How NOVA'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 Virginia Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,022, which is 35.11 % of all undergraduate students. 6,692 students which is 12.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,451.

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	19,826 (38%)	$2,923	13,627 (26%)	$3,430	9,054 (17%)	$5,817
2014-15	20,037 (39%)	$3,066	14,007 (27%)	$3,438	8,851 (17%)	$5,634
2015-16	19,149 (37%)	$3,228	13,245 (25%)	$3,467	8,033 (15%)	$5,576
2016-17	17,987 (35%)	$3,182	12,259 (24%)	$3,400	7,120 (14%)	$5,440
2017-18	17,705 (35%)	$3,355	12,420 (24%)	$3,492	6,717 (13%)	$5,365
2018-19	17,234 (34%)	$3,623	11,712 (23%)	$3,598	6,277 (12%)	$5,212
2019-20	16,706 (32%)	$4,018	11,226 (22%)	$3,658	5,417 (10%)	$5,299
2020-21	16,745 (32%)	$4,389	10,848 (21%)	$3,709	4,724 (9%)	$5,375
2021-22	16,808 (34%)	$6,154	10,403 (21%)	$4,051	4,034 (8%)	$5,345
Average	18,022 (35.11%)	$3,771	12,194 (23.67%)	$3,583	6,692 (12.78%)	$5,451

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,752 (50.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,796. It can cover 49.17% of tuition & fees ($11,786) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,061 (19.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,773).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,782 (48%)	$4,660	1,275 (22%)	$4,949
2014-15	2,813 (48%)	$4,903	1,232 (21%)	$4,858
2015-16	2,796 (48%)	$5,164	1,237 (21%)	$4,716
2016-17	2,748 (47%)	$5,065	1,161 (20%)	$4,692
2017-18	2,618 (48%)	$5,482	1,056 (19%)	$4,827
2018-19	2,832 (50%)	$5,748	1,106 (20%)	$4,617
2019-20	2,692 (53%)	$6,179	892 (17%)	$4,709
2020-21	2,656 (53%)	$6,083	881 (18%)	$4,811
2021-22	2,831 (60%)	$8,876	710 (15%)	$4,779
Average	2,752 (50.56%)	$5,796	1,061 (19.22%)	$4,773

^*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, 2,301 (42.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,654.

In addition, 1,746 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.33 % 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	2,423 (42%)	$4,425	128 (2%)	$394	1,496 (26%)	$934	586 (10%)	$1,357
2014-15	2,511 (43%)	$4,432	96 (2%)	$385	1,724 (30%)	$986	699 (12%)	$1,328
2015-16	2,423 (41%)	$4,503	367 (6%)	$463	1,691 (29%)	$1,130	1,089 (19%)	$1,328
2016-17	2,329 (40%)	$4,483	428 (7%)	$468	1,685 (29%)	$1,331	836 (14%)	$1,236
2017-18	2,246 (41%)	$4,615	288 (5%)	$473	1,792 (33%)	$1,632	770 (14%)	$1,203
2018-19	2,360 (42%)	$4,654	619 (11%)	$481	1,788 (32%)	$1,422	1,429 (25%)	$1,719
2019-20	2,160 (42%)	$4,828	1,393 (27%)	$715	1,752 (34%)	$1,596	1,385 (27%)	$1,743
2020-21	2,140 (43%)	$4,702	1,646 (33%)	$1,500	1,884 (38%)	$1,412	564 (11%)	$1,712
2021-22	2,117 (45%)	$5,248	2,785 (59%)	$3,557	1,900 (40%)	$1,712	633 (13%)	$1,357
Average	2,301 (42.11%)	$4,654	861 (16.89%)	$937	1,746 (32.33%)	$1,351	888 (16.11%)	$1,443

^*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, 1,061 (19.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,061.

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	1,275 (22%)	$4,949	1,272 (22%)	$4,927	7 (0%)	$6,222
2014-15	1,232 (21%)	$4,858	1,226 (21%)	$4,817	10 (0%)	$7,884
2015-16	1,237 (21%)	$4,716	1,232 (21%)	$4,673	9 (0%)	$8,617
2016-17	1,161 (20%)	$4,692	1,149 (20%)	$4,641	19 (0%)	$6,037
2017-18	1,056 (19%)	$4,827	1,046 (19%)	$4,747	22 (0%)	$5,970
2018-19	1,106 (20%)	$4,617	1,093 (19%)	$4,605	16 (0%)	$4,581
2019-20	892 (17%)	$4,709	882 (17%)	$4,668	14 (0%)	$5,980
2020-21	881 (18%)	$4,811	873 (18%)	$4,754	12 (0%)	$7,370
2021-22	710 (15%)	$4,779	707 (15%)	$4,710	8 (0%)	$7,831
Average	1,061 (19.22%)	$4,773	1,053 (19.11%)	$4,727	13 (0.00%)	$6,721

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at NOVA

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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