How The University of Tennessee Southern'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 The University of Tennessee Southern since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 935, which is 96.89 % of all undergraduate students. 534 students which is 54.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,877.

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	1,033 (90%)	$9,163	625 (55%)	$2,429	704 (62%)	$3,956
2014-15	1,029 (100%)	$8,862	574 (56%)	$2,455	660 (64%)	$4,200
2015-16	1,072 (98%)	$8,375	535 (49%)	$2,523	616 (56%)	$4,394
2016-17	915 (90%)	$17,884	524 (52%)	$4,380	577 (57%)	$7,545
2017-18	960 (98%)	$16,984	457 (47%)	$4,796	534 (55%)	$6,436
2018-19	887 (98%)	$17,650	409 (45%)	$4,741	501 (56%)	$7,678
2019-20	883 (99%)	$17,621	387 (43%)	$4,978	479 (54%)	$6,368
2020-21	788 (100%)	$23,776	345 (44%)	$5,124	418 (53%)	$6,471
2021-22	845 (99%)	$7,430	329 (39%)	$5,051	316 (37%)	$5,843
Average	935 (96.89%)	$14,194	465 (47.78%)	$4,053	534 (54.89%)	$5,877

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 261 (96.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $15,257. It can cover 145.22% of tuition & fees ($10,506) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 160 (58.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,111).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	331 (99%)	$9,349	232 (69%)	$3,813
2014-15	372 (83%)	$9,606	241 (54%)	$4,026
2015-16	249 (91%)	$8,746	170 (62%)	$4,166
2016-17	254 (100%)	$18,686	141 (55%)	$5,167
2017-18	243 (100%)	$20,166	152 (62%)	$5,788
2018-19	271 (99%)	$20,522	189 (69%)	$5,806
2019-20	233 (100%)	$20,252	137 (59%)	$5,967
2020-21	185 (100%)	$20,950	100 (54%)	$5,855
2021-22	214 (100%)	$9,039	81 (38%)	$5,415
Average	261 (96.89%)	$15,257	160 (58.00%)	$5,111

^*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, 153 (55.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,140.

In addition, 177 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (66.22 % 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	220 (66%)	$2,452	52 (16%)	$867	198 (59%)	$2,937	324 (97%)	$5,952
2014-15	229 (51%)	$2,533	63 (14%)	$810	233 (52%)	$2,821	357 (80%)	$6,400
2015-16	155 (56%)	$2,657	33 (12%)	$572	173 (63%)	$2,671	240 (87%)	$5,355
2016-17	169 (66%)	$4,454	40 (16%)	$819	191 (75%)	$5,310	253 (99%)	$11,647
2017-18	126 (52%)	$4,856	35 (14%)	$979	169 (69%)	$5,723	241 (99%)	$13,639
2018-19	155 (56%)	$4,644	47 (17%)	$1,162	190 (69%)	$5,521	270 (98%)	$13,844
2019-20	118 (51%)	$5,198	37 (16%)	$1,050	159 (68%)	$5,652	233 (100%)	$13,596
2020-21	108 (58%)	$5,192	150 (81%)	$1,183	127 (69%)	$5,753	182 (98%)	$13,225
2021-22	94 (44%)	$5,278	22 (10%)	$957	155 (72%)	$4,922	213 (100%)	$3,072
Average	153 (55.56%)	$4,140	53 (21.78%)	$933	177 (66.22%)	$4,590	257 (95.33%)	$9,637

^*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, 160 (58.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $160.

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	232 (69%)	$3,813	232 (69%)	$3,813	-	-
2014-15	241 (54%)	$4,026	241 (54%)	$4,026	-	-
2015-16	170 (62%)	$4,166	170 (62%)	$4,166	-	-
2016-17	141 (55%)	$5,167	141 (55%)	$5,072	1 (0%)	$13,500
2017-18	152 (62%)	$5,788	152 (62%)	$5,495	5 (2%)	$8,900
2018-19	189 (69%)	$5,806	189 (69%)	$5,245	10 (4%)	$10,600
2019-20	137 (59%)	$5,967	137 (59%)	$5,430	5 (2%)	$14,724
2020-21	100 (54%)	$5,855	99 (54%)	$5,150	6 (3%)	$12,617
2021-22	81 (38%)	$5,415	80 (37%)	$4,969	4 (2%)	$10,277
Average	160 (58.00%)	$5,111	160 (57.89%)	$4,818	5 (2.60%)	$11,770

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at The University of Tennessee Southern

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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