How Emerson'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 Emerson College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,500, which is 65.22 % of all undergraduate students. 1,996 students which is 52.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,640.

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	2,168 (58%)	$17,823	649 (17%)	$4,278	2,142 (57%)	$6,808
2014-15	2,188 (58%)	$18,158	622 (16%)	$4,285	2,173 (57%)	$6,735
2015-16	2,191 (58%)	$18,987	629 (17%)	$4,426	2,098 (55%)	$6,846
2016-17	2,270 (60%)	$19,613	591 (16%)	$4,385	2,050 (54%)	$6,708
2017-18	2,447 (64%)	$19,525	603 (16%)	$4,377	1,979 (52%)	$7,003
2018-19	2,561 (66%)	$21,612	620 (16%)	$4,874	1,950 (51%)	$6,577
2019-20	2,742 (71%)	$22,691	618 (16%)	$4,796	1,894 (49%)	$6,470
2020-21	2,815 (76%)	$23,956	596 (16%)	$4,988	1,750 (47%)	$6,263
2021-22	3,119 (76%)	$24,566	622 (15%)	$5,052	1,930 (47%)	$6,348
Average	2,500 (65.22%)	$20,770	617 (16.11%)	$4,607	1,996 (52.11%)	$6,640

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 651 (70.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,569. It can cover 39.35% of tuition & fees ($54,816).

In addition, 502 (54.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $12,121).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	506 (59%)	$19,066	527 (61%)	$10,769
2014-15	518 (60%)	$19,097	495 (58%)	$11,163
2015-16	570 (62%)	$20,300	531 (58%)	$12,040
2016-17	580 (66%)	$20,323	500 (57%)	$11,196
2017-18	688 (74%)	$19,098	483 (52%)	$12,481
2018-19	700 (76%)	$21,972	480 (52%)	$12,716
2019-20	728 (77%)	$24,470	462 (49%)	$13,791
2020-21	753 (80%)	$25,433	478 (51%)	$12,382
2021-22	820 (78%)	$24,360	565 (53%)	$12,551
Average	651 (70.22%)	$21,569	502 (54.56%)	$12,121

^*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, 143 (15.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,631.

In addition, 40 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (4.22 % 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	131 (15%)	$4,477	58 (7%)	$1,147	59 (7%)	$2,141	494 (57%)	$17,951
2014-15	128 (15%)	$4,480	71 (8%)	$1,260	43 (5%)	$2,323	505 (59%)	$18,078
2015-16	159 (17%)	$4,239	140 (15%)	$777	50 (5%)	$2,533	556 (61%)	$19,176
2016-17	142 (16%)	$4,410	103 (12%)	$810	43 (5%)	$2,505	563 (64%)	$19,485
2017-18	140 (15%)	$4,436	106 (11%)	$839	37 (4%)	$2,108	682 (73%)	$18,111
2018-19	158 (17%)	$4,812	103 (11%)	$1,195	30 (3%)	$2,441	694 (75%)	$20,784
2019-20	132 (14%)	$4,843	76 (8%)	$1,264	32 (3%)	$2,398	725 (77%)	$23,451
2020-21	133 (14%)	$5,089	123 (13%)	$2,155	31 (3%)	$3,326	750 (80%)	$24,141
2021-22	163 (15%)	$4,890	138 (13%)	$1,048	37 (3%)	$3,824	816 (77%)	$23,152
Average	143 (15.33%)	$4,631	102 (10.89%)	$1,166	40 (4.22%)	$2,622	643 (69.22%)	$20,481

^*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, 502 (54.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $502.

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	527 (61%)	$10,769	519 (60%)	$5,674	146 (17%)	$18,699
2014-15	495 (58%)	$11,163	491 (57%)	$5,773	138 (16%)	$19,498
2015-16	531 (58%)	$12,040	522 (57%)	$6,005	135 (15%)	$24,140
2016-17	500 (57%)	$11,196	494 (56%)	$5,485	116 (13%)	$24,904
2017-18	483 (52%)	$12,481	478 (51%)	$5,788	119 (13%)	$27,409
2018-19	480 (52%)	$12,716	477 (52%)	$5,449	131 (14%)	$26,750
2019-20	462 (49%)	$13,791	452 (48%)	$5,428	136 (14%)	$28,810
2020-21	478 (51%)	$12,382	467 (50%)	$5,314	120 (13%)	$28,643
2021-22	565 (53%)	$12,551	556 (53%)	$5,459	138 (13%)	$29,392
Average	502 (54.56%)	$12,121	495 (53.78%)	$5,597	131 (14.22%)	$25,361

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Emerson

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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