How Oglethorpe'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 Oglethorpe University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,173, which is 93.11 % of all undergraduate students. 915 students which is 72.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,863.

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	963 (88%)	$22,343	402 (37%)	$4,508	773 (71%)	$7,627
2014-15	1,005 (92%)	$22,936	431 (39%)	$4,749	807 (74%)	$7,700
2015-16	1,058 (92%)	$23,859	427 (37%)	$4,633	836 (72%)	$7,320
2016-17	1,087 (92%)	$25,095	419 (35%)	$4,764	848 (72%)	$7,120
2017-18	1,165 (93%)	$26,606	499 (40%)	$4,870	942 (75%)	$5,354
2018-19	1,198 (95%)	$28,075	488 (39%)	$5,035	956 (76%)	$7,003
2019-20	1,313 (95%)	$29,831	508 (37%)	$5,135	1,036 (75%)	$6,906
2020-21	1,388 (96%)	$31,846	510 (35%)	$5,332	1,016 (70%)	$5,987
2021-22	1,380 (95%)	$35,151	537 (37%)	$5,031	1,019 (70%)	$6,749
Average	1,173 (93.11%)	$27,305	469 (37.33%)	$4,895	915 (72.78%)	$6,863

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 341 (99.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $29,803. It can cover 65.06% of tuition & fees ($45,806).

In addition, 274 (80.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,766).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	278 (98%)	$24,260	243 (86%)	$7,667
2014-15	270 (97%)	$25,699	244 (87%)	$7,757
2015-16	318 (99%)	$26,956	278 (86%)	$7,232
2016-17	329 (99%)	$27,532	287 (87%)	$8,034
2017-18	332 (100%)	$29,440	307 (92%)	$7,398
2018-19	326 (99%)	$30,402	204 (62%)	$8,411
2019-20	394 (99%)	$32,364	227 (57%)	$8,817
2020-21	418 (100%)	$34,704	349 (83%)	$7,139
2021-22	404 (100%)	$36,867	327 (81%)	$7,440
Average	341 (99.00%)	$29,803	274 (80.11%)	$7,766

^*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, 137 (40.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,056.

In addition, 227 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (65.44 % 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	107 (38%)	$4,714	19 (7%)	$1,276	167 (59%)	$3,950	277 (98%)	$20,057
2014-15	132 (47%)	$4,807	21 (8%)	$1,095	166 (59%)	$3,588	270 (97%)	$21,058
2015-16	141 (44%)	$4,697	34 (11%)	$1,450	202 (63%)	$4,465	317 (98%)	$21,951
2016-17	117 (35%)	$5,073	32 (10%)	$984	206 (62%)	$4,412	328 (99%)	$22,940
2017-18	144 (43%)	$4,883	22 (7%)	$1,057	232 (70%)	$4,454	332 (100%)	$24,139
2018-19	132 (40%)	$5,129	29 (9%)	$1,284	236 (72%)	$4,627	325 (99%)	$24,939
2019-20	146 (37%)	$5,262	46 (12%)	$1,174	266 (67%)	$5,051	388 (97%)	$27,283
2020-21	159 (38%)	$5,394	344 (82%)	$540	290 (69%)	$5,139	416 (100%)	$28,780
2021-22	155 (38%)	$5,542	404 (100%)	$1,445	274 (68%)	$4,998	401 (99%)	$30,130
Average	137 (40.00%)	$5,056	106 (27.33%)	$1,145	227 (65.44%)	$4,520	339 (98.56%)	$24,586

^*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, 274 (80.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $274.

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	243 (86%)	$7,667	243 (86%)	$6,598	23 (8%)	$11,298
2014-15	244 (87%)	$7,757	244 (87%)	$6,849	20 (7%)	$11,079
2015-16	278 (86%)	$7,232	278 (86%)	$6,113	22 (7%)	$14,135
2016-17	287 (87%)	$8,034	282 (85%)	$5,885	57 (17%)	$11,335
2017-18	307 (92%)	$7,398	307 (92%)	$5,875	47 (14%)	$9,948
2018-19	204 (62%)	$8,411	202 (61%)	$5,889	52 (16%)	$10,123
2019-20	227 (57%)	$8,817	225 (56%)	$5,775	58 (15%)	$12,105
2020-21	349 (83%)	$7,139	349 (83%)	$5,596	46 (11%)	$11,706
2021-22	327 (81%)	$7,440	326 (81%)	$5,672	45 (11%)	$12,973
Average	274 (80.11%)	$7,766	273 (79.67%)	$6,028	41 (11.78%)	$11,634

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Oglethorpe

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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