Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at LaGuardia CC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,371, which is 56.67 % of all undergraduate students. 731 students which is 3.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,559.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 83.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 3% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at CUNY LaGuardia Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,371, which is 56.67 % of all undergraduate students. 731 students which is 3.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,559.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1410,169 (51%)$5,0419,627 (49%)$3,8931,076 (5%)$4,420
2014-1510,492 (52%)$5,5919,386 (46%)$3,987878 (4%)$4,537
2015-169,558 (49%)$5,3158,565 (44%)$3,990873 (4%)$4,194
2016-179,331 (48%)$5,3718,507 (44%)$3,979829 (4%)$4,379
2017-1810,093 (52%)$5,2628,592 (44%)$4,103777 (4%)$4,504
2018-199,493 (49%)$5,4228,063 (42%)$4,200675 (3%)$4,569
2019-209,978 (54%)$5,3497,680 (41%)$4,182614 (3%)$4,775
2020-219,498 (56%)$5,2446,579 (39%)$4,229481 (3%)$4,743
2021-2214,729 (99%)$4,1315,836 (39%)$3,975373 (3%)$4,913
Average10,371 (56.67%)$5,1928,093 (43.11%)$4,060731 (3.67%)$4,559

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,020 (83.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,511. It can cover 80.40% of tuition & fees ($8,098) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 71 (2.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,308).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,965 (78%)$5,951109 (4%)$3,990
2014-152,152 (82%)$6,73991 (3%)$3,754
2015-161,993 (80%)$6,11597 (4%)$4,233
2016-172,031 (77%)$6,41080 (3%)$4,658
2017-182,141 (83%)$6,16778 (3%)$4,331
2018-191,889 (80%)$6,37646 (2%)$3,546
2019-202,280 (87%)$6,68663 (2%)$4,551
2020-211,919 (83%)$6,59148 (2%)$5,103
2021-221,810 (99%)$7,56225 (1%)$4,607
Average2,020 (83.22%)$6,51171 (2.67%)$4,308
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,735 (71.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,653.
In addition, 1,369 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (55.67 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,855 (74%)$4,514219 (9%)$3361,266 (50%)$2,564--
2014-151,953 (75%)$4,55619 (1%)$3551,926 (74%)$2,88016 (1%)$3,145
2015-161,774 (71%)$4,48053 (2%)$2981,517 (61%)$2,7824 (0%)$1,000
2016-171,857 (70%)$4,64178 (3%)$2791,443 (54%)$3,034--
2017-181,885 (73%)$4,62691 (4%)$3191,472 (57%)$2,919783 (30%)$200
2018-191,666 (71%)$4,725314 (13%)$3441,265 (54%)$2,902791 (34%)$498
2019-201,893 (72%)$4,8841,824 (69%)$8121,398 (53%)$2,811370 (14%)$1,588
2020-211,493 (65%)$4,7861,634 (71%)$9411,137 (49%)$2,701793 (34%)$1,128
2021-221,238 (68%)$4,6621,787 (98%)$2,494901 (49%)$2,5281,058 (58%)$1,117
Average1,735 (71.00%)$4,653669 (30.00%)$6861,369 (55.67%)$2,791545 (28.50%)$1,239
*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..
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, 71 (2.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $71.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14109 (4%)$3,990109 (4%)$3,990--
2014-1591 (3%)$3,75486 (3%)$3,6727 (0%)$3,695
2015-1697 (4%)$4,23388 (4%)$3,69811 (0%)$7,738
2016-1780 (3%)$4,65874 (3%)$4,1019 (0%)$7,684
2017-1878 (3%)$4,33177 (3%)$4,3361 (0%)$4,000
2018-1946 (2%)$3,54646 (2%)$3,546--
2019-2063 (2%)$4,55163 (2%)$4,551--
2020-2148 (2%)$5,10348 (2%)$5,103--
2021-2225 (1%)$4,60724 (1%)$4,6181 (0%)$4,345
Average71 (2.67%)$4,30868 (2.67%)$4,1796 (0.00%)$5,492
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