How ECSU'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 Eastern Connecticut State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,186, which is 67.78 % of all undergraduate students. 2,892 students which is 60.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,757.

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	2,466 (48%)	$5,689	1,426 (28%)	$4,174	3,183 (61%)	$7,052
2014-15	2,470 (52%)	$5,519	1,422 (30%)	$4,201	3,145 (66%)	$7,011
2015-16	2,735 (57%)	$6,190	1,517 (32%)	$4,440	3,187 (67%)	$6,827
2016-17	2,947 (61%)	$6,365	1,528 (32%)	$4,432	3,148 (65%)	$6,826
2017-18	3,187 (68%)	$7,059	1,603 (34%)	$4,530	2,991 (64%)	$6,836
2018-19	3,472 (69%)	$7,427	1,670 (33%)	$4,620	3,021 (60%)	$6,732
2019-20	3,800 (79%)	$7,228	1,534 (32%)	$4,741	2,782 (58%)	$6,677
2020-21	3,869 (86%)	$7,005	1,369 (31%)	$4,707	2,384 (53%)	$6,421
2021-22	3,730 (90%)	$8,626	1,217 (29%)	$4,941	2,183 (53%)	$6,432
Average	3,186 (67.78%)	$6,790	1,476 (31.22%)	$4,532	2,892 (60.78%)	$6,757

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 712 (79.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,001. It can cover 48.13% of tuition & fees ($16,624) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 643 (70.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,014).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	534 (55%)	$7,622	688 (71%)	$7,321
2014-15	475 (55%)	$6,591	639 (73%)	$6,335
2015-16	748 (77%)	$7,111	744 (76%)	$7,121
2016-17	746 (75%)	$6,663	717 (72%)	$7,483
2017-18	728 (79%)	$8,145	656 (72%)	$7,090
2018-19	804 (83%)	$7,960	688 (71%)	$6,933
2019-20	794 (92%)	$8,244	618 (72%)	$7,356
2020-21	797 (95%)	$8,680	520 (62%)	$7,066
2021-22	780 (100%)	$10,993	520 (66%)	$6,421
Average	712 (79.00%)	$8,001	643 (70.56%)	$7,014

^*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, 298 (32.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,589.

In addition, 141 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (15.78 % 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	258 (27%)	$4,274	93 (10%)	$617	201 (21%)	$3,125	468 (49%)	$4,876
2014-15	221 (25%)	$4,321	74 (8%)	$381	141 (16%)	$3,206	406 (47%)	$4,176
2015-16	340 (35%)	$4,578	137 (14%)	$457	102 (10%)	$3,828	693 (71%)	$4,775
2016-17	322 (32%)	$4,404	99 (10%)	$389	70 (7%)	$3,413	715 (72%)	$4,581
2017-18	329 (36%)	$4,703	29 (3%)	$1,588	138 (15%)	$4,128	717 (78%)	$5,253
2018-19	357 (37%)	$4,682	95 (10%)	$1,041	174 (18%)	$3,838	783 (81%)	$5,059
2019-20	315 (36%)	$4,833	673 (78%)	$717	101 (12%)	$4,164	678 (78%)	$6,077
2020-21	275 (33%)	$4,615	686 (82%)	$960	122 (15%)	$2,554	783 (93%)	$5,975
2021-22	265 (34%)	$4,890	766 (98%)	$1,823	216 (28%)	$2,650	724 (92%)	$7,334
Average	298 (32.78%)	$4,589	295 (34.78%)	$886	141 (15.78%)	$3,434	663 (73.44%)	$5,345

^*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, 643 (70.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $643.

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	688 (71%)	$7,321	685 (71%)	$5,900	88 (9%)	$11,310
2014-15	639 (73%)	$6,335	638 (73%)	$5,606	43 (5%)	$10,966
2015-16	744 (76%)	$7,121	734 (75%)	$5,472	111 (11%)	$11,548
2016-17	717 (72%)	$7,483	715 (72%)	$5,720	109 (11%)	$11,704
2017-18	656 (72%)	$7,090	650 (71%)	$5,697	76 (8%)	$12,469
2018-19	688 (71%)	$6,933	685 (71%)	$5,378	90 (9%)	$12,063
2019-20	618 (72%)	$7,356	613 (71%)	$5,379	99 (11%)	$12,610
2020-21	520 (62%)	$7,066	513 (61%)	$5,285	77 (9%)	$12,507
2021-22	520 (66%)	$6,421	517 (66%)	$5,241	54 (7%)	$11,659
Average	643 (70.56%)	$7,014	639 (70.11%)	$5,520	83 (8.89%)	$11,871

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at ECSU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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