How Purdue Northwest'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 Purdue University Northwest since 2016.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,989, which is 50.33 % of all undergraduate students. 3,211 students which is 31.83% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,456.

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
2016-17	5,603 (39%)	$5,041	3,524 (24%)	$3,670	4,183 (29%)	$6,510
2017-18	5,381 (48%)	$5,630	3,292 (30%)	$3,934	3,665 (33%)	$6,431
2018-19	5,219 (55%)	$5,710	3,150 (33%)	$4,080	3,368 (35%)	$6,491
2019-20	5,218 (57%)	$5,892	2,887 (32%)	$4,209	3,047 (33%)	$6,569
2020-21	4,321 (51%)	$6,290	2,623 (31%)	$4,122	2,704 (32%)	$6,415
2021-22	4,193 (52%)	$7,131	2,370 (29%)	$4,245	2,296 (29%)	$6,317
Average	4,989 (50.33%)	$5,949	2,974 (29.83%)	$4,043	3,211 (31.83%)	$6,456

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

Overview

For the last 7 years, on average, 727 (65.50 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,310. It can cover 48.95% of tuition & fees ($14,933) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 442 (39.50 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,267).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2016-17	776 (64%)	$7,147	556 (46%)	$5,152
2017-18	726 (68%)	$7,608	446 (42%)	$4,992
2018-19	702 (63%)	$7,253	450 (40%)	$5,506
2019-20	744 (62%)	$7,736	482 (40%)	$5,544
2020-21	633 (61%)	$7,048	365 (35%)	$5,193
2021-22	778 (75%)	$7,070	352 (34%)	$5,212
Average	727 (65.50%)	$7,310	442 (39.50%)	$5,267

^*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 7 years, on average, 454 (40.83 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,620.

In addition, 357 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.00 % 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
2016-17	459 (38%)	$4,538	166 (14%)	$404	349 (29%)	$4,789	388 (32%)	$4,445
2017-18	461 (43%)	$4,566	103 (10%)	$478	368 (34%)	$5,029	352 (33%)	$4,314
2018-19	475 (42%)	$4,798	106 (9%)	$533	366 (33%)	$5,009	279 (25%)	$3,308
2019-20	501 (42%)	$4,736	323 (27%)	$1,378	390 (32%)	$5,232	325 (27%)	$2,760
2020-21	403 (39%)	$4,400	218 (21%)	$1,119	325 (31%)	$4,986	275 (26%)	$2,996
2021-22	424 (41%)	$4,679	160 (15%)	$3,883	343 (33%)	$4,760	520 (50%)	$2,427
Average	454 (40.83%)	$4,620	179 (16.00%)	$1,299	357 (32.00%)	$4,968	357 (32.17%)	$3,375

^*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 7 years, on average, 442 (39.50 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $442.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2016-17	556 (46%)	$5,152	551 (46%)	$4,997	16 (1%)	$6,941
2017-18	446 (42%)	$4,992	443 (41%)	$4,903	9 (1%)	$6,019
2018-19	450 (40%)	$5,506	437 (39%)	$5,135	29 (3%)	$8,052
2019-20	482 (40%)	$5,544	471 (39%)	$5,049	27 (2%)	$10,882
2020-21	365 (35%)	$5,193	357 (34%)	$4,744	23 (2%)	$8,768
2021-22	352 (34%)	$5,212	346 (33%)	$4,911	16 (2%)	$8,479
Average	442 (39.50%)	$5,267	434 (38.67%)	$4,957	20 (1.83%)	$8,190

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Purdue Northwest

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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