How CAU'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 Clark Atlanta University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,580, which is 84.67 % of all undergraduate students. 2,606 students which is 85.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,018.

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	2,264 (86%)	$9,763	1,889 (72%)	$4,491	2,293 (87%)	$8,262
2014-15	2,195 (86%)	$9,785	1,843 (72%)	$4,641	2,205 (86%)	$8,232
2015-16	2,326 (85%)	$9,812	1,930 (70%)	$4,742	2,313 (84%)	$7,641
2016-17	2,554 (83%)	$10,432	2,121 (69%)	$4,765	2,556 (83%)	$7,550
2017-18	2,703 (82%)	$10,545	2,283 (69%)	$4,988	2,751 (83%)	$7,455
2018-19	2,752 (83%)	$11,308	2,265 (68%)	$5,126	2,830 (85%)	$6,981
2019-20	2,854 (86%)	$12,359	2,281 (69%)	$5,027	2,814 (85%)	$6,990
2020-21	2,612 (84%)	$9,485	2,104 (68%)	$5,485	2,761 (89%)	$8,752
2021-22	2,957 (87%)	$11,498	2,317 (68%)	$5,239	2,934 (87%)	$10,303
Average	2,580 (84.67%)	$10,554	2,115 (69.44%)	$4,945	2,606 (85.44%)	$8,018

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 737 (85.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,771. It can cover 36.95% of tuition & fees ($26,446).

In addition, 768 (88.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,822).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	682 (89%)	$10,095	676 (88%)	$8,897
2014-15	602 (85%)	$8,972	617 (87%)	$7,713
2015-16	717 (87%)	$9,263	738 (89%)	$7,367
2016-17	857 (87%)	$10,952	867 (88%)	$7,831
2017-18	764 (84%)	$10,239	816 (90%)	$8,116
2018-19	746 (81%)	$10,223	795 (87%)	$7,763
2019-20	701 (86%)	$10,094	724 (89%)	$7,319
2020-21	645 (86%)	$8,674	702 (93%)	$8,657
2021-22	923 (83%)	$9,431	974 (88%)	$6,735
Average	737 (85.33%)	$9,771	768 (88.78%)	$7,822

^*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, 627 (72.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,941.

In addition, 165 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.22 % 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	555 (72%)	$4,481	37 (5%)	$3,572	127 (17%)	$2,593	445 (58%)	$8,845
2014-15	525 (74%)	$4,665	88 (12%)	$2,649	141 (20%)	$2,336	264 (37%)	$9,051
2015-16	615 (74%)	$4,747	96 (12%)	$2,822	150 (18%)	$2,309	408 (49%)	$7,611
2016-17	725 (73%)	$4,846	144 (15%)	$2,376	216 (22%)	$2,432	465 (47%)	$10,765
2017-18	663 (73%)	$4,968	67 (7%)	$2,929	194 (21%)	$3,370	290 (32%)	$12,686
2018-19	608 (66%)	$5,015	55 (6%)	$2,930	185 (20%)	$3,234	253 (28%)	$15,088
2019-20	589 (72%)	$4,969	52 (6%)	$2,607	167 (21%)	$3,436	334 (41%)	$10,300
2020-21	548 (73%)	$5,453	94 (12%)	$2,390	153 (20%)	$3,281	191 (25%)	$9,842
2021-22	816 (74%)	$5,326	125 (11%)	$3,013	154 (14%)	$3,285	421 (38%)	$8,258
Average	627 (72.33%)	$4,941	84 (9.56%)	$2,810	165 (19.22%)	$2,920	341 (39.44%)	$10,272

^*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, 768 (88.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $768.

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	676 (88%)	$8,897	671 (87%)	$7,126	75 (10%)	$16,439
2014-15	617 (87%)	$7,713	617 (87%)	$7,083	28 (4%)	$13,888
2015-16	738 (89%)	$7,367	736 (89%)	$6,734	37 (4%)	$12,986
2016-17	867 (88%)	$7,831	862 (87%)	$6,829	80 (8%)	$11,287
2017-18	816 (90%)	$8,116	807 (89%)	$6,461	135 (15%)	$10,434
2018-19	795 (87%)	$7,763	787 (86%)	$6,036	105 (11%)	$13,534
2019-20	724 (89%)	$7,319	720 (89%)	$5,948	82 (10%)	$12,391
2020-21	702 (93%)	$8,657	701 (93%)	$8,385	20 (3%)	$9,954
2021-22	974 (88%)	$6,735	970 (88%)	$6,045	73 (7%)	$9,533
Average	768 (88.78%)	$7,822	763 (88.33%)	$6,739	71 (8.00%)	$12,272

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CAU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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