How Florida Gulf Coast'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 Florida Gulf Coast University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,890, which is 57.56 % of all undergraduate students. 5,244 students which is 38.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,924.

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	8,138 (63%)	$4,526	4,438 (34%)	$4,062	5,909 (46%)	$7,808
2014-15	7,911 (59%)	$4,598	4,425 (33%)	$4,061	6,016 (45%)	$7,659
2015-16	7,604 (55%)	$4,735	4,250 (31%)	$4,116	5,853 (43%)	$7,868
2016-17	7,086 (52%)	$4,931	4,065 (30%)	$4,090	5,742 (42%)	$8,008
2017-18	7,022 (51%)	$6,325	4,304 (31%)	$4,578	5,438 (39%)	$8,046
2018-19	7,547 (54%)	$6,590	4,274 (31%)	$4,759	5,182 (37%)	$8,191
2019-20	7,683 (56%)	$6,814	4,257 (31%)	$4,847	4,775 (35%)	$8,224
2020-21	7,676 (55%)	$7,044	4,052 (29%)	$4,939	4,487 (32%)	$8,341
2021-22	10,339 (73%)	$6,699	4,207 (30%)	$4,982	3,790 (27%)	$7,167
Average	7,890 (57.56%)	$5,807	4,252 (31.11%)	$4,493	5,244 (38.44%)	$7,924

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,863 (69.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,469. It can cover 21.73% of tuition & fees ($25,162) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,034 (38.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,164).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,933 (72%)	$4,156	1,119 (42%)	$7,046
2014-15	1,492 (55%)	$4,091	1,180 (43%)	$7,567
2015-16	1,512 (58%)	$4,135	1,087 (42%)	$8,779
2016-17	1,436 (56%)	$4,726	1,076 (42%)	$8,563
2017-18	1,936 (75%)	$5,435	1,030 (40%)	$8,320
2018-19	2,179 (77%)	$6,116	1,062 (37%)	$8,630
2019-20	2,104 (78%)	$6,536	940 (35%)	$6,918
2020-21	1,983 (78%)	$6,754	854 (34%)	$8,247
2021-22	2,196 (72%)	$7,268	954 (31%)	$9,405
Average	1,863 (69.00%)	$5,469	1,034 (38.44%)	$8,164

^*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, 833 (30.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,805.

In addition, 1,032 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (38.11 % 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	900 (34%)	$4,342	109 (4%)	$579	1,238 (46%)	$2,029	634 (24%)	$2,445
2014-15	838 (31%)	$4,400	66 (2%)	$563	499 (18%)	$2,112	513 (19%)	$2,584
2015-16	715 (27%)	$4,425	64 (2%)	$583	572 (22%)	$2,284	637 (24%)	$2,740
2016-17	746 (29%)	$4,386	74 (3%)	$835	707 (28%)	$2,316	647 (25%)	$2,805
2017-18	818 (32%)	$4,889	115 (4%)	$885	1,087 (42%)	$3,333	1,018 (39%)	$2,748
2018-19	908 (32%)	$5,071	79 (3%)	$897	1,383 (49%)	$4,182	1,342 (47%)	$2,138
2019-20	875 (32%)	$5,155	105 (4%)	$986	1,293 (48%)	$4,499	1,075 (40%)	$3,087
2020-21	765 (30%)	$5,167	73 (3%)	$894	1,272 (50%)	$4,565	1,032 (41%)	$3,459
2021-22	932 (31%)	$5,406	1,282 (42%)	$1,798	1,233 (40%)	$4,187	1,082 (35%)	$3,193
Average	833 (30.89%)	$4,805	219 (7.44%)	$891	1,032 (38.11%)	$3,279	887 (32.67%)	$2,800

^*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, 1,034 (38.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,034.

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	1,119 (42%)	$7,046	1,106 (41%)	$6,307	83 (3%)	$10,945
2014-15	1,180 (43%)	$7,567	1,166 (43%)	$6,720	82 (3%)	$13,331
2015-16	1,087 (42%)	$8,779	1,075 (41%)	$7,291	115 (4%)	$14,827
2016-17	1,076 (42%)	$8,563	1,055 (41%)	$7,311	105 (4%)	$14,294
2017-18	1,030 (40%)	$8,320	1,014 (39%)	$7,088	97 (4%)	$14,247
2018-19	1,062 (37%)	$8,630	1,040 (37%)	$7,174	112 (4%)	$15,218
2019-20	940 (35%)	$6,918	875 (32%)	$5,155	123 (5%)	$16,197
2020-21	854 (34%)	$8,247	759 (30%)	$7,251	95 (4%)	$16,201
2021-22	954 (31%)	$9,405	933 (31%)	$7,239	134 (4%)	$16,557
Average	1,034 (38.44%)	$8,164	1,003 (37.22%)	$6,837	105 (3.89%)	$14,646

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Florida Gulf Coast

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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