How MDC'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 Miami Dade College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 34,488, which is 62.11 % of all undergraduate students. 3,465 students which is 6.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,541.

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	39,275 (59%)	$4,404	35,794 (54%)	$3,937	6,105 (9%)	$6,987
2014-15	38,780 (59%)	$4,334	35,159 (53%)	$3,934	5,771 (9%)	$6,950
2015-16	34,830 (56%)	$4,411	31,592 (51%)	$3,948	4,770 (8%)	$6,974
2016-17	30,648 (56%)	$4,421	27,149 (49%)	$3,970	3,363 (6%)	$6,931
2017-18	32,600 (58%)	$4,919	29,669 (53%)	$4,449	2,655 (5%)	$6,564
2018-19	38,826 (71%)	$4,633	34,134 (62%)	$4,233	3,197 (6%)	$6,008
2019-20	38,806 (75%)	$4,815	33,086 (64%)	$4,384	2,792 (5%)	$5,813
2020-21	29,155 (63%)	$6,367	20,925 (45%)	$4,774	1,406 (3%)	$6,235
2021-22	27,473 (62%)	$4,943	20,714 (47%)	$4,632	1,125 (3%)	$6,409
Average	34,488 (62.11%)	$4,805	29,802 (53.11%)	$4,251	3,465 (6.00%)	$6,541

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 6,620 (82.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,878. It can cover 60.85% of tuition & fees ($9,661) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 589 (6.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,523).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	6,994 (80%)	$5,476	1,394 (16%)	$3,340
2014-15	6,807 (77%)	$5,214	1,575 (18%)	$2,973
2015-16	6,320 (75%)	$5,526	1,276 (15%)	$2,631
2016-17	6,184 (81%)	$5,174	261 (3%)	$5,750
2017-18	7,317 (83%)	$5,782	261 (3%)	$5,636
2018-19	6,482 (83%)	$6,027	160 (2%)	$5,229
2019-20	7,668 (87%)	$6,361	202 (2%)	$4,941
2020-21	5,952 (92%)	$6,698	102 (2%)	$5,125
2021-22	5,853 (83%)	$6,647	67 (1%)	$5,082
Average	6,620 (82.33%)	$5,878	589 (6.89%)	$4,523

^*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, 5,664 (70.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,413.

In addition, 1,496 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (18.11 % 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	6,481 (74%)	$4,783	513 (6%)	$584	2,904 (33%)	$990	2,111 (24%)	$1,954
2014-15	6,308 (72%)	$4,808	459 (5%)	$593	1,526 (17%)	$844	2,007 (23%)	$1,796
2015-16	5,882 (70%)	$4,844	418 (5%)	$426	3,317 (39%)	$905	1,918 (23%)	$1,695
2016-17	5,277 (69%)	$4,917	968 (13%)	$523	334 (4%)	$1,479	2,473 (33%)	$2,042
2017-18	6,458 (74%)	$5,600	1,026 (12%)	$485	935 (11%)	$1,514	1,654 (19%)	$2,559
2018-19	5,530 (71%)	$5,806	584 (8%)	$423	1,327 (17%)	$1,777	1,772 (23%)	$2,458
2019-20	6,388 (73%)	$5,926	1,802 (21%)	$483	1,307 (15%)	$3,080	2,237 (26%)	$2,694
2020-21	4,101 (63%)	$6,131	2,722 (42%)	$1,632	842 (13%)	$2,320	3,561 (55%)	$2,338
2021-22	4,555 (65%)	$5,905	1,413 (20%)	$1,029	971 (14%)	$3,284	2,349 (33%)	$3,134
Average	5,664 (70.11%)	$5,413	1,101 (14.67%)	$686	1,496 (18.11%)	$1,799	2,231 (28.78%)	$2,297

^*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, 589 (6.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $589.

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	1,394 (16%)	$3,340	538 (6%)	$5,976	1,042 (12%)	$1,383
2014-15	1,575 (18%)	$2,973	459 (5%)	$5,973	1,290 (15%)	$1,505
2015-16	1,276 (15%)	$2,631	331 (4%)	$5,658	1,067 (13%)	$1,392
2016-17	261 (3%)	$5,750	261 (3%)	$5,750	-	-
2017-18	261 (3%)	$5,636	261 (3%)	$5,636	-	-
2018-19	160 (2%)	$5,229	160 (2%)	$5,229	-	-
2019-20	202 (2%)	$4,941	202 (2%)	$4,941	-	-
2020-21	102 (2%)	$5,125	102 (2%)	$5,125	-	-
2021-22	67 (1%)	$5,082	67 (1%)	$5,082	-	-
Average	589 (6.89%)	$4,523	265 (3.11%)	$5,486	1,133 (13.33%)	$1,427

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at MDC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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