Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Pitt State

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,839, which is 69.44 % of all undergraduate students. 2,978 students which is 53.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,716.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 82.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 58% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Pittsburg State University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,839, which is 69.44 % of all undergraduate students. 2,978 students which is 53.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,716.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,919 (63%)$4,1852,459 (39%)$4,0313,651 (59%)$6,313
2014-153,813 (61%)$4,2922,367 (38%)$4,1383,584 (57%)$6,372
2015-164,094 (67%)$5,0152,186 (36%)$4,1943,496 (57%)$6,650
2016-173,961 (67%)$5,0142,108 (36%)$4,2172,634 (45%)$3,980
2017-184,642 (81%)$8,6532,015 (35%)$4,2063,161 (55%)$6,093
2018-193,566 (66%)$5,1771,857 (34%)$4,3212,925 (54%)$5,926
2019-202,399 (46%)$7,6081,850 (36%)$4,2132,903 (56%)$6,414
2020-213,826 (79%)$4,4211,570 (33%)$4,4552,391 (50%)$6,428
2021-224,330 (95%)$2,9191,347 (30%)$2,4682,053 (45%)$3,272
Average3,839 (69.44%)$5,2541,973 (35.22%)$4,0272,978 (53.11%)$5,716

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 785 (82.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,151. It can cover 21.29% of tuition & fees ($19,500) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 564 (58.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,957).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14865 (77%)$4,010693 (61%)$5,791
2014-15776 (74%)$4,172640 (61%)$6,072
2015-16819 (78%)$4,192621 (59%)$6,067
2016-17786 (78%)$3,989618 (61%)$6,076
2017-18794 (81%)$4,426612 (62%)$6,145
2018-19752 (79%)$4,545581 (61%)$5,855
2019-20735 (85%)$4,404497 (57%)$7,373
2020-21739 (93%)$4,551404 (51%)$7,038
2021-22800 (100%)$3,070409 (51%)$3,197
Average785 (82.78%)$4,151564 (58.22%)$5,957
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 353 (36.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,109.
In addition, 143 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (15.00 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14447 (40%)$4,131137 (12%)$784179 (16%)$1,200635 (56%)$2,047
2014-15406 (39%)$4,124119 (11%)$924162 (16%)$1,127568 (54%)$2,237
2015-16381 (36%)$4,405126 (12%)$1,131133 (13%)$1,497619 (59%)$2,283
2016-17361 (36%)$4,151103 (10%)$950146 (14%)$1,185599 (59%)$2,281
2017-18386 (39%)$4,462170 (17%)$823146 (15%)$1,438635 (64%)$2,271
2018-19368 (38%)$4,270131 (14%)$911168 (18%)$1,149584 (61%)$2,627
2019-20317 (37%)$4,459154 (18%)$1,026156 (18%)$1,645581 (67%)$2,424
2020-21258 (32%)$4,396621 (78%)$78684 (11%)$1,561550 (69%)$2,927
2021-22251 (31%)$2,583799 (100%)$902116 (14%)$769555 (69%)$1,798
Average353 (36.44%)$4,109262 (30.22%)$915143 (15.00%)$1,286592 (62.00%)$2,322
*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..
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, 564 (58.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $564.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14693 (61%)$5,791693 (61%)$5,39739 (3%)$7,002
2014-15640 (61%)$6,072638 (61%)$5,50648 (5%)$7,771
2015-16621 (59%)$6,067621 (59%)$5,46850 (5%)$7,428
2016-17618 (61%)$6,076613 (61%)$5,19762 (6%)$9,178
2017-18612 (62%)$6,145612 (62%)$5,29763 (6%)$8,232
2018-19581 (61%)$5,855576 (60%)$5,10352 (5%)$8,894
2019-20497 (57%)$7,373491 (57%)$6,39260 (7%)$8,760
2020-21404 (51%)$7,038398 (50%)$5,99146 (6%)$9,978
2021-22409 (51%)$3,197405 (51%)$2,74037 (5%)$5,352
Average564 (58.22%)$5,957561 (58.00%)$5,23251 (5.33%)$8,066
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