Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at GMU

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,740, which is 50.89 % of all undergraduate students. 10,394 students which is 42.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,883.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 61.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 50% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at George Mason University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,740, which is 50.89 % of all undergraduate students. 10,394 students which is 42.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,883.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-149,509 (43%)$6,3615,549 (25%)$4,0739,563 (43%)$7,300
2014-159,085 (41%)$7,0935,940 (27%)$4,1399,899 (44%)$7,172
2015-1610,583 (46%)$6,8336,288 (27%)$4,16910,159 (44%)$6,971
2016-1711,691 (49%)$6,9026,765 (28%)$4,22510,587 (44%)$6,991
2017-1812,630 (50%)$7,1757,552 (30%)$4,53711,075 (44%)$6,873
2018-1913,744 (52%)$7,5077,734 (30%)$4,60211,236 (43%)$6,737
2019-2015,700 (59%)$7,8387,887 (30%)$4,69010,862 (41%)$6,690
2020-2115,441 (57%)$8,6757,935 (29%)$4,76210,531 (39%)$6,647
2021-2216,275 (61%)$9,8107,971 (30%)$4,8619,633 (36%)$6,569
Average12,740 (50.89%)$7,5777,069 (28.44%)$4,45110,394 (42.00%)$6,883

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,096 (61.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,028. It can cover 23.77% of tuition & fees ($37,979) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,663 (49.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,000).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,574 (53%)$7,2631,593 (53%)$7,513
2014-151,588 (52%)$7,5001,648 (54%)$8,141
2015-161,798 (57%)$8,3211,669 (53%)$8,340
2016-171,946 (61%)$8,5671,644 (52%)$8,125
2017-182,146 (62%)$9,3041,811 (53%)$7,922
2018-192,284 (62%)$9,5181,783 (49%)$8,323
2019-202,314 (62%)$9,9081,727 (47%)$7,950
2020-212,389 (70%)$10,1101,505 (44%)$7,606
2021-222,829 (74%)$10,7601,586 (41%)$8,079
Average2,096 (61.44%)$9,0281,663 (49.56%)$8,000
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 936 (27.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,814.
In addition, 1,206 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.33 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14753 (25%)$4,424365 (12%)$512967 (32%)$3,535594 (20%)$7,568
2014-15783 (26%)$4,494392 (13%)$485847 (28%)$3,562706 (23%)$7,345
2015-16868 (28%)$4,627273 (9%)$392920 (29%)$3,775911 (29%)$8,085
2016-17874 (28%)$4,527374 (12%)$4851,227 (39%)$3,745895 (28%)$8,868
2017-181,042 (30%)$4,785431 (13%)$5261,236 (36%)$3,9311,132 (33%)$8,740
2018-19982 (27%)$4,890414 (11%)$5191,395 (38%)$3,5831,353 (37%)$8,664
2019-201,065 (29%)$5,058954 (26%)$1,0411,374 (37%)$3,5561,256 (34%)$9,284
2020-21965 (28%)$5,1201,029 (30%)$1,4891,373 (40%)$4,0591,553 (45%)$7,796
2021-221,092 (28%)$5,3991,671 (43%)$2,1631,513 (39%)$3,9742,227 (58%)$6,698
Average936 (27.67%)$4,814656 (18.78%)$8461,206 (35.33%)$3,7471,181 (34.11%)$8,116
*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..
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, 1,663 (49.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,663.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,593 (53%)$7,5131,568 (52%)$5,621216 (7%)$14,605
2014-151,648 (54%)$8,1411,603 (53%)$5,539271 (9%)$16,742
2015-161,669 (53%)$8,3401,636 (52%)$5,425302 (10%)$16,701
2016-171,644 (52%)$8,1251,603 (50%)$5,360295 (9%)$16,157
2017-181,811 (53%)$7,9221,765 (51%)$5,297309 (9%)$16,175
2018-191,783 (49%)$8,3231,726 (47%)$5,190330 (9%)$17,826
2019-201,727 (47%)$7,9501,674 (45%)$5,182295 (8%)$17,132
2020-211,505 (44%)$7,6061,471 (43%)$5,006221 (6%)$18,474
2021-221,586 (41%)$8,0791,537 (40%)$5,088263 (7%)$18,984
Average1,663 (49.56%)$8,0001,620 (48.11%)$5,301278 (8.22%)$16,977
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