How Columbia University'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 Columbia University in the City of New York since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,688, which is 57.11 % of all undergraduate students. 1,746 students which is 21.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $11,175.

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	4,440 (56%)	$34,435	1,706 (21%)	$4,419	2,041 (26%)	$11,442
2014-15	4,631 (57%)	$35,324	1,777 (22%)	$4,580	2,090 (26%)	$12,393
2015-16	3,636 (45%)	$47,950	1,818 (22%)	$4,573	1,842 (23%)	$10,864
2016-17	4,710 (58%)	$39,523	1,796 (22%)	$4,678	1,833 (23%)	$13,659
2017-18	4,916 (60%)	$41,752	1,932 (24%)	$4,902	1,787 (22%)	$10,801
2018-19	5,104 (62%)	$41,785	2,044 (25%)	$4,914	1,883 (23%)	$10,304
2019-20	4,869 (59%)	$45,881	1,868 (23%)	$5,126	1,530 (19%)	$10,010
2020-21	4,884 (60%)	$46,156	1,900 (23%)	$5,526	1,364 (17%)	$10,974
2021-22	5,002 (57%)	$49,638	1,957 (22%)	$5,261	1,345 (15%)	$10,126
Average	4,688 (57.11%)	$42,494	1,866 (22.67%)	$4,887	1,746 (21.56%)	$11,175

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 761 (52.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $52,481. It can cover 76.98% of tuition & fees ($68,171).

In addition, 160 (11.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,956).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	696 (47%)	$43,306	193 (13%)	$7,952
2014-15	752 (52%)	$48,926	209 (14%)	$8,272
2015-16	748 (53%)	$46,127	178 (13%)	$8,978
2016-17	759 (52%)	$49,185	180 (12%)	$10,740
2017-18	750 (52%)	$53,284	157 (11%)	$9,845
2018-19	768 (53%)	$55,071	140 (10%)	$10,493
2019-20	774 (54%)	$57,642	125 (9%)	$12,141
2020-21	782 (53%)	$57,726	107 (7%)	$13,338
2021-22	824 (52%)	$61,061	155 (10%)	$16,849
Average	761 (52.00%)	$52,481	160 (11.00%)	$10,956

^*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, 265 (18.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,090.

In addition, 100 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (6.89 % 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	237 (16%)	$4,368	124 (8%)	$3,904	106 (7%)	$3,266	686 (46%)	$41,218
2014-15	263 (18%)	$4,662	150 (10%)	$3,905	110 (8%)	$3,668	735 (51%)	$47,043
2015-16	249 (17%)	$4,649	129 (9%)	$3,841	112 (8%)	$4,236	740 (52%)	$43,750
2016-17	239 (17%)	$4,822	130 (9%)	$3,945	97 (7%)	$4,043	747 (52%)	$47,220
2017-18	238 (17%)	$5,394	44 (3%)	$3,705	95 (7%)	$3,697	734 (51%)	$51,996
2018-19	260 (18%)	$4,970	138 (10%)	$3,933	94 (6%)	$3,856	757 (52%)	$52,969
2019-20	280 (20%)	$5,207	105 (7%)	$3,845	102 (7%)	$4,131	759 (53%)	$55,773
2020-21	316 (21%)	$6,076	418 (28%)	$2,657	88 (6%)	$4,760	778 (52%)	$53,589
2021-22	305 (19%)	$5,666	552 (35%)	$2,138	92 (6%)	$4,924	815 (51%)	$57,610
Average	265 (18.11%)	$5,090	199 (13.22%)	$3,541	100 (6.89%)	$4,065	750 (51.11%)	$50,130

^*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, 160 (11.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $160.

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	193 (13%)	$7,952	182 (12%)	$5,313	32 (2%)	$17,743
2014-15	209 (14%)	$8,272	194 (13%)	$5,624	35 (2%)	$18,227
2015-16	178 (13%)	$8,978	159 (11%)	$5,698	35 (2%)	$19,774
2016-17	180 (12%)	$10,740	157 (11%)	$5,675	40 (3%)	$26,052
2017-18	157 (11%)	$9,845	137 (10%)	$4,969	36 (3%)	$24,027
2018-19	140 (10%)	$10,493	122 (8%)	$4,933	34 (2%)	$25,508
2019-20	125 (9%)	$12,141	102 (7%)	$5,064	36 (3%)	$27,807
2020-21	107 (7%)	$13,338	98 (7%)	$5,511	26 (2%)	$34,119
2021-22	155 (10%)	$16,849	119 (7%)	$5,988	56 (4%)	$33,910
Average	160 (11.00%)	$10,956	141 (9.56%)	$5,419	37 (2.56%)	$25,241

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Columbia University

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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