How Dakota State'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 Dakota State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,227, which is 43.22 % of all undergraduate students. 1,242 students which is 43.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,551.

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	1,087 (38%)	$3,939	672 (23%)	$3,748	1,241 (43%)	$6,696
2014-15	1,065 (39%)	$4,155	685 (25%)	$3,818	1,252 (46%)	$6,687
2015-16	1,161 (41%)	$3,961	702 (25%)	$3,653	1,326 (47%)	$6,757
2016-17	1,171 (41%)	$4,126	699 (25%)	$3,655	1,352 (48%)	$6,626
2017-18	1,246 (42%)	$4,395	707 (24%)	$3,764	1,348 (46%)	$6,514
2018-19	1,268 (42%)	$4,592	652 (22%)	$4,052	1,297 (43%)	$6,346
2019-20	1,369 (49%)	$4,824	629 (22%)	$4,094	1,235 (44%)	$6,460
2020-21	1,285 (47%)	$5,308	546 (20%)	$4,154	1,112 (41%)	$6,383
2021-22	1,387 (50%)	$5,725	489 (18%)	$4,353	1,018 (37%)	$6,494
Average	1,227 (43.22%)	$4,558	642 (22.67%)	$3,921	1,242 (43.89%)	$6,551

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 280 (82.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,169. It can cover 32.74% of tuition & fees ($12,735) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 240 (71.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,960).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	216 (76%)	$3,479	219 (77%)	$6,975
2014-15	212 (79%)	$3,911	211 (78%)	$7,485
2015-16	255 (79%)	$3,585	255 (79%)	$6,782
2016-17	253 (83%)	$3,812	235 (77%)	$6,958
2017-18	305 (85%)	$3,844	266 (74%)	$7,401
2018-19	315 (81%)	$4,276	263 (68%)	$6,486
2019-20	353 (88%)	$4,501	268 (67%)	$7,649
2020-21	285 (79%)	$4,645	215 (60%)	$6,509
2021-22	324 (92%)	$5,467	228 (65%)	$6,391
Average	280 (82.44%)	$4,169	240 (71.67%)	$6,960

^*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, 112 (33.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,104.

In addition, 68 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.22 % 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	100 (35%)	$3,839	36 (13%)	$1,493	54 (19%)	$954	165 (58%)	$1,590
2014-15	112 (42%)	$4,141	42 (16%)	$1,053	53 (20%)	$963	149 (55%)	$1,812
2015-16	122 (38%)	$3,885	55 (17%)	$1,113	65 (20%)	$1,172	197 (61%)	$1,537
2016-17	123 (40%)	$3,822	62 (20%)	$1,701	68 (22%)	$1,262	189 (62%)	$1,604
2017-18	125 (35%)	$4,044	52 (14%)	$1,156	77 (21%)	$1,306	259 (72%)	$1,955
2018-19	123 (32%)	$4,445	47 (12%)	$1,007	77 (20%)	$1,499	263 (68%)	$2,423
2019-20	120 (30%)	$4,341	188 (47%)	$940	59 (15%)	$1,108	280 (69%)	$2,949
2020-21	84 (23%)	$4,057	83 (23%)	$1,477	85 (24%)	$1,122	250 (69%)	$3,060
2021-22	100 (28%)	$4,360	173 (49%)	$2,179	73 (21%)	$1,188	278 (79%)	$3,135
Average	112 (33.67%)	$4,104	82 (23.44%)	$1,347	68 (20.22%)	$1,175	226 (65.89%)	$2,229

^*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, 240 (71.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $240.

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	219 (77%)	$6,975	217 (76%)	$5,726	37 (13%)	$7,702
2014-15	211 (78%)	$7,485	208 (77%)	$5,992	42 (16%)	$7,933
2015-16	255 (79%)	$6,782	254 (78%)	$5,465	47 (15%)	$7,262
2016-17	235 (77%)	$6,958	235 (77%)	$5,462	41 (13%)	$8,572
2017-18	266 (74%)	$7,401	264 (73%)	$5,620	55 (15%)	$8,814
2018-19	263 (68%)	$6,486	261 (67%)	$5,030	46 (12%)	$8,547
2019-20	268 (67%)	$7,649	262 (65%)	$5,412	62 (15%)	$10,193
2020-21	215 (60%)	$6,509	208 (58%)	$4,987	39 (11%)	$9,288
2021-22	228 (65%)	$6,391	222 (63%)	$5,029	38 (11%)	$8,969
Average	240 (71.67%)	$6,960	237 (70.44%)	$5,414	45 (13.44%)	$8,587

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Dakota State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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