How NAU'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 Northern Arizona University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,694, which is 74.00 % of all undergraduate students. 11,075 students which is 43.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,653.

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	14,254 (64%)	$7,582	8,115 (37%)	$4,064	11,913 (54%)	$6,832
2014-15	14,981 (64%)	$8,177	8,574 (37%)	$4,097	12,077 (52%)	$6,956
2015-16	16,395 (65%)	$8,524	8,883 (35%)	$4,192	12,160 (48%)	$6,872
2016-17	17,775 (67%)	$8,741	9,173 (35%)	$4,144	12,428 (47%)	$6,762
2017-18	18,715 (69%)	$9,380	9,423 (35%)	$4,232	12,241 (45%)	$6,517
2018-19	19,399 (72%)	$9,960	9,189 (34%)	$4,328	11,478 (42%)	$6,454
2019-20	20,378 (77%)	$10,239	8,663 (33%)	$4,421	10,588 (40%)	$6,540
2020-21	22,874 (91%)	$9,701	8,007 (32%)	$4,507	8,697 (34%)	$6,527
2021-22	23,472 (97%)	$9,955	7,585 (31%)	$4,601	8,091 (33%)	$6,418
Average	18,694 (74.00%)	$9,140	8,624 (34.33%)	$4,287	11,075 (43.89%)	$6,653

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 4,189 (87.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,670. It can cover 56.11% of tuition & fees ($19,015) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,255 (47.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,258).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	3,040 (70%)	$8,780	2,401 (55%)	$6,250
2014-15	3,159 (72%)	$9,619	2,432 (55%)	$6,323
2015-16	4,021 (86%)	$9,222	2,404 (52%)	$6,122
2016-17	4,319 (86%)	$10,044	2,499 (50%)	$6,202
2017-18	4,772 (91%)	$10,562	2,643 (50%)	$5,822
2018-19	4,706 (93%)	$11,656	2,308 (46%)	$6,199
2019-20	4,476 (94%)	$11,357	2,079 (44%)	$6,388
2020-21	4,474 (97%)	$12,922	1,635 (36%)	$6,623
2021-22	4,738 (100%)	$11,865	1,891 (40%)	$6,397
Average	4,189 (87.67%)	$10,670	2,255 (47.56%)	$6,258

^*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, 1,657 (34.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,545.

In addition, 318 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (6.56 % 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	1,534 (35%)	$4,237	315 (7%)	$1,511	418 (10%)	$2,179	2,873 (66%)	$6,545
2014-15	1,604 (37%)	$4,341	276 (6%)	$1,893	281 (6%)	$2,454	2,812 (64%)	$7,899
2015-16	1,675 (36%)	$4,352	321 (7%)	$1,703	247 (5%)	$2,383	3,804 (82%)	$7,533
2016-17	1,776 (35%)	$4,395	346 (7%)	$1,936	191 (4%)	$2,401	4,146 (83%)	$8,308
2017-18	1,992 (38%)	$4,476	546 (10%)	$2,199	382 (7%)	$2,423	4,603 (87%)	$8,551
2018-19	1,812 (36%)	$4,644	640 (13%)	$2,406	624 (12%)	$2,246	4,625 (92%)	$9,405
2019-20	1,586 (33%)	$4,719	3,205 (67%)	$849	375 (8%)	$2,409	4,308 (90%)	$9,222
2020-21	1,421 (31%)	$4,731	4,297 (94%)	$2,335	102 (2%)	$2,422	4,319 (94%)	$9,449
2021-22	1,510 (32%)	$5,011	4,682 (99%)	$1,532	238 (5%)	$2,244	4,551 (96%)	$8,997
Average	1,657 (34.78%)	$4,545	1,625 (34.44%)	$1,818	318 (6.56%)	$2,351	4,005 (83.78%)	$8,434

^*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, 2,255 (47.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,255.

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	2,401 (55%)	$6,250	2,367 (54%)	$5,468	179 (4%)	$11,537
2014-15	2,432 (55%)	$6,323	2,405 (55%)	$5,682	148 (3%)	$11,564
2015-16	2,404 (52%)	$6,122	2,363 (51%)	$5,447	152 (3%)	$12,153
2016-17	2,499 (50%)	$6,202	2,461 (49%)	$5,470	167 (3%)	$12,201
2017-18	2,643 (50%)	$5,822	2,612 (50%)	$5,134	174 (3%)	$11,364
2018-19	2,308 (46%)	$6,199	2,242 (44%)	$5,213	199 (4%)	$13,165
2019-20	2,079 (44%)	$6,388	1,995 (42%)	$5,174	241 (5%)	$12,276
2020-21	1,635 (36%)	$6,623	1,562 (34%)	$5,314	190 (4%)	$13,306
2021-22	1,891 (40%)	$6,397	1,824 (38%)	$5,180	210 (4%)	$12,613
Average	2,255 (47.56%)	$6,258	2,203 (46.33%)	$5,342	184 (3.67%)	$12,242

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NAU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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