How Cuesta'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 Cuesta College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,844, which is 47.78 % of all undergraduate students. 387 students which is 3.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,625.

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	4,602 (50%)	$2,356	1,606 (17%)	$3,632	476 (5%)	$6,154
2014-15	4,456 (48%)	$2,560	1,820 (20%)	$3,518	465 (5%)	$6,348
2015-16	4,591 (47%)	$2,763	2,009 (20%)	$3,521	486 (5%)	$6,464
2016-17	4,528 (44%)	$2,728	2,005 (20%)	$3,455	474 (5%)	$6,414
2017-18	4,705 (43%)	$3,037	2,238 (21%)	$3,577	441 (4%)	$6,742
2018-19	4,882 (44%)	$2,914	2,175 (20%)	$3,465	417 (4%)	$6,504
2019-20	5,136 (46%)	$3,016	2,305 (20%)	$3,459	337 (3%)	$7,026
2020-21	5,335 (53%)	$3,309	1,877 (19%)	$3,610	211 (2%)	$7,062
2021-22	5,358 (55%)	$3,834	1,726 (18%)	$3,357	179 (2%)	$6,907
Average	4,844 (47.78%)	$2,946	1,973 (19.44%)	$3,510	387 (3.89%)	$6,625

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 507 (71.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $3,798. It can cover 34.53% of tuition & fees ($11,000) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 38 (4.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,352).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	502 (49%)	$3,378	81 (8%)	$5,535
2014-15	490 (56%)	$3,694	51 (6%)	$5,316
2015-16	698 (71%)	$3,404	63 (6%)	$4,931
2016-17	602 (70%)	$3,440	37 (4%)	$5,171
2017-18	541 (75%)	$4,195	39 (5%)	$5,551
2018-19	514 (76%)	$3,464	26 (4%)	$5,177
2019-20	467 (80%)	$3,963	24 (4%)	$5,741
2020-21	319 (77%)	$4,087	10 (2%)	$6,557
2021-22	429 (86%)	$4,559	15 (3%)	$4,192
Average	507 (71.11%)	$3,798	38 (4.67%)	$5,352

^*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, 214 (29.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,502.

In addition, 447 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (63.00 % 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	231 (23%)	$4,266	27 (3%)	$381	491 (48%)	$1,411	5 (0%)	$1,400
2014-15	251 (29%)	$4,232	39 (4%)	$364	473 (54%)	$1,461	54 (6%)	$789
2015-16	304 (31%)	$4,154	24 (2%)	$367	548 (56%)	$1,592	384 (39%)	$605
2016-17	250 (29%)	$4,220	46 (5%)	$370	465 (54%)	$1,703	366 (43%)	$566
2017-18	260 (36%)	$4,585	26 (4%)	$362	429 (59%)	$2,075	340 (47%)	$523
2018-19	182 (27%)	$4,666	12 (2%)	$750	499 (74%)	$1,685	287 (42%)	$284
2019-20	198 (34%)	$4,910	25 (4%)	$960	458 (78%)	$1,751	178 (30%)	$296
2020-21	110 (27%)	$5,027	134 (32%)	$1,124	299 (72%)	$1,842	130 (31%)	$380
2021-22	137 (28%)	$4,461	286 (57%)	$2,212	357 (72%)	$1,855	177 (36%)	$281
Average	214 (29.33%)	$4,502	69 (12.56%)	$766	447 (63.00%)	$1,708	213 (34.25%)	$569

^*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, 38 (4.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $38.

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	81 (8%)	$5,535	81 (8%)	$5,535	-	-
2014-15	51 (6%)	$5,316	51 (6%)	$5,316	-	-
2015-16	63 (6%)	$4,931	63 (6%)	$4,931	-	-
2016-17	37 (4%)	$5,171	37 (4%)	$5,171	-	-
2017-18	39 (5%)	$5,551	39 (5%)	$5,551	-	-
2018-19	26 (4%)	$5,177	26 (4%)	$5,177	-	-
2019-20	24 (4%)	$5,741	24 (4%)	$5,741	-	-
2020-21	10 (2%)	$6,557	10 (2%)	$6,557	-	-
2021-22	15 (3%)	$4,192	15 (3%)	$4,192	-	-
Average	38 (4.67%)	$5,352	38 (4.67%)	$5,352	-	-

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Cuesta

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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