Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at ISU

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,895, which is 55.78 % of all undergraduate students. 4,052 students which is 37.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,932.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 83.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 45% 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 Idaho State University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,895, which is 55.78 % of all undergraduate students. 4,052 students which is 37.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,932.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-146,402 (56%)$5,2064,927 (43%)$3,9535,621 (49%)$7,287
2014-155,956 (52%)$5,4864,446 (39%)$3,9185,149 (45%)$7,039
2015-165,568 (50%)$5,8543,879 (35%)$3,9454,590 (41%)$7,070
2016-175,479 (50%)$6,3353,572 (33%)$4,0384,271 (39%)$7,060
2017-185,500 (52%)$6,6753,627 (34%)$4,2254,052 (38%)$6,810
2018-195,377 (52%)$6,9903,438 (33%)$4,3203,749 (36%)$6,779
2019-205,883 (57%)$6,8423,278 (32%)$4,3313,486 (34%)$6,887
2020-216,214 (65%)$6,6142,895 (30%)$4,4512,993 (31%)$6,702
2021-226,675 (68%)$7,1082,808 (29%)$4,5142,561 (26%)$6,754
Average5,895 (55.78%)$6,3463,652 (34.22%)$4,1884,052 (37.67%)$6,932

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,151 (83.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,985. It can cover 25.43% of tuition & fees ($27,466) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 621 (44.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,620).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14971 (78%)$5,428631 (51%)$5,996
2014-151,044 (67%)$5,920732 (47%)$5,965
2015-161,117 (79%)$6,071701 (49%)$6,221
2016-171,164 (86%)$6,931661 (49%)$6,128
2017-181,236 (86%)$6,489705 (49%)$5,469
2018-191,197 (85%)$6,965678 (48%)$5,168
2019-201,200 (88%)$7,825618 (45%)$5,105
2020-211,066 (86%)$8,089450 (36%)$5,293
2021-221,367 (98%)$9,145417 (30%)$5,233
Average1,151 (83.67%)$6,985621 (44.89%)$5,620
*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, 596 (43.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,404.
In addition, 276 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.56 % 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
2013-14548 (44%)$4,26396 (8%)$638633 (51%)$536456 (37%)$5,558
2014-15603 (39%)$4,198141 (9%)$634123 (8%)$4,248792 (51%)$3,835
2015-16616 (43%)$4,285168 (12%)$65286 (6%)$2,841875 (62%)$4,329
2016-17577 (43%)$4,211122 (9%)$648167 (12%)$2,949929 (69%)$5,454
2017-18687 (48%)$4,352152 (11%)$622223 (16%)$3,025952 (66%)$4,477
2018-19662 (47%)$4,509121 (9%)$642294 (21%)$3,3961,000 (71%)$4,276
2019-20639 (47%)$4,455937 (69%)$419331 (24%)$3,320950 (70%)$5,318
2020-21480 (39%)$4,722985 (80%)$581246 (20%)$3,414922 (75%)$5,363
2021-22552 (39%)$4,6401,365 (98%)$1,551384 (27%)$3,4111,117 (80%)$5,831
Average596 (43.22%)$4,404454 (33.89%)$710276 (20.56%)$3,016888 (64.56%)$4,938
*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, 621 (44.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $621.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14631 (51%)$5,996627 (51%)$5,73723 (2%)$8,119
2014-15732 (47%)$5,965729 (47%)$5,58630 (2%)$9,822
2015-16701 (49%)$6,221695 (49%)$5,94228 (2%)$8,252
2016-17661 (49%)$6,128652 (48%)$5,72037 (3%)$8,690
2017-18705 (49%)$5,469697 (49%)$5,24930 (2%)$6,569
2018-19678 (48%)$5,168671 (48%)$4,68838 (3%)$9,430
2019-20618 (45%)$5,105612 (45%)$4,64831 (2%)$10,005
2020-21450 (36%)$5,293442 (36%)$4,82926 (2%)$9,511
2021-22417 (30%)$5,233409 (29%)$4,74124 (2%)$10,137
Average621 (44.89%)$5,620615 (44.67%)$5,23830 (2.22%)$8,948
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