How Dordt'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 Dordt University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,378, which is 96.78 % of all undergraduate students. 790 students which is 55.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,191.

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	1,375 (100%)	$11,874	398 (29%)	$3,737	872 (63%)	$6,468
2014-15	1,397 (100%)	$12,260	377 (27%)	$3,745	858 (61%)	$6,433
2015-16	1,384 (100%)	$13,825	317 (23%)	$3,935	829 (60%)	$6,334
2016-17	1,454 (100%)	$13,789	326 (22%)	$3,866	833 (57%)	$6,385
2017-18	1,146 (79%)	$17,932	344 (24%)	$3,972	810 (56%)	$6,437
2018-19	1,420 (100%)	$15,476	341 (24%)	$3,924	767 (54%)	$6,043
2019-20	1,382 (100%)	$17,335	310 (22%)	$4,189	735 (53%)	$5,885
2020-21	1,435 (100%)	$18,613	298 (21%)	$4,471	707 (49%)	$5,767
2021-22	1,409 (92%)	$20,118	280 (18%)	$4,727	695 (45%)	$5,970
Average	1,378 (96.78%)	$15,691	332 (23.33%)	$4,063	790 (55.33%)	$6,191

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 382 (99.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $17,950. It can cover 49.92% of tuition & fees ($35,960).

In addition, 254 (66.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,143).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	378 (100%)	$14,525	282 (75%)	$7,420
2014-15	354 (100%)	$14,773	266 (75%)	$7,274
2015-16	362 (100%)	$16,950	253 (70%)	$7,795
2016-17	388 (100%)	$16,673	268 (69%)	$8,090
2017-18	394 (99%)	$17,300	261 (66%)	$8,019
2018-19	361 (99%)	$18,308	218 (60%)	$8,966
2019-20	386 (100%)	$20,042	266 (69%)	$7,936
2020-21	390 (100%)	$21,062	253 (65%)	$7,842
2021-22	424 (100%)	$21,920	219 (52%)	$9,946
Average	382 (99.78%)	$17,950	254 (66.78%)	$8,143

^*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, 97 (25.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $3,896.

In addition, 77 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.11 % 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	119 (31%)	$3,539	80 (21%)	$797	88 (23%)	$4,093	378 (100%)	$12,289
2014-15	108 (31%)	$3,477	70 (20%)	$926	71 (20%)	$4,433	354 (100%)	$12,640
2015-16	86 (24%)	$3,608	55 (15%)	$885	65 (18%)	$5,285	362 (100%)	$15,010
2016-17	85 (22%)	$3,819	76 (20%)	$769	84 (22%)	$5,548	388 (100%)	$14,484
2017-18	106 (27%)	$3,911	91 (23%)	$751	70 (18%)	$5,228	390 (98%)	$15,301
2018-19	97 (27%)	$3,779	86 (24%)	$741	80 (22%)	$5,162	358 (98%)	$16,107
2019-20	94 (24%)	$4,175	80 (21%)	$777	89 (23%)	$5,704	386 (100%)	$17,549
2020-21	96 (25%)	$4,120	83 (21%)	$758	75 (19%)	$5,665	390 (100%)	$18,797
2021-22	83 (20%)	$4,638	71 (17%)	$807	67 (16%)	$6,306	424 (100%)	$19,881
Average	97 (25.67%)	$3,896	77 (20.22%)	$801	77 (20.11%)	$5,269	381 (99.56%)	$15,784

^*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, 254 (66.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $254.

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	282 (75%)	$7,420	250 (66%)	$5,496	174 (46%)	$4,130
2014-15	266 (75%)	$7,274	234 (66%)	$5,459	161 (45%)	$4,083
2015-16	253 (70%)	$7,795	229 (63%)	$5,331	166 (46%)	$4,526
2016-17	268 (69%)	$8,090	236 (61%)	$5,392	192 (49%)	$4,665
2017-18	261 (66%)	$8,019	239 (60%)	$5,409	172 (43%)	$4,654
2018-19	218 (60%)	$8,966	218 (60%)	$4,853	206 (56%)	$4,353
2019-20	266 (69%)	$7,936	229 (59%)	$4,834	221 (57%)	$4,543
2020-21	253 (65%)	$7,842	213 (54%)	$4,998	210 (54%)	$4,378
2021-22	219 (52%)	$9,946	219 (52%)	$5,039	205 (48%)	$5,242
Average	254 (66.78%)	$8,143	230 (60.11%)	$5,201	190 (49.33%)	$4,508

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Dordt

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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