How Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo'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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 466, which is 85.33 % of all undergraduate students. 234 students which is 41.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,732.

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	530 (81%)	$5,176	492 (75%)	$4,757	244 (37%)	$5,362
2014-15	566 (87%)	$5,102	528 (81%)	$4,680	277 (43%)	$5,668
2015-16	555 (83%)	$5,010	526 (79%)	$4,580	307 (46%)	$5,343
2016-17	501 (77%)	$5,187	480 (74%)	$4,761	333 (51%)	$5,849
2017-18	490 (83%)	$5,325	475 (81%)	$4,665	297 (51%)	$5,832
2018-19	416 (79%)	$5,644	404 (77%)	$5,335	239 (45%)	$5,743
2019-20	406 (89%)	$6,096	354 (78%)	$5,258	188 (41%)	$5,888
2020-21	375 (90%)	$5,009	311 (74%)	$5,118	116 (28%)	$5,994
2021-22	359 (99%)	$6,858	282 (78%)	$5,079	102 (28%)	$5,905
Average	466 (85.33%)	$5,490	428 (77.44%)	$4,915	234 (41.11%)	$5,732

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 66 (95.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,919. It can cover 94.89% of tuition & fees ($6,238).

In addition, 17 (23.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,518).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	90 (93%)	$5,212	11 (11%)	$3,045
2014-15	79 (94%)	$5,375	24 (29%)	$3,262
2015-16	63 (97%)	$5,153	17 (26%)	$2,782
2016-17	71 (95%)	$5,279	20 (27%)	$3,915
2017-18	69 (92%)	$5,889	28 (37%)	$3,972
2018-19	73 (96%)	$6,162	17 (22%)	$3,356
2019-20	53 (96%)	$5,915	16 (29%)	$3,891
2020-21	56 (97%)	$5,889	14 (24%)	$2,983
2021-22	39 (98%)	$8,397	4 (10%)	$4,454
Average	66 (95.33%)	$5,919	17 (23.89%)	$3,518

^*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, 63 (90.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,380.

In addition, 27 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.29 % 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	85 (88%)	$4,971	44 (45%)	$201	62 (64%)	$280	24 (25%)	$850
2014-15	77 (92%)	$4,991	60 (71%)	$233	66 (79%)	$278	15 (18%)	$533
2015-16	62 (95%)	$4,961	28 (43%)	$252	16 (25%)	$206	10 (15%)	$670
2016-17	70 (93%)	$5,125	38 (51%)	$220	6 (8%)	$585	9 (12%)	$467
2017-18	69 (92%)	$5,625	27 (36%)	$409	7 (9%)	$557	6 (8%)	$546
2018-19	70 (92%)	$5,902	37 (49%)	$405	26 (34%)	$577	14 (18%)	$479
2019-20	47 (85%)	$5,501	50 (91%)	$954	-	-	9 (16%)	$810
2020-21	51 (88%)	$5,683	56 (97%)	$531	4 (7%)	$525	18 (31%)	$449
2021-22	36 (90%)	$5,658	39 (98%)	$3,046	-	-	12 (30%)	$419
Average	63 (90.56%)	$5,380	42 (64.56%)	$695	27 (32.29%)	$430	13 (19.22%)	$580

^*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, 17 (23.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $17.

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	11 (11%)	$3,045	11 (11%)	$3,045	-	-
2014-15	24 (29%)	$3,262	24 (29%)	$3,262	-	-
2015-16	17 (26%)	$2,782	17 (26%)	$2,782	-	-
2016-17	20 (27%)	$3,915	20 (27%)	$3,915	-	-
2017-18	28 (37%)	$3,972	28 (37%)	$3,972	-	-
2018-19	17 (22%)	$3,356	17 (22%)	$3,356	-	-
2019-20	16 (29%)	$3,891	16 (29%)	$3,891	-	-
2020-21	14 (24%)	$2,983	14 (24%)	$2,983	-	-
2021-22	4 (10%)	$4,454	4 (10%)	$4,454	-	-
Average	17 (23.89%)	$3,518	17 (23.89%)	$3,518	-	-

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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