How Bucknell'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 Bucknell University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,921, which is 53.00 % of all undergraduate students. 1,241 students which is 34.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,381.

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	1,828 (52%)	$27,522	415 (12%)	$4,068	1,391 (39%)	$6,710
2014-15	1,852 (52%)	$27,990	389 (11%)	$4,253	1,342 (38%)	$6,653
2015-16	1,903 (53%)	$29,013	401 (11%)	$4,302	1,284 (36%)	$6,513
2016-17	1,907 (53%)	$30,725	361 (10%)	$4,293	1,192 (33%)	$6,406
2017-18	1,941 (54%)	$30,855	389 (11%)	$4,525	1,184 (33%)	$6,258
2018-19	1,922 (53%)	$31,935	391 (11%)	$4,463	1,174 (33%)	$6,230
2019-20	1,857 (51%)	$33,809	347 (10%)	$4,762	1,154 (32%)	$6,246
2020-21	2,013 (54%)	$35,048	381 (10%)	$4,854	1,250 (34%)	$6,211
2021-22	2,064 (55%)	$36,218	380 (10%)	$4,797	1,196 (32%)	$6,206
Average	1,921 (53.00%)	$31,457	384 (10.67%)	$4,480	1,241 (34.44%)	$6,381

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 517 (53.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $32,748. It can cover 50.56% of tuition & fees ($64,772).

In addition, 313 (32.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,086).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	519 (56%)	$27,933	333 (36%)	$7,624
2014-15	513 (55%)	$27,363	327 (35%)	$7,721
2015-16	511 (54%)	$31,011	323 (34%)	$8,173
2016-17	467 (49%)	$29,783	307 (32%)	$9,067
2017-18	504 (52%)	$33,820	296 (30%)	$9,279
2018-19	502 (52%)	$33,257	312 (32%)	$9,061
2019-20	489 (51%)	$36,041	262 (27%)	$8,929
2020-21	577 (59%)	$37,752	311 (32%)	$10,521
2021-22	573 (56%)	$37,775	345 (34%)	$11,397
Average	517 (53.78%)	$32,748	313 (32.44%)	$9,086

^*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, 97 (10.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,558.

In addition, 55 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (5.89 % 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	102 (11%)	$4,197	14 (2%)	$3,857	64 (7%)	$3,005	510 (55%)	$27,103
2014-15	89 (9%)	$4,191	15 (2%)	$2,733	69 (7%)	$2,818	508 (54%)	$26,435
2015-16	111 (12%)	$4,518	20 (2%)	$3,800	74 (8%)	$2,465	503 (54%)	$29,994
2016-17	79 (8%)	$4,037	12 (1%)	$3,405	43 (5%)	$3,099	459 (48%)	$29,228
2017-18	113 (12%)	$4,516	27 (3%)	$3,804	48 (5%)	$3,305	497 (51%)	$32,744
2018-19	98 (10%)	$4,688	28 (3%)	$4,000	46 (5%)	$3,665	496 (51%)	$32,168
2019-20	77 (8%)	$4,771	27 (3%)	$4,000	47 (5%)	$3,134	484 (50%)	$35,127
2020-21	103 (10%)	$5,010	40 (4%)	$4,000	49 (5%)	$4,108	574 (58%)	$36,420
2021-22	101 (10%)	$5,090	55 (5%)	$3,249	57 (6%)	$3,884	568 (55%)	$36,498
Average	97 (10.00%)	$4,558	26 (2.78%)	$3,650	55 (5.89%)	$3,276	511 (52.89%)	$31,746

^*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, 313 (32.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $313.

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	333 (36%)	$7,624	333 (36%)	$5,337	46 (5%)	$16,557
2014-15	327 (35%)	$7,721	327 (35%)	$5,232	33 (4%)	$24,665
2015-16	323 (34%)	$8,173	323 (34%)	$5,245	42 (4%)	$22,518
2016-17	307 (32%)	$9,067	307 (32%)	$5,196	51 (5%)	$23,305
2017-18	296 (30%)	$9,279	296 (30%)	$5,183	50 (5%)	$24,252
2018-19	312 (32%)	$9,061	312 (32%)	$5,246	52 (5%)	$22,886
2019-20	262 (27%)	$8,929	262 (27%)	$5,208	41 (4%)	$23,775
2020-21	311 (32%)	$10,521	311 (32%)	$5,232	71 (7%)	$23,169
2021-22	345 (34%)	$11,397	345 (34%)	$5,210	75 (7%)	$28,461
Average	313 (32.44%)	$9,086	313 (32.44%)	$5,232	51 (5.11%)	$23,288

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Bucknell

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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