Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Rockford

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 914, which is 90.11 % of all undergraduate students. 760 students which is 74.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,643.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 97.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 79% 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 Rockford University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 914, which is 90.11 % of all undergraduate students. 760 students which is 74.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,643.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14897 (92%)$12,960497 (51%)$3,899792 (81%)$8,524
2014-15962 (94%)$13,262528 (52%)$4,096822 (80%)$8,396
2015-16982 (93%)$13,524536 (51%)$4,102824 (78%)$8,187
2016-17965 (90%)$14,797514 (48%)$4,100804 (75%)$8,026
2017-18919 (87%)$15,171498 (47%)$4,171763 (72%)$7,875
2018-19870 (88%)$16,355468 (47%)$4,328700 (70%)$7,416
2019-20832 (85%)$18,232441 (45%)$4,510628 (64%)$7,492
2020-21873 (86%)$19,172441 (43%)$4,631646 (63%)$7,375
2021-22928 (96%)$19,128473 (49%)$4,532858 (89%)$5,498
Average914 (90.11%)$15,845488 (48.11%)$4,263760 (74.67%)$7,643

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 159 (97.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,717. It can cover 50.59% of tuition & fees ($37,000).
In addition, 129 (79.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,033).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14103 (100%)$16,12589 (86%)$8,718
2014-15147 (100%)$16,543123 (84%)$7,594
2015-16168 (100%)$15,965140 (83%)$7,103
2016-17157 (98%)$19,377133 (83%)$7,402
2017-18150 (99%)$19,009123 (81%)$7,086
2018-19161 (100%)$19,461115 (71%)$6,956
2019-20149 (88%)$20,352106 (62%)$5,917
2020-21207 (98%)$20,566153 (72%)$7,023
2021-22191 (95%)$21,056182 (90%)$5,497
Average159 (97.56%)$18,717129 (79.11%)$7,033
*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, 86 (52.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,385.
In addition, 75 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (45.89 % 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
2013-1459 (57%)$4,17224 (23%)$86549 (48%)$4,392103 (100%)$11,444
2014-1578 (53%)$4,28839 (27%)$97071 (48%)$4,203147 (100%)$11,980
2015-1688 (52%)$3,95125 (15%)$1,44267 (40%)$4,149167 (99%)$12,098
2016-1779 (49%)$4,32619 (12%)$1,72482 (51%)$4,350157 (98%)$14,719
2017-1882 (54%)$4,40018 (12%)$1,77473 (48%)$4,276150 (99%)$14,309
2018-1986 (53%)$4,41639 (24%)$1,53681 (50%)$4,404161 (100%)$14,514
2019-2085 (50%)$4,50446 (27%)$1,48474 (44%)$4,804149 (88%)$14,938
2020-21124 (58%)$4,76836 (17%)$1,36796 (45%)$4,698207 (98%)$15,293
2021-2290 (45%)$4,64128 (14%)$1,21779 (39%)$4,915191 (95%)$16,658
Average86 (52.33%)$4,38530 (19.00%)$1,37575 (45.89%)$4,466159 (97.44%)$13,995
*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, 129 (79.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $129.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1489 (86%)$8,71889 (86%)$6,52920 (19%)$9,742
2014-15123 (84%)$7,594123 (84%)$6,67720 (14%)$5,644
2015-16140 (83%)$7,103140 (83%)$5,93033 (20%)$4,975
2016-17133 (83%)$7,402132 (83%)$6,02835 (22%)$5,393
2017-18123 (81%)$7,086122 (81%)$5,70523 (15%)$7,630
2018-19115 (71%)$6,956115 (71%)$5,52018 (11%)$9,177
2019-20106 (62%)$5,917104 (61%)$5,07815 (9%)$6,607
2020-21153 (72%)$7,023153 (72%)$5,87128 (13%)$6,297
2021-22182 (90%)$5,497182 (90%)$4,04728 (14%)$9,424
Average129 (79.11%)$7,033129 (79.00%)$5,70924 (15.22%)$7,210
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