How Post'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 Post University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,227, which is 66.78 % of all undergraduate students. 6,332 students which is 68.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,009.

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	4,016 (54%)	$6,962	3,461 (47%)	$3,522	4,167 (57%)	$9,389
2014-15	4,168 (55%)	$5,888	3,712 (49%)	$3,435	4,186 (55%)	$8,821
2015-16	4,010 (59%)	$6,199	3,575 (52%)	$3,367	4,142 (61%)	$9,491
2016-17	4,600 (65%)	$5,440	4,110 (58%)	$3,273	5,106 (72%)	$7,686
2017-18	5,259 (67%)	$6,014	4,806 (61%)	$3,746	5,545 (71%)	$10,637
2018-19	6,626 (76%)	$6,482	6,144 (70%)	$4,332	6,386 (73%)	$9,888
2019-20	7,381 (76%)	$6,030	6,888 (71%)	$4,084	7,314 (75%)	$9,522
2020-21	9,553 (74%)	$4,719	9,102 (71%)	$4,123	9,533 (74%)	$7,784
2021-22	10,430 (75%)	$5,537	9,932 (71%)	$4,078	10,608 (76%)	$7,860
Average	6,227 (66.78%)	$5,919	5,748 (61.11%)	$3,773	6,332 (68.22%)	$9,009

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 393 (94.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $12,196. It can cover 76.06% of tuition & fees ($16,034).

In addition, 345 (81.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,304).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	425 (92%)	$11,510	398 (87%)	$8,624
2014-15	382 (90%)	$10,595	346 (82%)	$8,418
2015-16	381 (92%)	$10,971	342 (83%)	$8,607
2016-17	385 (91%)	$10,434	369 (87%)	$8,131
2017-18	203 (100%)	$19,601	155 (76%)	$7,099
2018-19	393 (98%)	$13,955	304 (76%)	$9,140
2019-20	318 (99%)	$15,786	253 (79%)	$8,727
2020-21	392 (94%)	$7,945	301 (72%)	$7,441
2021-22	661 (96%)	$8,967	634 (92%)	$8,547
Average	393 (94.67%)	$12,196	345 (81.56%)	$8,304

^*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, 295 (68.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,872.

In addition, 3 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (1.00 % 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	284 (62%)	$4,173	112 (24%)	$1,381	6 (1%)	$592	264 (57%)	$13,440
2014-15	297 (70%)	$4,010	97 (23%)	$2,098	1 (0%)	$300	192 (45%)	$13,816
2015-16	273 (66%)	$3,954	139 (34%)	$1,144	-	-	195 (47%)	$15,085
2016-17	287 (68%)	$4,316	103 (24%)	$895	1 (0%)	$2,900	169 (40%)	$15,878
2017-18	92 (45%)	$4,716	53 (26%)	$1,717	-	-	203 (100%)	$17,015
2018-19	299 (75%)	$5,814	175 (44%)	$895	-	-	178 (45%)	$20,165
2019-20	221 (69%)	$5,835	253 (79%)	$2,135	-	-	189 (59%)	$16,878
2020-21	310 (74%)	$5,588	161 (38%)	$1,032	-	-	161 (38%)	$7,552
2021-22	595 (86%)	$5,439	530 (77%)	$655	-	-	133 (19%)	$17,623
Average	295 (68.33%)	$4,872	180 (41.00%)	$1,328	3 (1.00%)	$1,264	187 (50.00%)	$15,272

^*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, 345 (81.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $345.

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	398 (87%)	$8,624	397 (86%)	$7,806	38 (8%)	$8,780
2014-15	346 (82%)	$8,418	346 (82%)	$7,961	16 (4%)	$9,892
2015-16	342 (83%)	$8,607	342 (83%)	$8,264	13 (3%)	$9,022
2016-17	369 (87%)	$8,131	368 (87%)	$7,292	26 (6%)	$12,189
2017-18	155 (76%)	$7,099	154 (76%)	$5,757	19 (9%)	$11,251
2018-19	304 (76%)	$9,140	302 (76%)	$8,460	19 (5%)	$11,775
2019-20	253 (79%)	$8,727	250 (78%)	$7,712	23 (7%)	$12,166
2020-21	301 (72%)	$7,441	301 (72%)	$7,265	6 (1%)	$8,803
2021-22	634 (92%)	$8,547	634 (92%)	$8,181	18 (3%)	$12,892
Average	345 (81.56%)	$8,304	344 (81.33%)	$7,633	20 (5.11%)	$10,752

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Post

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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