Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,478, which is 61.00 % of all undergraduate students.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 74.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 0% of students received student loans.

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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Columbia College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,478, which is 61.00 % of all undergraduate students.

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	1,615 (62%)	$2,676	801 (31%)	$3,427	-	-
2014-15	1,515 (63%)	$2,753	795 (33%)	$3,328	-	-
2015-16	1,511 (62%)	$2,728	736 (30%)	$3,456	-	-
2016-17	1,501 (62%)	$2,614	709 (29%)	$3,385	-	-
2017-18	1,615 (63%)	$2,831	767 (30%)	$3,601	-	-
2018-19	1,600 (64%)	$2,887	718 (29%)	$3,761	-	-
2019-20	1,690 (65%)	$2,830	712 (27%)	$3,703	-	-
2020-21	1,166 (55%)	$2,758	476 (22%)	$3,733	-	-
2021-22	1,086 (53%)	$5,111	440 (21%)	$7,480	-	-
Average	1,478 (61.00%)	$3,021	684 (28.00%)	$3,986	-	-

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 150 (74.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,999. It can cover 56.35% of tuition & fees ($8,870) based on out-of-state rate.

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	219 (73%)	$4,584	-	-
2014-15	147 (72%)	$4,565	-	-
2015-16	160 (70%)	$4,533	-	-
2016-17	154 (71%)	$4,423	-	-
2017-18	123 (74%)	$5,973	-	-
2018-19	173 (77%)	$5,004	-	-
2019-20	171 (90%)	$4,547	-	-
2020-21	104 (68%)	$3,930	-	-
2021-22	99 (71%)	$7,429	-	-
Average	150 (74.00%)	$4,999	-	-

^*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, 95 (46.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,116.

In addition, 147 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (72.56 % 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	152 (51%)	$4,389	40 (13%)	$463	219 (73%)	$1,454	-	-
2014-15	109 (53%)	$4,111	9 (4%)	$944	147 (72%)	$1,459	-	-
2015-16	111 (49%)	$4,233	11 (5%)	$864	160 (70%)	$1,537	-	-
2016-17	99 (45%)	$4,253	2 (1%)	$750	154 (71%)	$1,679	-	-
2017-18	83 (50%)	$5,243	36 (22%)	$931	113 (68%)	$1,956	23 (14%)	$1,956
2018-19	104 (46%)	$4,925	14 (6%)	$964	158 (71%)	$1,867	39 (17%)	$1,153
2019-20	97 (51%)	$4,857	9 (5%)	$1,000	170 (89%)	$1,576	34 (18%)	$865
2020-21	49 (32%)	$4,685	19 (12%)	$868	104 (68%)	$1,565	-	-
2021-22	55 (39%)	$9,346	17 (12%)	$1,941	99 (71%)	$1,904	-	-
Average	95 (46.22%)	$5,116	17 (8.89%)	$969	147 (72.56%)	$1,666	32 (16.33%)	$1,325

^*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..

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