Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at RVCC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,186, which is 28.11 % of all undergraduate students. 582 students which is 7.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,847.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 41.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 11% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Raritan Valley Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,186, which is 28.11 % of all undergraduate students. 582 students which is 7.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,847.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,021 (24%)$3,7771,848 (22%)$3,293777 (9%)$4,511
2014-151,995 (24%)$3,9281,805 (22%)$3,468765 (9%)$4,479
2015-161,943 (24%)$4,0141,705 (21%)$3,559685 (8%)$4,704
2016-172,111 (26%)$3,8031,871 (23%)$3,373634 (8%)$4,737
2017-182,359 (29%)$4,0772,087 (26%)$3,637668 (8%)$4,580
2018-192,337 (30%)$4,2392,060 (26%)$3,720561 (7%)$4,732
2019-202,515 (32%)$4,8111,982 (25%)$3,857497 (6%)$5,227
2020-212,339 (33%)$5,1091,611 (23%)$4,014375 (5%)$5,397
2021-222,053 (31%)$4,6941,719 (26%)$3,709276 (4%)$5,257
Average2,186 (28.11%)$4,2721,854 (23.78%)$3,626582 (7.11%)$4,847

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 473 (41.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,334. It can cover 71.70% of tuition & fees ($7,440) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 123 (10.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,659).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14449 (36%)$4,688145 (12%)$4,325
2014-15442 (37%)$4,975160 (13%)$4,262
2015-16403 (37%)$4,685143 (13%)$4,284
2016-17482 (37%)$4,965144 (11%)$4,537
2017-18575 (45%)$5,109159 (12%)$4,627
2018-19471 (41%)$5,310120 (11%)$4,174
2019-20521 (46%)$6,066110 (10%)$5,179
2020-21495 (48%)$6,26974 (7%)$5,340
2021-22417 (46%)$5,94252 (6%)$5,202
Average473 (41.44%)$5,334123 (10.56%)$4,659
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 400 (34.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,453.
In addition, 233 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.78 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14401 (32%)$4,01610 (1%)$855212 (17%)$2,16235 (3%)$784
2014-15407 (34%)$4,20929 (2%)$1,009204 (17%)$2,14023 (2%)$863
2015-16368 (34%)$4,03930 (3%)$1,539153 (14%)$2,03234 (3%)$1,310
2016-17430 (33%)$4,21030 (2%)$1,075215 (17%)$2,35744 (3%)$998
2017-18518 (40%)$4,51036 (3%)$1,465214 (17%)$2,21267 (5%)$1,125
2018-19401 (35%)$4,57725 (2%)$1,741244 (21%)$2,23964 (6%)$1,184
2019-20395 (35%)$4,874189 (17%)$1,497307 (27%)$2,83861 (5%)$1,334
2020-21330 (32%)$4,914254 (25%)$1,898296 (29%)$3,11258 (6%)$1,351
2021-22346 (38%)$4,73155 (6%)$1,037253 (28%)$2,75651 (6%)$1,704
Average400 (34.78%)$4,45373 (6.78%)$1,346233 (20.78%)$2,42849 (4.33%)$1,184
*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..
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, 123 (10.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $123.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14145 (12%)$4,325139 (11%)$4,2027 (1%)$6,155
2014-15160 (13%)$4,262151 (13%)$4,17511 (1%)$4,684
2015-16143 (13%)$4,284140 (13%)$4,2803 (0%)$4,468
2016-17144 (11%)$4,537137 (11%)$4,3488 (1%)$7,216
2017-18159 (12%)$4,627156 (12%)$4,6044 (0%)$4,354
2018-19120 (11%)$4,174111 (10%)$4,02111 (1%)$4,952
2019-20110 (10%)$5,179101 (9%)$4,79012 (1%)$7,162
2020-2174 (7%)$5,34068 (7%)$5,1737 (1%)$6,197
2021-2252 (6%)$5,20247 (5%)$4,7065 (1%)$9,861
Average123 (10.56%)$4,659117 (10.11%)$4,4788 (1.00%)$6,117
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