How Central'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 Central College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,171, which is 95.22 % of all undergraduate students. 885 students which is 72.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,987.

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	1,294 (93%)	$19,508	353 (25%)	$4,067	975 (70%)	$9,617
2014-15	1,330 (94%)	$21,916	352 (25%)	$4,059	997 (71%)	$5,795
2015-16	1,217 (99%)	$23,338	314 (26%)	$1,744	920 (75%)	$7,218
2016-17	1,177 (94%)	$24,665	310 (25%)	$4,080	902 (72%)	$7,299
2017-18	1,192 (96%)	$25,650	348 (28%)	$4,226	941 (76%)	$7,057
2018-19	1,076 (96%)	$26,932	298 (27%)	$4,288	803 (72%)	$6,623
2019-20	1,118 (96%)	$28,711	319 (27%)	$4,369	875 (75%)	$6,608
2020-21	1,034 (92%)	$10,244	285 (25%)	$4,472	796 (71%)	$6,581
2021-22	1,102 (97%)	$10,764	256 (22%)	$4,654	759 (67%)	$6,082
Average	1,171 (95.22%)	$21,303	315 (25.56%)	$3,995	885 (72.11%)	$6,987

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 331 (100.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $23,145. It can cover 110.28% of tuition & fees ($20,988).

In addition, 253 (76.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,977).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	309 (100%)	$22,641	238 (77%)	$7,912
2014-15	429 (100%)	$24,481	331 (77%)	$7,983
2015-16	317 (100%)	$25,183	235 (74%)	$8,115
2016-17	323 (100%)	$26,389	260 (80%)	$8,052
2017-18	322 (100%)	$27,794	269 (84%)	$7,564
2018-19	279 (100%)	$28,754	211 (76%)	$8,485
2019-20	337 (100%)	$31,712	258 (77%)	$7,674
2020-21	325 (100%)	$10,353	238 (73%)	$7,879
2021-22	339 (100%)	$10,999	238 (70%)	$8,126
Average	331 (100.00%)	$23,145	253 (76.44%)	$7,977

^*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, 94 (28.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,372.

In addition, 138 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (41.78 % 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	93 (30%)	$4,283	114 (37%)	$1,430	201 (65%)	$4,058	309 (100%)	$18,185
2014-15	125 (29%)	$3,998	141 (33%)	$1,339	189 (44%)	$4,839	429 (100%)	$20,745
2015-16	86 (27%)	$4,153	108 (34%)	$1,433	120 (38%)	$5,701	317 (100%)	$21,410
2016-17	90 (28%)	$3,852	101 (31%)	$1,275	97 (30%)	$5,818	323 (100%)	$23,170
2017-18	109 (34%)	$4,474	121 (38%)	$1,117	178 (55%)	$4,777	322 (100%)	$23,219
2018-19	95 (34%)	$4,372	107 (38%)	$1,502	116 (42%)	$5,806	279 (100%)	$24,275
2019-20	99 (29%)	$4,811	115 (34%)	$1,166	112 (33%)	$6,166	337 (100%)	$27,852
2020-21	70 (22%)	$4,694	82 (25%)	$1,234	112 (34%)	$6,274	325 (100%)	$6,868
2021-22	81 (24%)	$4,710	97 (29%)	$1,261	117 (35%)	$6,922	339 (100%)	$7,124
Average	94 (28.56%)	$4,372	110 (33.22%)	$1,306	138 (41.78%)	$5,596	331 (100.00%)	$19,205

^*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, 253 (76.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $253.

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	238 (77%)	$7,912	238 (77%)	$6,292	87 (28%)	$4,432
2014-15	331 (77%)	$7,983	331 (77%)	$6,297	50 (12%)	$11,165
2015-16	235 (74%)	$8,115	235 (74%)	$6,285	35 (11%)	$12,286
2016-17	260 (80%)	$8,052	260 (80%)	$6,153	38 (12%)	$12,994
2017-18	269 (84%)	$7,564	268 (83%)	$5,960	37 (11%)	$11,825
2018-19	211 (76%)	$8,485	210 (75%)	$5,567	45 (16%)	$13,805
2019-20	258 (77%)	$7,674	257 (76%)	$5,625	48 (14%)	$11,131
2020-21	238 (73%)	$7,879	237 (73%)	$5,605	43 (13%)	$12,712
2021-22	238 (70%)	$8,126	235 (69%)	$5,600	46 (14%)	$13,435
Average	253 (76.44%)	$7,977	252 (76.00%)	$5,932	48 (14.56%)	$11,532

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Central

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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