How PZ'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 Pitzer College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 448, which is 42.11 % of all undergraduate students. 335 students which is 31.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,471.

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	435 (40%)	$29,881	168 (16%)	$4,186	383 (35%)	$4,578
2014-15	440 (41%)	$32,977	157 (15%)	$4,185	377 (35%)	$4,215
2015-16	422 (40%)	$37,368	169 (16%)	$4,386	378 (35%)	$4,094
2016-17	453 (43%)	$36,909	166 (16%)	$4,503	380 (36%)	$4,023
2017-18	496 (46%)	$40,297	183 (17%)	$4,604	406 (38%)	$3,936
2018-19	480 (45%)	$40,264	156 (15%)	$4,890	314 (29%)	$5,037
2019-20	459 (42%)	$41,614	155 (14%)	$4,698	279 (26%)	$4,932
2020-21	386 (42%)	$38,317	129 (14%)	$5,170	225 (24%)	$4,520
2021-22	464 (40%)	$39,968	125 (11%)	$5,104	269 (23%)	$4,908
Average	448 (42.11%)	$37,511	156 (14.89%)	$4,636	335 (31.22%)	$4,471

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 106 (39.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $39,581. It can cover 63.14% of tuition & fees ($62,692).

In addition, 83 (30.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,369).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	93 (35%)	$35,334	97 (37%)	$4,541
2014-15	100 (37%)	$37,462	98 (37%)	$3,570
2015-16	112 (42%)	$40,359	101 (38%)	$4,341
2016-17	113 (42%)	$41,257	80 (30%)	$4,749
2017-18	112 (43%)	$40,487	108 (41%)	$3,751
2018-19	117 (43%)	$36,748	81 (30%)	$4,793
2019-20	99 (36%)	$45,590	59 (21%)	$4,890
2020-21	91 (42%)	$39,399	53 (24%)	$3,853
2021-22	121 (34%)	$39,594	70 (20%)	$4,829
Average	106 (39.33%)	$39,581	83 (30.89%)	$4,369

^*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, 33 (12.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,876.

In addition, 17 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (6.11 % 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	32 (12%)	$4,395	13 (5%)	$4,000	17 (6%)	$9,084	92 (35%)	$31,946
2014-15	38 (14%)	$4,560	23 (9%)	$4,000	20 (7%)	$9,084	98 (37%)	$33,665
2015-16	36 (13%)	$4,849	19 (7%)	$6,507	20 (7%)	$9,084	112 (42%)	$36,074
2016-17	35 (13%)	$4,671	18 (7%)	$6,194	17 (6%)	$9,084	111 (41%)	$38,132
2017-18	36 (14%)	$5,202	13 (5%)	$4,000	18 (7%)	$9,084	112 (43%)	$36,891
2018-19	28 (10%)	$5,121	18 (7%)	$4,000	20 (7%)	$9,084	116 (43%)	$33,642
2019-20	33 (12%)	$4,607	16 (6%)	$2,939	20 (7%)	$8,857	98 (36%)	$42,216
2020-21	31 (14%)	$5,384	65 (30%)	$1,300	11 (5%)	$9,084	90 (41%)	$35,933
2021-22	27 (8%)	$5,091	14 (4%)	$3,321	12 (3%)	$8,836	119 (33%)	$37,822
Average	33 (12.22%)	$4,876	22 (8.89%)	$4,029	17 (6.11%)	$9,031	105 (39.00%)	$36,258

^*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..

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, 83 (30.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $83.

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	97 (37%)	$4,541	93 (35%)	$3,215	10 (4%)	$14,142
2014-15	98 (37%)	$3,570	95 (35%)	$2,934	4 (1%)	$17,770
2015-16	101 (38%)	$4,341	97 (36%)	$3,086	11 (4%)	$12,649
2016-17	80 (30%)	$4,749	76 (28%)	$3,982	7 (3%)	$11,043
2017-18	108 (41%)	$3,751	101 (39%)	$2,808	7 (3%)	$17,359
2018-19	81 (30%)	$4,793	80 (29%)	$3,843	5 (2%)	$16,161
2019-20	59 (21%)	$4,890	59 (21%)	$3,708	7 (3%)	$9,969
2020-21	53 (24%)	$3,853	53 (24%)	$3,323	2 (1%)	$14,063
2021-22	70 (20%)	$4,829	69 (19%)	$3,929	5 (1%)	$13,383
Average	83 (30.89%)	$4,369	80 (29.56%)	$3,425	6 (2.44%)	$14,060

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at PZ

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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