How Principia'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 Principia College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 395, which is 91.44 % of all undergraduate students.

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	473 (93%)	$22,681	-	-	-	-
2014-15	467 (95%)	$24,540	-	-	-	-
2015-16	228 (50%)	$24,587	-	-	-	-
2016-17	467 (97%)	$26,134	-	-	-	-
2017-18	446 (98%)	$27,301	-	-	-	-
2018-19	430 (97%)	$27,992	-	-	-	-
2019-20	395 (97%)	$27,823	-	-	-	-
2020-21	336 (99%)	$22,040	-	-	-	-
2021-22	311 (97%)	$28,378	-	-	-	-
Average	395 (91.44%)	$25,720	-	-	-	-

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 88 (96.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $26,402. It can cover 79.33% of tuition & fees ($33,280).

In addition, 49 (55.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,324).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	122 (98%)	$22,993	70 (56%)	$5,543
2014-15	113 (94%)	$24,717	68 (57%)	$5,713
2015-16	77 (97%)	$25,751	45 (57%)	$5,856
2016-17	113 (100%)	$26,612	63 (56%)	$5,698
2017-18	83 (98%)	$28,616	42 (49%)	$5,667
2018-19	99 (99%)	$28,186	52 (52%)	$5,769
2019-20	65 (98%)	$28,520	35 (53%)	$5,657
2020-21	45 (94%)	$25,174	45 (94%)	$2,016
2021-22	74 (94%)	$27,051	20 (25%)	$6,000
Average	88 (96.89%)	$26,402	49 (55.44%)	$5,324

^*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,

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	122 (98%)	$22,993
2014-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	113 (94%)	$24,717
2015-16	-	-	-	-	-	-	77 (97%)	$25,751
2016-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	113 (100%)	$26,612
2017-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	83 (98%)	$28,616
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	99 (99%)	$28,186
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	65 (98%)	$28,520
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	45 (94%)	$25,174
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	74 (94%)	$27,051
Average	-	-	-	-	-	-	88 (96.89%)	$26,402

^*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, 49 (55.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $49.

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	70 (56%)	$5,543	-	-	70 (56%)	$5,543
2014-15	68 (57%)	$5,713	-	-	68 (57%)	$5,713
2015-16	45 (57%)	$5,856	-	-	45 (57%)	$5,856
2016-17	63 (56%)	$5,698	-	-	63 (56%)	$5,698
2017-18	42 (49%)	$5,667	-	-	42 (49%)	$5,667
2018-19	52 (52%)	$5,769	-	-	52 (52%)	$5,769
2019-20	35 (53%)	$5,657	-	-	35 (53%)	$5,657
2020-21	45 (94%)	$2,016	-	-	45 (94%)	$2,016
2021-22	20 (25%)	$6,000	-	-	20 (25%)	$6,000
Average	49 (55.44%)	$5,324	-	-	49 (55.44%)	$5,324

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Principia

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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