How NDSU'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 North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,068, which is 61.89 % of all undergraduate students. 6,152 students which is 53.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,274.

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	6,681 (56%)	$4,890	2,561 (21%)	$3,726	6,562 (55%)	$6,345
2014-15	6,814 (56%)	$4,824	2,472 (20%)	$3,791	6,445 (53%)	$6,374
2015-16	6,977 (58%)	$4,927	2,361 (20%)	$3,811	6,395 (53%)	$6,382
2016-17	7,052 (59%)	$5,058	2,376 (20%)	$3,811	6,456 (54%)	$6,316
2017-18	7,123 (59%)	$5,327	2,548 (21%)	$4,047	6,743 (56%)	$6,323
2018-19	6,777 (59%)	$5,238	2,394 (21%)	$4,237	6,158 (54%)	$6,389
2019-20	6,960 (64%)	$5,614	2,219 (20%)	$4,084	5,885 (54%)	$6,151
2020-21	8,485 (80%)	$5,961	1,987 (19%)	$4,121	5,459 (52%)	$6,100
2021-22	6,743 (66%)	$5,925	1,943 (19%)	$4,218	5,266 (52%)	$6,086
Average	7,068 (61.89%)	$5,307	2,318 (20.11%)	$3,983	6,152 (53.67%)	$6,274

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,668 (69.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,885. It can cover 31.50% of tuition & fees ($15,511) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,543 (63.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,311).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,495 (59%)	$4,607	1,612 (64%)	$8,588
2014-15	1,498 (61%)	$4,657	1,518 (62%)	$9,043
2015-16	1,612 (64%)	$4,851	1,607 (64%)	$8,934
2016-17	1,651 (67%)	$4,666	1,559 (63%)	$8,998
2017-18	1,613 (62%)	$5,149	1,753 (67%)	$9,282
2018-19	1,486 (65%)	$5,193	1,442 (64%)	$9,391
2019-20	1,705 (78%)	$5,024	1,407 (64%)	$9,736
2020-21	2,060 (91%)	$4,089	1,433 (63%)	$10,276
2021-22	1,890 (77%)	$5,732	1,560 (64%)	$9,555
Average	1,668 (69.33%)	$4,885	1,543 (63.89%)	$9,311

^*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, 507 (20.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,108.

In addition, 632 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (26.11 % 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	527 (21%)	$3,804	515 (20%)	$291	617 (24%)	$2,077	938 (37%)	$3,679
2014-15	518 (21%)	$3,809	499 (20%)	$381	629 (26%)	$2,067	930 (38%)	$3,777
2015-16	563 (22%)	$3,865	543 (21%)	$434	682 (27%)	$2,263	1,034 (41%)	$3,738
2016-17	516 (21%)	$3,978	483 (20%)	$462	623 (25%)	$2,228	1,215 (49%)	$3,324
2017-18	584 (22%)	$4,065	547 (21%)	$450	662 (25%)	$2,154	1,046 (40%)	$4,072
2018-19	514 (23%)	$4,453	481 (21%)	$1,055	610 (27%)	$2,194	1,008 (44%)	$3,554
2019-20	416 (19%)	$4,233	404 (18%)	$553	620 (28%)	$2,330	1,443 (66%)	$3,559
2020-21	409 (18%)	$4,337	1,871 (82%)	$435	583 (26%)	$2,363	1,187 (52%)	$3,755
2021-22	517 (21%)	$4,425	455 (19%)	$585	666 (27%)	$3,234	1,651 (67%)	$3,711
Average	507 (20.89%)	$4,108	644 (26.89%)	$516	632 (26.11%)	$2,323	1,161 (48.22%)	$3,685

^*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, 1,543 (63.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,543.

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	1,612 (64%)	$8,588	1,545 (61%)	$5,743	590 (23%)	$8,425
2014-15	1,518 (62%)	$9,043	1,473 (60%)	$5,873	597 (24%)	$8,503
2015-16	1,607 (64%)	$8,934	1,560 (62%)	$5,873	604 (24%)	$8,601
2016-17	1,559 (63%)	$8,998	1,523 (62%)	$5,584	586 (24%)	$9,425
2017-18	1,753 (67%)	$9,282	1,710 (65%)	$5,590	699 (27%)	$9,602
2018-19	1,442 (64%)	$9,391	1,414 (62%)	$5,340	553 (24%)	$10,832
2019-20	1,407 (64%)	$9,736	1,372 (62%)	$5,142	597 (27%)	$11,128
2020-21	1,433 (63%)	$10,276	1,371 (60%)	$5,226	637 (28%)	$11,868
2021-22	1,560 (64%)	$9,555	1,512 (62%)	$5,158	606 (25%)	$11,728
Average	1,543 (63.89%)	$9,311	1,498 (61.78%)	$5,503	608 (25.11%)	$10,012

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NDSU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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