How NSU'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 Norfolk State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,162, which is 83.00 % of all undergraduate students. 3,688 students which is 73.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,288.

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	4,722 (78%)	$7,815	3,696 (61%)	$4,330	4,839 (80%)	$8,080
2014-15	5,308 (99%)	$14,399	3,372 (63%)	$4,457	4,086 (76%)	$9,533
2015-16	4,501 (100%)	$7,090	2,791 (62%)	$4,400	3,341 (74%)	$10,061
2016-17	3,023 (64%)	$10,920	3,023 (64%)	$4,394	3,540 (75%)	$10,446
2017-18	3,758 (80%)	$11,643	3,032 (65%)	$4,675	3,758 (80%)	$9,816
2018-19	3,457 (74%)	$14,774	3,051 (65%)	$4,843	3,403 (73%)	$10,263
2019-20	3,786 (74%)	$12,761	3,786 (74%)	$4,441	3,869 (76%)	$7,461
2020-21	4,254 (85%)	$13,946	3,132 (63%)	$4,885	3,234 (65%)	$7,191
2021-22	4,650 (93%)	$11,797	3,155 (63%)	$5,112	3,124 (62%)	$10,737
Average	4,162 (83.00%)	$11,683	3,226 (64.44%)	$4,615	3,688 (73.44%)	$9,288

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 753 (84.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,686. It can cover 49.91% of tuition & fees ($21,412) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 708 (78.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,946).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	694 (87%)	$9,014	672 (85%)	$7,833
2014-15	533 (96%)	$10,550	464 (83%)	$8,820
2015-16	458 (100%)	$8,972	375 (82%)	$7,138
2016-17	739 (71%)	$9,563	828 (80%)	$10,987
2017-18	726 (71%)	$10,124	843 (83%)	$10,704
2018-19	811 (76%)	$12,190	831 (78%)	$12,122
2019-20	910 (76%)	$11,837	910 (76%)	$11,897
2020-21	900 (92%)	$11,764	718 (73%)	$9,365
2021-22	1,002 (91%)	$12,164	732 (66%)	$10,645
Average	753 (84.44%)	$10,686	708 (78.44%)	$9,946

^*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, 649 (70.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,638.

In addition, 515 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (56.11 % 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	540 (68%)	$4,651	21 (3%)	$2,714	289 (36%)	$5,302	335 (42%)	$6,432
2014-15	394 (71%)	$4,743	121 (22%)	$2,132	533 (96%)	$4,367	284 (51%)	$4,114
2015-16	312 (68%)	$4,915	25 (5%)	$2,030	121 (26%)	$5,394	185 (40%)	$10,121
2016-17	739 (71%)	$3,347	1 (0%)	$2,000	611 (59%)	$5,452	452 (44%)	$2,790
2017-18	720 (71%)	$3,581	61 (6%)	$1,803	572 (56%)	$6,453	398 (39%)	$2,437
2018-19	775 (73%)	$5,020	66 (6%)	$1,970	583 (55%)	$6,108	496 (46%)	$4,647
2019-20	910 (76%)	$4,781	97 (8%)	$1,781	716 (60%)	$5,874	910 (76%)	$2,244
2020-21	693 (70%)	$5,190	95 (10%)	$1,811	712 (72%)	$6,527	435 (44%)	$4,993
2021-22	754 (68%)	$5,511	84 (8%)	$2,475	496 (45%)	$6,655	591 (54%)	$7,655
Average	649 (70.67%)	$4,638	63 (8.50%)	$2,080	515 (56.11%)	$5,792	454 (48.44%)	$5,048

^*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, 708 (78.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $708.

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	672 (85%)	$7,833	672 (85%)	$7,345	35 (4%)	$9,380
2014-15	464 (83%)	$8,820	464 (83%)	$8,438	15 (3%)	$11,824
2015-16	375 (82%)	$7,138	375 (82%)	$6,440	20 (4%)	$13,079
2016-17	828 (80%)	$10,987	828 (80%)	$10,987	-	-
2017-18	843 (83%)	$10,704	840 (82%)	$10,001	50 (5%)	$12,449
2018-19	831 (78%)	$12,122	831 (78%)	$11,311	53 (5%)	$12,710
2019-20	910 (76%)	$11,897	910 (76%)	$10,982	53 (4%)	$15,702
2020-21	718 (73%)	$9,365	713 (73%)	$8,821	31 (3%)	$14,029
2021-22	732 (66%)	$10,645	676 (61%)	$10,161	56 (5%)	$16,492
Average	708 (78.44%)	$9,946	701 (77.78%)	$9,387	39 (4.13%)	$13,208

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NSU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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