
Average	1,189 (97.67%)	$19,235	256 (21.22%)	$4,633	613 (50.78%)	$6,799

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 328 (98.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,686. It can cover 82.14% of tuition & fees ($22,750).

In addition, 197 (60.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,803).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	350 (99%)	$22,912	188 (53%)	$7,236
2014-15	352 (100%)	$23,694	257 (73%)	$7,147
2015-16	441 (100%)	$23,880	226 (51%)	$7,900
2016-17	326 (99%)	$26,594	160 (49%)	$6,888
2017-18	349 (100%)	$25,381	189 (54%)	$6,143
2018-19	318 (97%)	$9,176	180 (55%)	$7,499
2019-20	326 (98%)	$11,597	152 (46%)	$7,080
2020-21	249 (97%)	$10,781	207 (81%)	$4,063
2021-22	244 (100%)	$14,163	210 (86%)	$7,274
Average	328 (98.89%)	$18,686	197 (60.89%)	$6,803

^*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 10 years, on average, 78 (24.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,590.

In addition, 151 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (46.44 % 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	71 (20%)	$4,241	34 (10%)	$1,000	88 (25%)	$491	350 (99%)	$21,831
2014-15	73 (21%)	$4,440	35 (10%)	$1,000	182 (52%)	$487	350 (99%)	$22,550
2015-16	93 (21%)	$4,171	39 (9%)	$987	157 (36%)	$828	437 (99%)	$22,825
2016-17	84 (26%)	$4,610	50 (15%)	$982	139 (42%)	$1,116	326 (99%)	$24,780
2017-18	93 (27%)	$4,503	42 (12%)	$940	174 (50%)	$915	349 (100%)	$23,612
2018-19	88 (27%)	$4,705	37 (11%)	$922	179 (55%)	$1,132	316 (96%)	$7,175
2019-20	79 (24%)	$4,882	46 (14%)	$942	167 (50%)	$1,313	326 (98%)	$9,609
2020-21	55 (21%)	$4,790	48 (19%)	$754	138 (54%)	$1,072	248 (97%)	$9,020
2021-22	70 (29%)	$4,964	44 (18%)	$977	132 (54%)	$1,664	244 (100%)	$11,663
Average	78 (24.00%)	$4,590	42 (13.11%)	$945	151 (46.44%)	$1,002	327 (98.56%)	$17,007

^*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 10 years, on average, 197 (60.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $197.

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	188 (53%)	$7,236	186 (53%)	$6,481	14 (4%)	$11,068
2014-15	257 (73%)	$7,147	257 (73%)	$6,245	20 (6%)	$11,596
2015-16	226 (51%)	$7,900	223 (51%)	$6,248	29 (7%)	$13,521
2016-17	160 (49%)	$6,888	155 (47%)	$5,484	18 (5%)	$14,001
2017-18	189 (54%)	$6,143	187 (54%)	$5,269	15 (4%)	$11,711
2018-19	180 (55%)	$7,499	179 (55%)	$5,633	28 (9%)	$12,193
2019-20	152 (46%)	$7,080	151 (45%)	$5,501	18 (5%)	$13,636
2020-21	207 (81%)	$4,063	203 (79%)	$3,074	16 (6%)	$13,570
2021-22	210 (86%)	$7,274	207 (85%)	$5,640	25 (10%)	$14,407
Average	197 (60.89%)	$6,803	194 (60.22%)	$5,508	20 (6.22%)	$12,856

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Birmingham-Southern

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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