How DePaul'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 DePaul University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,524, which is 83.22 % of all undergraduate students. 8,153 students which is 53.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,825.

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	12,398 (76%)	$15,582	5,753 (35%)	$3,878	9,491 (58%)	$7,162
2014-15	12,863 (80%)	$19,811	5,604 (35%)	$3,902	9,183 (57%)	$7,219
2015-16	12,865 (81%)	$20,814	5,369 (34%)	$3,954	8,973 (56%)	$7,030
2016-17	12,455 (81%)	$21,974	4,948 (32%)	$3,909	8,440 (55%)	$6,919
2017-18	12,325 (83%)	$19,363	4,825 (33%)	$4,112	8,131 (55%)	$6,843
2018-19	12,251 (84%)	$19,975	4,639 (32%)	$4,220	7,899 (54%)	$6,590
2019-20	12,311 (87%)	$21,311	4,378 (31%)	$4,348	7,568 (53%)	$6,594
2020-21	12,481 (88%)	$22,562	4,446 (31%)	$4,541	7,023 (50%)	$6,676
2021-22	12,769 (89%)	$23,507	4,471 (31%)	$4,475	6,673 (47%)	$6,388
Average	12,524 (83.22%)	$20,544	4,937 (32.67%)	$4,149	8,153 (53.89%)	$6,825

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,502 (96.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $22,329. It can cover 50.55% of tuition & fees ($44,174).

In addition, 1,461 (56.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,015).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,279 (94%)	$18,494	1,442 (60%)	$6,986
2014-15	2,428 (96%)	$18,919	1,556 (61%)	$7,046
2015-16	2,407 (96%)	$19,085	1,490 (59%)	$6,865
2016-17	2,327 (95%)	$20,387	1,441 (59%)	$6,910
2017-18	2,480 (98%)	$24,112	1,562 (62%)	$6,816
2018-19	2,512 (98%)	$24,087	1,508 (59%)	$7,109
2019-20	2,552 (97%)	$24,589	1,415 (54%)	$7,482
2020-21	2,738 (99%)	$25,282	1,328 (48%)	$6,716
2021-22	2,799 (99%)	$26,004	1,405 (50%)	$7,204
Average	2,502 (96.89%)	$22,329	1,461 (56.89%)	$7,015

^*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, 797 (31.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,454.

In addition, 721 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (27.89 % 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	757 (31%)	$4,269	46 (2%)	$3,423	697 (29%)	$4,540	2,273 (94%)	$15,660
2014-15	832 (33%)	$4,253	96 (4%)	$3,558	744 (29%)	$4,430	2,412 (95%)	$16,069
2015-16	743 (30%)	$4,345	60 (2%)	$3,392	630 (25%)	$4,367	2,389 (95%)	$16,641
2016-17	703 (29%)	$4,194	64 (3%)	$3,479	605 (25%)	$4,340	2,310 (94%)	$18,027
2017-18	839 (33%)	$4,434	145 (6%)	$3,812	732 (29%)	$4,516	2,480 (98%)	$21,056
2018-19	766 (30%)	$4,522	66 (3%)	$3,305	716 (28%)	$4,582	2,512 (98%)	$21,315
2019-20	775 (30%)	$4,588	962 (37%)	$1,097	691 (26%)	$4,977	2,551 (97%)	$21,443
2020-21	850 (31%)	$4,680	51 (2%)	$3,892	838 (30%)	$4,836	2,738 (99%)	$22,276
2021-22	911 (32%)	$4,804	77 (3%)	$4,541	835 (30%)	$5,089	2,797 (99%)	$22,814
Average	797 (31.00%)	$4,454	174 (6.89%)	$3,389	721 (27.89%)	$4,631	2,496 (96.56%)	$19,478

^*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, 1,461 (56.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,461.

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	1,442 (60%)	$6,986	1,431 (59%)	$5,521	128 (5%)	$16,986
2014-15	1,556 (61%)	$7,046	1,544 (61%)	$5,704	132 (5%)	$16,337
2015-16	1,490 (59%)	$6,865	1,477 (59%)	$5,331	135 (5%)	$17,444
2016-17	1,441 (59%)	$6,910	1,424 (58%)	$5,263	135 (6%)	$18,237
2017-18	1,562 (62%)	$6,816	1,540 (61%)	$5,187	158 (6%)	$16,827
2018-19	1,508 (59%)	$7,109	1,483 (58%)	$5,220	164 (6%)	$18,166
2019-20	1,415 (54%)	$7,482	1,386 (53%)	$5,173	172 (7%)	$19,860
2020-21	1,328 (48%)	$6,716	1,295 (47%)	$5,009	129 (5%)	$18,848
2021-22	1,405 (50%)	$7,204	1,382 (49%)	$5,050	154 (5%)	$20,409
Average	1,461 (56.89%)	$7,015	1,440 (56.11%)	$5,273	145 (5.56%)	$18,124

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at DePaul

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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