How Muhlenberg'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 Muhlenberg College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,956, which is 84.89 % of all undergraduate students. 1,163 students which is 50.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,453.

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	1,823 (74%)	$20,239	192 (8%)	$4,008	1,009 (41%)	$6,510
2014-15	2,003 (82%)	$18,948	223 (9%)	$3,916	1,213 (50%)	$5,735
2015-16	2,079 (87%)	$21,930	339 (14%)	$4,019	1,209 (50%)	$6,534
2016-17	1,983 (82%)	$24,052	332 (14%)	$4,018	1,217 (51%)	$6,448
2017-18	1,986 (84%)	$26,958	348 (15%)	$4,218	1,179 (50%)	$6,397
2018-19	2,065 (88%)	$27,957	394 (17%)	$4,637	1,112 (48%)	$7,004
2019-20	1,917 (85%)	$32,069	419 (19%)	$4,694	1,262 (56%)	$6,495
2020-21	1,853 (91%)	$33,308	388 (19%)	$5,002	1,148 (56%)	$6,524
2021-22	1,894 (91%)	$34,766	422 (20%)	$4,854	1,119 (54%)	$6,426
Average	1,956 (84.89%)	$26,692	340 (15.00%)	$4,374	1,163 (50.67%)	$6,453

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 503 (91.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $29,223. It can cover 48.51% of tuition & fees ($60,240).

In addition, 304 (55.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,121).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	514 (89%)	$19,661	304 (53%)	$7,297
2014-15	510 (87%)	$22,475	310 (53%)	$8,392
2015-16	519 (89%)	$22,945	300 (52%)	$7,659
2016-17	513 (87%)	$25,282	300 (51%)	$7,962
2017-18	498 (88%)	$28,632	311 (55%)	$8,848
2018-19	514 (94%)	$33,530	303 (55%)	$7,315
2019-20	516 (96%)	$34,585	333 (62%)	$9,516
2020-21	499 (97%)	$37,483	323 (62%)	$7,951
2021-22	441 (98%)	$38,412	250 (56%)	$8,149
Average	503 (91.67%)	$29,223	304 (55.44%)	$8,121

^*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, 84 (15.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,426.

In addition, 50 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.11 % 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	55 (9%)	$3,930	46 (8%)	$3,992	41 (7%)	$2,745	514 (89%)	$18,664
2014-15	64 (11%)	$3,624	57 (10%)	$3,885	49 (8%)	$2,875	503 (85%)	$21,606
2015-16	78 (13%)	$4,077	55 (9%)	$3,859	32 (5%)	$3,654	517 (89%)	$21,782
2016-17	66 (11%)	$4,585	49 (8%)	$3,953	36 (6%)	$3,852	510 (86%)	$24,186
2017-18	89 (16%)	$4,421	41 (7%)	$3,934	49 (9%)	$3,747	498 (88%)	$27,150
2018-19	106 (19%)	$4,520	75 (14%)	$3,970	72 (13%)	$3,457	514 (94%)	$31,534
2019-20	99 (18%)	$4,647	331 (62%)	$1,464	70 (13%)	$3,479	508 (94%)	$32,791
2020-21	102 (20%)	$4,910	327 (63%)	$3,397	56 (11%)	$4,254	498 (96%)	$33,843
2021-22	93 (21%)	$5,124	89 (20%)	$4,000	44 (10%)	$4,417	438 (97%)	$36,330
Average	84 (15.33%)	$4,426	119 (22.33%)	$3,606	50 (9.11%)	$3,609	500 (90.89%)	$27,543

^*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, 304 (55.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $304.

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	304 (53%)	$7,297	303 (52%)	$5,662	30 (5%)	$16,756
2014-15	310 (53%)	$8,392	307 (52%)	$5,742	38 (6%)	$22,074
2015-16	300 (52%)	$7,659	297 (51%)	$5,551	32 (5%)	$20,277
2016-17	300 (51%)	$7,962	294 (50%)	$5,381	41 (7%)	$19,676
2017-18	311 (55%)	$8,848	305 (54%)	$5,580	44 (8%)	$23,860
2018-19	303 (55%)	$7,315	298 (54%)	$5,412	37 (7%)	$16,318
2019-20	333 (62%)	$9,516	333 (62%)	$5,388	64 (12%)	$21,481
2020-21	323 (62%)	$7,951	320 (62%)	$5,381	35 (7%)	$24,182
2021-22	250 (56%)	$8,149	249 (55%)	$5,314	36 (8%)	$19,838
Average	304 (55.44%)	$8,121	301 (54.67%)	$5,490	40 (7.22%)	$20,496

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Muhlenberg

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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