North Carolina Colleges Financial Aid Trends

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at North Carolina Colleges since 2013. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 170,803, which is 78.33 % of all undergraduate students. 138,028 students which is 63.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,136.

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	165,476 (77%)	$11,324	99,058 (50%)	$3,873	147,498 (68%)	$7,452
2014-15	165,722 (77%)	$11,660	99,629 (51%)	$4,027	147,783 (68%)	$7,496
2015-16	166,426 (77%)	$11,790	98,399 (49%)	$4,131	145,834 (66%)	$7,138
2016-17	169,132 (79%)	$11,973	99,007 (49%)	$4,093	146,814 (67%)	$7,385
2017-18	169,176 (79%)	$12,919	100,524 (48%)	$4,354	143,616 (65%)	$7,137
2018-19	170,422 (77%)	$13,534	100,194 (47%)	$4,414	140,004 (63%)	$6,842
2019-20	176,323 (80%)	$14,147	99,227 (46%)	$4,649	134,854 (62%)	$6,988
2020-21	176,868 (79%)	$14,936	95,009 (45%)	$4,696	123,216 (59%)	$6,981
2021-22	177,681 (80%)	$15,729	88,757 (43%)	$4,810	112,634 (57%)	$6,801
Average	170,803 (78.33%)	$13,112	97,756 (47.56%)	$4,339	138,028 (63.89%)	$7,136

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 34,868 (84.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $14,695. It can cover 71.90% of tuition & fees ($20,438) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 28,800 (67.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,144).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	32,086 (83%)	$11,854	28,705 (70%)	$7,092
2014-15	32,564 (85%)	$12,376	29,371 (71%)	$7,298
2015-16	32,704 (83%)	$13,196	29,165 (68%)	$7,108
2016-17	34,372 (82%)	$13,551	30,353 (70%)	$7,179
2017-18	35,463 (85%)	$14,684	30,803 (69%)	$6,898
2018-19	36,194 (85%)	$15,866	30,150 (66%)	$6,900
2019-20	36,902 (86%)	$16,379	29,364 (66%)	$7,370
2020-21	36,744 (86%)	$17,215	26,327 (63%)	$7,294
2021-22	36,784 (88%)	$17,132	24,960 (62%)	$7,161
Average	34,868 (84.78%)	$14,695	28,800 (67.22%)	$7,144

^*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, 19,205 (51.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,616. In addition, 16,865 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (41.44 % 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	18,210 (54%)	$4,240	4,376 (16%)	$1,552	16,765 (43%)	$4,029	27,985 (71%)	$9,241
2014-15	18,466 (56%)	$4,254	4,338 (16%)	$1,799	16,561 (44%)	$3,995	29,093 (73%)	$9,629
2015-16	18,645 (52%)	$4,415	3,983 (16%)	$1,663	17,049 (43%)	$4,051	29,034 (70%)	$9,440
2016-17	19,281 (50%)	$4,438	4,414 (17%)	$1,379	17,148 (43%)	$3,911	30,970 (75%)	$10,311
2017-18	20,243 (52%)	$4,590	4,767 (16%)	$1,460	17,830 (42%)	$4,240	31,476 (74%)	$11,195
2018-19	20,223 (51%)	$4,724	4,802 (16%)	$1,597	17,644 (42%)	$4,287	31,479 (74%)	$12,361
2019-20	20,451 (49%)	$4,828	11,618 (33%)	$1,560	17,034 (40%)	$4,624	30,605 (75%)	$12,154
2020-21	19,333 (49%)	$4,968	14,144 (32%)	$1,754	16,277 (39%)	$4,985	30,121 (75%)	$13,124
2021-22	17,994 (51%)	$5,084	15,119 (35%)	$1,952	15,478 (37%)	$5,097	30,661 (78%)	$13,168
Average	19,205 (51.56%)	$4,616	7,507 (21.89%)	$1,635	16,865 (41.44%)	$4,358	30,158 (73.89%)	$11,180

^*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, 28,800 (67.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $28,800.

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	28,705 (70%)	$7,092	28,417 (70%)	$6,319	2,076 (6%)	$11,175
2014-15	29,371 (71%)	$7,298	29,120 (71%)	$6,548	2,319 (6%)	$11,702
2015-16	29,165 (68%)	$7,108	28,821 (69%)	$6,200	2,359 (6%)	$11,141
2016-17	30,353 (70%)	$7,179	29,780 (70%)	$6,094	3,227 (8%)	$11,857
2017-18	30,803 (69%)	$6,898	30,354 (69%)	$5,934	3,284 (6%)	$11,670
2018-19	30,150 (66%)	$6,900	29,656 (66%)	$5,705	3,712 (7%)	$12,073
2019-20	29,364 (66%)	$7,370	28,795 (66%)	$5,772	3,864 (8%)	$13,050
2020-21	26,327 (63%)	$7,294	25,613 (63%)	$5,781	3,266 (8%)	$14,386
2021-22	24,960 (62%)	$7,161	24,401 (62%)	$5,409	3,436 (8%)	$14,128
Average	28,800 (67.22%)	$7,144	28,329 (67.33%)	$5,974	3,060 (7.00%)	$12,354

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Grants, Scholarships, and Student Loan Stats Trends for North Carolina Colleges

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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