How Polk State'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 Polk State College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,728, which is 44.56 % of all undergraduate students. 1,295 students which is 12.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,433.

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	5,976 (54%)	$4,952	5,062 (46%)	$3,383	1,642 (15%)	$6,297
2014-15	5,659 (51%)	$4,835	4,735 (43%)	$3,411	1,533 (14%)	$5,862
2015-16	4,930 (46%)	$4,977	4,123 (39%)	$3,340	1,438 (13%)	$6,158
2016-17	4,782 (42%)	$4,619	4,018 (35%)	$3,361	1,268 (11%)	$5,188
2017-18	4,223 (40%)	$4,083	3,967 (37%)	$3,675	1,058 (10%)	$4,982
2018-19	4,488 (42%)	$3,584	4,023 (38%)	$3,473	1,510 (14%)	$5,630
2019-20	4,477 (41%)	$4,041	4,061 (38%)	$3,679	1,549 (14%)	$5,711
2020-21	3,568 (36%)	$3,728	3,063 (31%)	$3,343	959 (10%)	$5,499
2021-22	4,453 (49%)	$2,152	3,024 (33%)	$2,013	696 (8%)	$3,572
Average	4,728 (44.56%)	$4,108	4,008 (37.78%)	$3,298	1,295 (12.11%)	$5,433

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 537 (66.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,526. It can cover 36.88% of tuition & fees ($12,271) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 86 (10.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,394).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	729 (75%)	$4,062	124 (13%)	$4,951
2014-15	617 (75%)	$4,329	104 (13%)	$4,946
2015-16	463 (61%)	$4,363	89 (12%)	$4,662
2016-17	520 (63%)	$4,378	78 (9%)	$4,250
2017-18	592 (68%)	$5,385	74 (9%)	$4,085
2018-19	524 (68%)	$4,382	116 (15%)	$4,340
2019-20	544 (66%)	$5,265	97 (12%)	$4,585
2020-21	354 (54%)	$5,400	47 (7%)	$4,728
2021-22	494 (71%)	$3,168	47 (7%)	$2,999
Average	537 (66.78%)	$4,526	86 (10.78%)	$4,394

^*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, 460 (57.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,266.

In addition, 182 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (23.33 % 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	615 (63%)	$4,128	37 (4%)	$511	165 (17%)	$1,555	68 (7%)	$2,157
2014-15	548 (67%)	$4,362	45 (5%)	$519	60 (7%)	$1,383	84 (10%)	$2,076
2015-16	415 (55%)	$4,199	42 (6%)	$538	95 (13%)	$1,542	60 (8%)	$1,807
2016-17	461 (56%)	$4,385	46 (6%)	$580	118 (14%)	$1,121	60 (7%)	$1,601
2017-18	545 (63%)	$4,817	85 (10%)	$364	301 (35%)	$1,489	47 (5%)	$1,775
2018-19	439 (57%)	$4,325	161 (21%)	$347	160 (21%)	$1,497	59 (8%)	$1,737
2019-20	486 (59%)	$4,713	116 (14%)	$522	239 (29%)	$1,837	42 (5%)	$1,763
2020-21	281 (43%)	$4,712	61 (9%)	$521	274 (42%)	$1,659	47 (7%)	$2,152
2021-22	350 (51%)	$2,749	177 (26%)	$1,806	222 (32%)	$1,084	49 (7%)	$871
Average	460 (57.11%)	$4,266	86 (11.22%)	$634	182 (23.33%)	$1,463	57 (7.11%)	$1,771

^*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, 86 (10.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $86.

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	124 (13%)	$4,951	124 (13%)	$4,951	-	-
2014-15	104 (13%)	$4,946	104 (13%)	$4,946	-	-
2015-16	89 (12%)	$4,662	89 (12%)	$4,662	-	-
2016-17	78 (9%)	$4,250	78 (9%)	$4,250	-	-
2017-18	74 (9%)	$4,085	74 (9%)	$4,085	-	-
2018-19	116 (15%)	$4,340	116 (15%)	$4,340	-	-
2019-20	97 (12%)	$4,585	97 (12%)	$4,585	-	-
2020-21	47 (7%)	$4,728	47 (7%)	$4,728	-	-
2021-22	47 (7%)	$2,999	47 (7%)	$2,999	-	-
Average	86 (10.78%)	$4,394	86 (10.78%)	$4,394	-	-

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Polk State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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