How Illinois State'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 Illinois State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,252, which is 62.00 % of all undergraduate students. 10,060 students which is 55.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,421.

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	8,350 (47%)	$8,700	4,730 (27%)	$4,182	10,679 (60%)	$6,855
2014-15	9,046 (50%)	$8,766	4,947 (27%)	$4,291	10,942 (60%)	$6,791
2015-16	9,266 (50%)	$8,288	5,108 (28%)	$4,271	10,682 (58%)	$6,485
2016-17	9,923 (53%)	$8,654	5,137 (28%)	$4,313	10,638 (57%)	$6,281
2017-18	10,535 (57%)	$9,307	5,278 (29%)	$4,790	10,260 (56%)	$6,395
2018-19	11,115 (61%)	$9,381	5,470 (30%)	$4,737	10,122 (56%)	$6,311
2019-20	13,717 (75%)	$8,840	5,549 (30%)	$4,732	10,110 (55%)	$6,262
2020-21	14,151 (79%)	$9,553	5,377 (30%)	$4,824	8,962 (50%)	$6,215
2021-22	15,161 (86%)	$10,441	5,363 (30%)	$4,938	8,142 (46%)	$6,192
Average	11,252 (62.00%)	$9,103	5,218 (28.78%)	$4,564	10,060 (55.33%)	$6,421

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,515 (71.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,969. It can cover 42.46% of tuition & fees ($23,479) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,089 (59.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,551).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,496 (50%)	$9,966	1,965 (66%)	$7,555
2014-15	2,009 (56%)	$9,527	2,346 (66%)	$7,524
2015-16	2,078 (57%)	$9,126	2,308 (64%)	$7,974
2016-17	2,370 (64%)	$9,124	2,324 (63%)	$7,828
2017-18	2,211 (66%)	$9,572	2,042 (61%)	$7,729
2018-19	2,762 (75%)	$9,729	2,286 (62%)	$7,420
2019-20	3,409 (89%)	$10,214	2,302 (60%)	$7,413
2020-21	3,040 (91%)	$10,848	1,587 (48%)	$7,265
2021-22	3,257 (97%)	$11,619	1,640 (49%)	$7,247
Average	2,515 (71.67%)	$9,969	2,089 (59.89%)	$7,551

^*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, 1,095 (31.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,675.

In addition, 1,376 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (39.33 % 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	874 (29%)	$4,327	187 (6%)	$1,407	946 (32%)	$5,778	1,120 (38%)	$4,820
2014-15	1,047 (29%)	$4,437	166 (5%)	$1,330	1,106 (31%)	$5,510	1,661 (46%)	$4,924
2015-16	1,080 (30%)	$4,461	158 (4%)	$1,554	1,010 (28%)	$4,053	1,757 (49%)	$5,582
2016-17	1,115 (30%)	$4,482	173 (5%)	$1,128	1,178 (32%)	$4,895	2,012 (55%)	$5,300
2017-18	1,046 (31%)	$4,713	189 (6%)	$1,221	1,149 (34%)	$4,593	1,818 (55%)	$5,899
2018-19	1,273 (35%)	$4,865	438 (12%)	$787	1,471 (40%)	$5,074	2,445 (67%)	$5,263
2019-20	1,272 (33%)	$4,880	1,795 (47%)	$773	2,111 (55%)	$5,298	3,007 (78%)	$5,334
2020-21	1,039 (31%)	$4,936	1,893 (57%)	$1,371	1,767 (53%)	$5,505	2,751 (83%)	$5,644
2021-22	1,111 (33%)	$4,978	2,215 (66%)	$1,760	1,646 (49%)	$5,027	3,102 (92%)	$6,492
Average	1,095 (31.22%)	$4,675	802 (23.11%)	$1,259	1,376 (39.33%)	$5,081	2,186 (62.56%)	$5,473

^*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, 2,089 (59.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,089.

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	1,965 (66%)	$7,555	1,945 (65%)	$5,765	265 (9%)	$13,711
2014-15	2,346 (66%)	$7,524	2,316 (65%)	$5,643	338 (9%)	$13,554
2015-16	2,308 (64%)	$7,974	2,256 (62%)	$5,459	425 (12%)	$14,324
2016-17	2,324 (63%)	$7,828	2,277 (62%)	$5,444	420 (11%)	$13,800
2017-18	2,042 (61%)	$7,729	1,977 (59%)	$5,342	362 (11%)	$14,421
2018-19	2,286 (62%)	$7,420	2,214 (60%)	$5,264	373 (10%)	$14,226
2019-20	2,302 (60%)	$7,413	2,248 (59%)	$5,254	358 (9%)	$14,680
2020-21	1,587 (48%)	$7,265	1,536 (46%)	$5,065	258 (8%)	$14,532
2021-22	1,640 (49%)	$7,247	1,571 (47%)	$5,013	276 (8%)	$14,525
Average	2,089 (59.89%)	$7,551	2,038 (58.33%)	$5,361	342 (9.67%)	$14,197

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Illinois State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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