How HU'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 Howard University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,600, which is 79.89 % of all undergraduate students. 4,184 students which is 60.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,593.

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	5,106 (74%)	$16,009	3,321 (48%)	$4,428	4,706 (68%)	$7,495
2014-15	5,466 (78%)	$17,173	3,437 (49%)	$4,760	5,870 (84%)	$5,936
2015-16	4,757 (69%)	$17,396	3,142 (46%)	$4,496	3,982 (58%)	$6,938
2016-17	4,070 (69%)	$16,985	2,730 (46%)	$4,869	3,022 (51%)	$6,317
2017-18	4,908 (77%)	$21,235	2,819 (44%)	$4,937	3,581 (56%)	$6,794
2018-19	5,101 (82%)	$21,647	2,718 (44%)	$5,014	3,482 (56%)	$6,800
2019-20	5,912 (91%)	$20,237	2,865 (44%)	$4,954	3,999 (61%)	$6,509
2020-21	6,949 (88%)	$21,106	3,280 (42%)	$5,061	4,041 (51%)	$6,035
2021-22	8,131 (91%)	$20,762	3,632 (41%)	$5,001	4,973 (55%)	$6,513
Average	5,600 (79.89%)	$19,172	3,105 (44.89%)	$4,836	4,184 (60.00%)	$6,593

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,628 (88.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,693. It can cover 65.06% of tuition & fees ($33,344).

In addition, 1,132 (64.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,109).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,270 (82%)	$19,306	1,030 (67%)	$7,987
2014-15	1,236 (84%)	$22,687	1,300 (89%)	$6,416
2015-16	1,221 (74%)	$20,404	915 (56%)	$7,846
2016-17	690 (77%)	$20,427	531 (59%)	$7,800
2017-18	1,804 (87%)	$24,005	1,288 (62%)	$6,910
2018-19	1,474 (98%)	$23,223	965 (64%)	$6,901
2019-20	1,872 (98%)	$22,738	1,379 (72%)	$7,082
2020-21	2,345 (99%)	$22,380	1,123 (48%)	$5,628
2021-22	2,741 (99%)	$20,063	1,656 (60%)	$7,415
Average	1,628 (88.67%)	$21,693	1,132 (64.11%)	$7,109

^*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, 824 (46.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,870.

In addition, 118 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (7.67 % 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	771 (50%)	$4,580	52 (3%)	$3,346	40 (3%)	$889	1,130 (73%)	$18,388
2014-15	715 (49%)	$4,743	22 (1%)	$3,463	708 (48%)	$920	1,141 (78%)	$20,966
2015-16	778 (47%)	$4,736	63 (4%)	$3,861	47 (3%)	$962	997 (61%)	$21,003
2016-17	422 (47%)	$4,693	43 (5%)	$3,919	28 (3%)	$1,072	550 (61%)	$21,665
2017-18	1,019 (49%)	$4,871	75 (4%)	$2,960	37 (2%)	$1,168	1,666 (80%)	$22,855
2018-19	681 (45%)	$5,035	90 (6%)	$4,000	38 (3%)	$1,340	1,473 (98%)	$20,632
2019-20	925 (48%)	$4,986	79 (4%)	$3,923	43 (2%)	$870	1,866 (97%)	$20,153
2020-21	1,017 (43%)	$5,160	67 (3%)	$3,847	47 (2%)	$1,094	2,345 (99%)	$20,010
2021-22	1,089 (39%)	$5,030	163 (6%)	$3,059	74 (3%)	$1,054	2,735 (99%)	$17,893
Average	824 (46.33%)	$4,870	73 (4.00%)	$3,598	118 (7.67%)	$1,041	1,545 (82.89%)	$20,396

^*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, 1,132 (64.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,132.

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	1,030 (67%)	$7,987	1,023 (66%)	$6,666	77 (5%)	$18,272
2014-15	1,300 (89%)	$6,416	1,300 (89%)	$5,600	59 (4%)	$17,985
2015-16	915 (56%)	$7,846	887 (54%)	$6,150	86 (5%)	$20,041
2016-17	531 (59%)	$7,800	495 (55%)	$6,378	45 (5%)	$21,891
2017-18	1,288 (62%)	$6,910	1,221 (59%)	$5,737	116 (6%)	$16,339
2018-19	965 (64%)	$6,901	890 (59%)	$5,857	89 (6%)	$16,255
2019-20	1,379 (72%)	$7,082	1,321 (69%)	$5,913	120 (6%)	$16,302
2020-21	1,123 (48%)	$5,628	1,106 (47%)	$4,811	60 (3%)	$16,655
2021-22	1,656 (60%)	$7,415	1,603 (58%)	$5,403	201 (7%)	$17,995
Average	1,132 (64.11%)	$7,109	1,094 (61.78%)	$5,835	95 (5.22%)	$17,971

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at HU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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