How Dakota Wesleyan'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 Wesleyan University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 685, which is 84.78 % of all undergraduate students. 657 students which is 81.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,489.

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	719 (89%)	$14,501	314 (39%)	$4,264	633 (78%)	$7,931
2014-15	656 (81%)	$14,909	250 (31%)	$3,795	579 (71%)	$6,956
2015-16	717 (79%)	$13,994	270 (30%)	$3,740	666 (74%)	$6,906
2016-17	633 (72%)	$15,051	262 (30%)	$3,686	744 (85%)	$5,536
2017-18	717 (91%)	$16,981	339 (43%)	$4,014	648 (82%)	$9,883
2018-19	744 (93%)	$13,904	270 (34%)	$4,453	700 (88%)	$8,589
2019-20	647 (87%)	$15,485	277 (37%)	$4,117	647 (87%)	$7,164
2020-21	706 (90%)	$15,315	236 (30%)	$4,313	706 (90%)	$6,834
2021-22	624 (81%)	$17,013	207 (27%)	$4,388	593 (77%)	$7,599
Average	685 (84.78%)	$15,239	269 (33.44%)	$4,086	657 (81.33%)	$7,489

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 169 (99.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $16,892. It can cover 51.36% of tuition & fees ($32,890).

In addition, 152 (89.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,522).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	165 (98%)	$15,316	128 (76%)	$8,173
2014-15	140 (99%)	$14,920	125 (89%)	$7,251
2015-16	177 (100%)	$15,691	163 (92%)	$7,916
2016-17	172 (100%)	$16,299	165 (96%)	$9,009
2017-18	198 (100%)	$15,668	174 (88%)	$8,503
2018-19	166 (100%)	$15,823	141 (85%)	$9,352
2019-20	163 (100%)	$19,181	159 (98%)	$7,616
2020-21	176 (100%)	$18,033	162 (92%)	$8,750
2021-22	167 (100%)	$21,097	150 (90%)	$10,124
Average	169 (99.67%)	$16,892	152 (89.56%)	$8,522

^*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, 61 (36.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,052.

In addition, 75 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (44.89 % 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	55 (33%)	$4,232	32 (19%)	$1,602	33 (20%)	$966	165 (98%)	$13,402
2014-15	71 (50%)	$3,710	33 (23%)	$770	40 (28%)	$1,140	138 (98%)	$12,713
2015-16	60 (34%)	$3,987	49 (28%)	$666	47 (27%)	$1,370	177 (100%)	$13,791
2016-17	65 (38%)	$3,591	36 (21%)	$901	81 (47%)	$2,540	172 (100%)	$13,557
2017-18	73 (37%)	$4,051	40 (20%)	$829	47 (24%)	$1,188	197 (99%)	$13,795
2018-19	59 (36%)	$4,059	36 (22%)	$1,287	88 (53%)	$1,157	166 (100%)	$13,488
2019-20	55 (34%)	$4,312	27 (17%)	$1,351	158 (97%)	$2,740	158 (97%)	$15,316
2020-21	53 (30%)	$4,362	33 (19%)	$1,070	82 (47%)	$2,845	173 (98%)	$15,457
2021-22	57 (34%)	$4,160	34 (20%)	$1,198	102 (61%)	$2,742	167 (100%)	$17,758
Average	61 (36.22%)	$4,052	36 (21.00%)	$1,075	75 (44.89%)	$1,854	168 (98.89%)	$14,364

^*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, 152 (89.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $152.

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	128 (76%)	$8,173	128 (76%)	$5,980	35 (21%)	$8,020
2014-15	125 (89%)	$7,251	125 (89%)	$5,278	23 (16%)	$10,723
2015-16	163 (92%)	$7,916	163 (92%)	$5,005	49 (28%)	$9,685
2016-17	165 (96%)	$9,009	165 (96%)	$4,958	60 (35%)	$11,142
2017-18	174 (88%)	$8,503	174 (88%)	$4,951	74 (37%)	$8,352
2018-19	141 (85%)	$9,352	141 (85%)	$5,375	49 (30%)	$11,446
2019-20	159 (98%)	$7,616	159 (98%)	$4,413	44 (27%)	$11,575
2020-21	162 (92%)	$8,750	162 (92%)	$5,049	45 (26%)	$13,323
2021-22	150 (90%)	$10,124	150 (90%)	$6,211	46 (28%)	$12,761
Average	152 (89.56%)	$8,522	152 (89.56%)	$5,247	47 (27.56%)	$10,781

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Dakota Wesleyan

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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