Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at BYU

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 22,077, which is 72.33 % of all undergraduate students. 4,509 students which is 14.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,805.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 50.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 11% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Brigham Young University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 22,077, which is 72.33 % of all undergraduate students. 4,509 students which is 14.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,805.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1419,684 (71%)$6,62910,279 (37%)$4,2875,333 (19%)$6,071
2014-1519,360 (71%)$6,69110,093 (37%)$4,3314,904 (18%)$5,949
2015-1621,734 (72%)$6,66510,612 (35%)$4,3645,067 (17%)$5,823
2016-1722,807 (74%)$6,75211,287 (36%)$4,4154,866 (16%)$5,748
2017-1822,773 (73%)$6,99711,707 (37%)$5,0464,615 (15%)$5,752
2018-1923,294 (74%)$7,14311,472 (36%)$5,1294,403 (14%)$5,743
2019-2023,520 (76%)$6,91410,964 (35%)$5,3154,177 (13%)$5,659
2020-2123,476 (70%)$6,83510,786 (32%)$5,2673,818 (11%)$5,739
2021-2222,046 (70%)$7,13210,250 (32%)$5,3533,402 (11%)$5,759
Average22,077 (72.33%)$6,86210,828 (35.22%)$4,8344,509 (14.89%)$5,805

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,590 (50.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,187. It can cover 79.84% of tuition & fees ($6,496).
In addition, 556 (10.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,263).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,164 (50%)$4,443298 (7%)$5,057
2014-152,061 (51%)$4,629512 (13%)$5,236
2015-162,631 (52%)$4,589594 (12%)$4,994
2016-172,686 (52%)$4,843627 (12%)$5,131
2017-182,567 (48%)$5,056636 (12%)$5,104
2018-192,857 (51%)$5,164692 (12%)$5,198
2019-202,996 (54%)$5,764626 (11%)$5,505
2020-212,933 (48%)$5,867587 (10%)$5,687
2021-222,411 (46%)$6,325436 (8%)$5,457
Average2,590 (50.22%)$5,187556 (10.78%)$5,263
*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, 709 (13.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,411.
In addition, 263 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (10.50 % 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
2013-14652 (15%)$4,006--17 (0%)$1,5701,926 (44%)$3,622
2014-15643 (16%)$4,024--21 (1%)$2,8571,898 (47%)$3,632
2015-16717 (14%)$4,042--5 (0%)$2,5762,371 (47%)$3,865
2016-17765 (15%)$4,105--14 (0%)$2,5552,434 (47%)$4,040
2017-18719 (13%)$4,486--10 (0%)$2,3212,396 (45%)$4,061
2018-19791 (14%)$4,534--22 (0%)$2,2442,751 (49%)$4,041
2019-20758 (14%)$4,718--996 (18%)$2,8162,880 (52%)$3,781
2020-21749 (12%)$4,867--644 (11%)$2,5652,726 (45%)$4,370
2021-22589 (11%)$4,919--642 (12%)$1,9472,322 (44%)$4,781
Average709 (13.78%)$4,411--263 (10.50%)$2,3832,412 (46.67%)$4,021
*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, 556 (10.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $556.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14298 (7%)$5,057297 (7%)$4,8479 (0%)$7,492
2014-15512 (13%)$5,236510 (13%)$5,1984 (0%)$7,423
2015-16594 (12%)$4,994594 (12%)$4,9771 (0%)$10,000
2016-17627 (12%)$5,131627 (12%)$5,1271 (0%)$2,000
2017-18636 (12%)$5,104632 (12%)$5,0734 (0%)$10,005
2018-19692 (12%)$5,198692 (12%)$5,198--
2019-20626 (11%)$5,505619 (11%)$4,98743 (1%)$8,344
2020-21587 (10%)$5,687581 (10%)$5,27829 (0%)$9,371
2021-22436 (8%)$5,457431 (8%)$5,16823 (0%)$6,604
Average556 (10.78%)$5,263554 (10.78%)$5,09514 (1.00%)$7,655
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