Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Mercy College of Health Sciences

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 599, which is 74.00 % of all undergraduate students. 577 students which is 71.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,898.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 73.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 69% 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 Mercy College of Health Sciences since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 599, which is 74.00 % of all undergraduate students. 577 students which is 71.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,898.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14600 (72%)$6,076324 (39%)$3,373597 (72%)$7,851
2014-15532 (69%)$6,663285 (37%)$3,738549 (71%)$8,188
2015-16554 (70%)$7,610289 (37%)$3,784546 (69%)$8,169
2016-17574 (74%)$7,976300 (39%)$4,449548 (71%)$8,066
2017-18549 (73%)$7,471304 (40%)$4,412573 (76%)$7,960
2018-19532 (73%)$7,492315 (43%)$4,548558 (77%)$7,808
2019-20641 (81%)$6,708289 (36%)$4,589576 (72%)$7,845
2020-21677 (78%)$7,012306 (35%)$4,444613 (71%)$7,616
2021-22728 (76%)$7,608310 (33%)$4,874637 (67%)$7,576
Average599 (74.00%)$7,180302 (37.67%)$4,246577 (71.78%)$7,898

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 26 (73.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,806. It can cover 34.91% of tuition & fees ($22,360).
In addition, 24 (68.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,248).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1427 (84%)$6,61226 (81%)$9,407
2014-1525 (63%)$6,70730 (75%)$9,852
2015-1624 (60%)$6,69425 (63%)$10,574
2016-1720 (74%)$6,19116 (59%)$8,056
2017-1827 (79%)$7,65524 (71%)$8,811
2018-1924 (75%)$9,06624 (75%)$8,790
2019-2035 (74%)$7,67130 (64%)$12,130
2020-2120 (77%)$10,18318 (69%)$7,425
2021-2233 (75%)$9,47227 (61%)$8,191
Average26 (73.44%)$7,80624 (68.67%)$9,248
*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, 16 (45.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,834.
In addition, 19 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (52.44 % 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
2013-1418 (56%)$3,2872 (6%)$66021 (66%)$3,52310 (31%)$4,407
2014-1512 (30%)$4,6608 (20%)$31320 (50%)$4,1539 (23%)$2,910
2015-1617 (43%)$4,2487 (18%)$27112 (30%)$5,1039 (23%)$2,811
2016-1714 (52%)$4,0204 (15%)$32514 (52%)$4,1056 (22%)$1,464
2017-1817 (50%)$5,5629 (26%)$38316 (47%)$5,47319 (56%)$1,111
2018-1917 (53%)$5,75110 (31%)$33016 (50%)$5,54514 (44%)$1,986
2019-2017 (36%)$4,67612 (26%)$57826 (55%)$5,35817 (36%)$2,514
2020-2111 (42%)$6,62817 (65%)$1,70117 (65%)$5,4808 (31%)$1,086
2021-2219 (43%)$4,67427 (61%)$1,68825 (57%)$6,6747 (16%)$1,622
Average16 (45.00%)$4,83411 (29.78%)$69419 (52.44%)$5,04611 (31.33%)$2,212
*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, 24 (68.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $24.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1426 (81%)$9,40726 (81%)$5,7449 (28%)$10,581
2014-1530 (75%)$9,85230 (75%)$5,39411 (28%)$12,158
2015-1625 (63%)$10,57424 (60%)$6,9346 (15%)$16,323
2016-1716 (59%)$8,05616 (59%)$6,1583 (11%)$10,125
2017-1824 (71%)$8,81124 (71%)$5,1336 (18%)$14,714
2018-1924 (75%)$8,79023 (72%)$5,8609 (28%)$8,466
2019-2030 (64%)$12,13030 (64%)$5,2649 (19%)$22,886
2020-2118 (69%)$7,42517 (65%)$5,4363 (12%)$13,742
2021-2227 (61%)$8,19127 (61%)$4,5036 (14%)$16,596
Average24 (68.67%)$9,24824 (67.56%)$5,6037 (19.22%)$13,955
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