How BSC'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 Bismarck State College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,539, which is 40.11 % of all undergraduate students. 1,124 students which is 29.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,687.

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	1,733 (43%)	$3,620	824 (20%)	$3,537	1,428 (35%)	$5,649
2014-15	1,592 (40%)	$3,512	666 (17%)	$3,501	1,226 (31%)	$5,660
2015-16	1,633 (40%)	$3,675	611 (15%)	$3,569	1,152 (28%)	$5,585
2016-17	1,585 (40%)	$3,798	603 (15%)	$3,669	1,245 (31%)	$5,556
2017-18	1,463 (39%)	$3,960	607 (16%)	$3,932	1,136 (30%)	$5,632
2018-19	1,425 (38%)	$4,109	606 (16%)	$4,102	1,031 (27%)	$5,866
2019-20	1,496 (40%)	$4,195	608 (16%)	$3,940	1,017 (27%)	$5,597
2020-21	1,472 (40%)	$4,297	561 (15%)	$4,079	958 (26%)	$5,759
2021-22	1,448 (41%)	$4,467	568 (16%)	$4,119	925 (26%)	$5,883
Average	1,539 (40.11%)	$3,959	628 (16.22%)	$3,828	1,124 (29.00%)	$5,687

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 483 (62.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $3,772. It can cover 51.82% of tuition & fees ($7,279) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 371 (47.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,814).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	514 (61%)	$3,381	398 (47%)	$5,323
2014-15	457 (56%)	$3,301	406 (49%)	$5,437
2015-16	486 (62%)	$3,739	367 (47%)	$5,623
2016-17	512 (63%)	$3,712	447 (55%)	$5,780
2017-18	449 (59%)	$3,848	379 (50%)	$5,592
2018-19	504 (63%)	$3,881	342 (43%)	$5,769
2019-20	495 (65%)	$3,946	352 (46%)	$5,757
2020-21	443 (61%)	$3,903	319 (44%)	$6,140
2021-22	490 (70%)	$4,239	332 (47%)	$6,902
Average	483 (62.22%)	$3,772	371 (47.56%)	$5,814

^*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, 190 (24.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,128.

In addition, 369 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (47.56 % 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	226 (27%)	$3,698	141 (17%)	$179	348 (41%)	$1,627	214 (25%)	$1,452
2014-15	175 (21%)	$3,822	138 (17%)	$180	306 (37%)	$1,569	209 (25%)	$1,601
2015-16	189 (24%)	$4,064	168 (21%)	$185	366 (46%)	$1,775	226 (29%)	$1,631
2016-17	200 (25%)	$3,733	176 (22%)	$166	412 (51%)	$1,793	210 (26%)	$1,838
2017-18	190 (25%)	$4,125	172 (23%)	$172	365 (48%)	$1,778	163 (21%)	$1,629
2018-19	209 (26%)	$4,319	169 (21%)	$186	387 (49%)	$1,827	181 (23%)	$1,739
2019-20	189 (25%)	$4,472	83 (11%)	$347	389 (51%)	$2,028	197 (26%)	$1,474
2020-21	154 (21%)	$4,267	66 (9%)	$352	353 (49%)	$1,937	173 (24%)	$2,110
2021-22	174 (25%)	$4,652	88 (13%)	$382	392 (56%)	$2,294	218 (31%)	$1,536
Average	190 (24.33%)	$4,128	133 (17.11%)	$239	369 (47.56%)	$1,848	199 (25.56%)	$1,668

^*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, 371 (47.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $371.

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	398 (47%)	$5,323	383 (45%)	$4,640	59 (7%)	$5,786
2014-15	406 (49%)	$5,437	393 (48%)	$4,792	62 (8%)	$5,225
2015-16	367 (47%)	$5,623	352 (45%)	$4,836	59 (7%)	$6,127
2016-17	447 (55%)	$5,780	430 (53%)	$4,854	83 (10%)	$5,981
2017-18	379 (50%)	$5,592	367 (48%)	$4,799	61 (8%)	$5,874
2018-19	342 (43%)	$5,769	335 (42%)	$5,044	45 (6%)	$6,290
2019-20	352 (46%)	$5,757	342 (45%)	$4,720	62 (8%)	$6,646
2020-21	319 (44%)	$6,140	308 (43%)	$4,890	56 (8%)	$8,086
2021-22	332 (47%)	$6,902	314 (45%)	$5,065	83 (12%)	$8,444
Average	371 (47.56%)	$5,814	358 (46.00%)	$4,849	63 (8.22%)	$6,495

Most Searched North Dakota Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
Rasmussen University-North Dakota Private, four-years | Fargo
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Dickinson State University Public, four-years | Dickinson
Bismarck State College Public, four-years | Bismarck
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale

compare schools

Graduate

North Dakota State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Fargo
University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
University of Mary Private, four-years | Bismarck
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City
University of Jamestown Private, four-years | Jamestown
North Dakota State College of Science Public, 2-4 years | Wahpeton
JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School Private, 2-4 years | Bismarck

compare schools

Online Schools

University of North Dakota Public, four-years | Grand Forks
Sitting Bull College Public, four-years | Fort Yates
Minot State University Public, four-years | Minot
Dickinson State University Public, four-years | Dickinson
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Private, four-years | Ellendale
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck
Bismarck State College Public, four-years | Bismarck
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Totten
Turtle Mountain Community College Private, four-years | Belcourt
Valley City State University Public, four-years | Valley City

compare schools

Trade Schools

Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks Private, Less than 2-years | Grand Forks
North Dakota State College of Science Public, 2-4 years | Wahpeton
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Private, Less than 2-years | Fargo
Dakota College at Bottineau Public, 2-4 years | Bottineau
JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School Private, 2-4 years | Bismarck
United Tribes Technical College Private, four-years | Bismarck
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Private, 2-4 years | Fargo
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Public, four-years | New Town
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fort Totten
Mayville State University Public, four-years | Mayville

compare schools

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at BSC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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