How OSU'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 Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 30,905, which is 67.11 % of all undergraduate students. 17,231 students which is 37.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,547.

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	28,709 (65%)	$8,435	9,914 (22%)	$4,095	19,454 (44%)	$6,834
2014-15	29,286 (65%)	$8,725	9,579 (21%)	$4,138	19,151 (43%)	$6,807
2015-16	30,349 (67%)	$9,119	9,248 (20%)	$4,218	18,755 (41%)	$6,691
2016-17	30,617 (67%)	$9,275	9,119 (20%)	$4,196	18,281 (40%)	$6,765
2017-18	30,366 (66%)	$9,838	9,342 (20%)	$4,531	17,396 (38%)	$6,733
2018-19	30,340 (65%)	$10,456	9,608 (21%)	$4,619	16,751 (36%)	$6,328
2019-20	31,947 (68%)	$10,846	9,564 (20%)	$4,774	15,865 (34%)	$6,329
2020-21	32,392 (69%)	$11,939	9,390 (20%)	$4,943	14,738 (31%)	$6,220
2021-22	34,142 (72%)	$11,125	9,432 (20%)	$5,024	14,688 (31%)	$6,214
Average	30,905 (67.11%)	$9,973	9,466 (20.44%)	$4,504	17,231 (37.56%)	$6,547

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 5,734 (75.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,313. It can cover 26.88% of tuition & fees ($38,365) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,957 (38.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,495).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	5,593 (79%)	$9,318	3,128 (44%)	$7,182
2014-15	5,605 (79%)	$9,228	2,976 (42%)	$7,436
2015-16	5,599 (80%)	$9,769	2,899 (41%)	$7,224
2016-17	5,590 (70%)	$9,730	3,010 (38%)	$7,479
2017-18	5,300 (74%)	$10,273	2,684 (37%)	$7,525
2018-19	5,555 (70%)	$10,501	2,907 (37%)	$7,427
2019-20	5,940 (77%)	$11,173	2,744 (36%)	$7,544
2020-21	6,198 (72%)	$11,830	3,243 (38%)	$7,792
2021-22	6,229 (74%)	$10,993	3,018 (36%)	$7,842
Average	5,734 (75.00%)	$10,313	2,957 (38.78%)	$7,495

^*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, 1,338 (17.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,531.

In addition, 851 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (11.22 % 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	1,300 (18%)	$4,120	397 (6%)	$496	764 (11%)	$1,298	5,575 (78%)	$8,174
2014-15	1,197 (17%)	$4,220	418 (6%)	$496	724 (10%)	$1,401	5,581 (79%)	$8,143
2015-16	1,194 (17%)	$4,380	465 (7%)	$507	684 (10%)	$1,517	5,587 (80%)	$8,626
2016-17	1,263 (16%)	$4,326	498 (6%)	$512	833 (11%)	$1,868	5,556 (70%)	$8,481
2017-18	1,248 (17%)	$4,535	466 (6%)	$591	851 (12%)	$2,032	5,276 (73%)	$8,867
2018-19	1,354 (17%)	$4,550	414 (5%)	$581	849 (11%)	$1,854	5,540 (70%)	$9,090
2019-20	1,456 (19%)	$4,785	1,735 (23%)	$1,167	945 (12%)	$2,413	5,842 (76%)	$9,430
2020-21	1,502 (17%)	$4,849	2,619 (30%)	$1,058	994 (12%)	$2,727	6,042 (70%)	$10,023
2021-22	1,527 (18%)	$5,012	3,343 (40%)	$1,840	1,013 (12%)	$2,706	5,576 (66%)	$9,313
Average	1,338 (17.33%)	$4,531	1,151 (14.33%)	$805	851 (11.22%)	$1,980	5,619 (73.56%)	$8,905

^*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, 2,957 (38.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,957.

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	3,128 (44%)	$7,182	3,100 (44%)	$5,636	388 (5%)	$12,870
2014-15	2,976 (42%)	$7,436	2,946 (42%)	$5,607	404 (6%)	$13,889
2015-16	2,899 (41%)	$7,224	2,865 (41%)	$5,515	370 (5%)	$13,894
2016-17	3,010 (38%)	$7,479	2,974 (37%)	$5,624	386 (5%)	$14,988
2017-18	2,684 (37%)	$7,525	2,650 (37%)	$5,460	371 (5%)	$15,440
2018-19	2,907 (37%)	$7,427	2,866 (36%)	$5,225	435 (5%)	$15,205
2019-20	2,744 (36%)	$7,544	2,695 (35%)	$5,319	409 (5%)	$15,563
2020-21	3,243 (38%)	$7,792	3,137 (36%)	$5,228	497 (6%)	$17,841
2021-22	3,018 (36%)	$7,842	2,966 (35%)	$5,250	445 (5%)	$18,192
Average	2,957 (38.78%)	$7,495	2,911 (38.11%)	$5,429	412 (5.22%)	$15,320

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at OSU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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