How BGSU'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 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,597, which is 72.44 % of all undergraduate students. 8,586 students which is 58.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,666.

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	10,520 (73%)	$6,685	4,795 (33%)	$4,091	9,590 (66%)	$6,992
2014-15	10,214 (72%)	$6,973	4,562 (32%)	$4,165	9,224 (65%)	$7,002
2015-16	10,293 (72%)	$7,176	4,509 (31%)	$4,142	9,272 (65%)	$6,746
2016-17	10,279 (69%)	$7,234	4,139 (28%)	$4,162	9,036 (61%)	$6,687
2017-18	10,384 (71%)	$7,502	4,188 (29%)	$4,425	8,765 (60%)	$6,611
2018-19	10,193 (69%)	$7,779	4,017 (27%)	$4,574	8,471 (57%)	$6,635
2019-20	10,810 (72%)	$7,864	3,829 (25%)	$4,525	8,164 (54%)	$6,489
2020-21	11,489 (77%)	$7,867	3,526 (24%)	$4,620	7,610 (51%)	$6,483
2021-22	11,191 (77%)	$8,761	3,302 (23%)	$4,762	7,146 (49%)	$6,353
Average	10,597 (72.44%)	$7,538	4,096 (28.00%)	$4,385	8,586 (58.67%)	$6,666

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,750 (85.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,314. It can cover 34.21% of tuition & fees ($21,378) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,131 (66.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,482).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,767 (83%)	$6,809	2,290 (69%)	$7,232
2014-15	2,539 (84%)	$6,890	2,121 (70%)	$7,307
2015-16	2,792 (83%)	$6,785	2,410 (71%)	$7,118
2016-17	2,824 (80%)	$6,542	2,437 (69%)	$7,318
2017-18	2,726 (82%)	$7,066	2,227 (67%)	$7,493
2018-19	2,665 (82%)	$7,411	2,162 (67%)	$7,710
2019-20	2,885 (86%)	$7,539	2,081 (62%)	$8,017
2020-21	2,947 (96%)	$7,888	1,768 (58%)	$7,460
2021-22	2,601 (95%)	$8,898	1,684 (62%)	$7,683
Average	2,750 (85.67%)	$7,314	2,131 (66.11%)	$7,482

^*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, 999 (31.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,354.

In addition, 697 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (21.56 % 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	1,140 (34%)	$4,073	155 (5%)	$1,322	715 (21%)	$1,217	2,342 (70%)	$5,603
2014-15	1,080 (36%)	$4,183	182 (6%)	$1,376	705 (23%)	$1,337	2,155 (71%)	$5,467
2015-16	1,137 (34%)	$4,191	108 (3%)	$1,318	772 (23%)	$1,712	2,341 (69%)	$5,431
2016-17	1,048 (30%)	$4,156	151 (4%)	$1,689	692 (20%)	$1,766	2,341 (66%)	$5,400
2017-18	1,053 (32%)	$4,367	273 (8%)	$1,318	759 (23%)	$1,843	2,282 (69%)	$5,655
2018-19	1,044 (32%)	$4,392	316 (10%)	$1,124	751 (23%)	$1,987	2,225 (68%)	$5,985
2019-20	966 (29%)	$4,471	1,017 (30%)	$1,075	752 (22%)	$2,443	2,399 (71%)	$6,044
2020-21	801 (26%)	$4,593	1,815 (59%)	$1,156	615 (20%)	$2,738	2,782 (91%)	$5,674
2021-22	725 (26%)	$4,764	1,782 (65%)	$2,340	509 (19%)	$2,579	2,249 (82%)	$6,317
Average	999 (31.00%)	$4,354	644 (21.11%)	$1,413	697 (21.56%)	$1,958	2,346 (73.00%)	$5,731

^*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, 2,131 (66.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,131.

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	2,290 (69%)	$7,232	2,273 (68%)	$5,996	279 (8%)	$10,505
2014-15	2,121 (70%)	$7,307	2,105 (70%)	$6,087	241 (8%)	$11,141
2015-16	2,410 (71%)	$7,118	2,397 (71%)	$5,739	305 (9%)	$11,142
2016-17	2,437 (69%)	$7,318	2,407 (68%)	$5,762	338 (10%)	$11,731
2017-18	2,227 (67%)	$7,493	2,192 (66%)	$5,572	378 (11%)	$11,833
2018-19	2,162 (67%)	$7,710	2,107 (65%)	$5,600	394 (12%)	$12,356
2019-20	2,081 (62%)	$8,017	2,018 (60%)	$5,391	440 (13%)	$13,191
2020-21	1,768 (58%)	$7,460	1,727 (57%)	$5,305	304 (10%)	$13,247
2021-22	1,684 (62%)	$7,683	1,660 (61%)	$5,315	294 (11%)	$13,995
Average	2,131 (66.11%)	$7,482	2,098 (65.11%)	$5,641	330 (10.22%)	$12,127

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at BGSU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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