How Saint Cloud State'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 Saint Cloud State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,556, which is 53.11 % of all undergraduate students. 5,203 students which is 40.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,704.

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	7,261 (48%)	$4,862	4,495 (30%)	$3,875	7,311 (48%)	$6,761
2014-15	7,011 (49%)	$5,089	4,241 (29%)	$3,879	6,694 (47%)	$6,678
2015-16	6,911 (49%)	$5,204	4,126 (29%)	$3,918	6,514 (46%)	$6,702
2016-17	6,658 (48%)	$5,194	3,798 (27%)	$3,895	6,102 (44%)	$6,701
2017-18	6,359 (48%)	$5,447	3,655 (28%)	$4,030	5,418 (41%)	$6,673
2018-19	6,007 (50%)	$5,802	3,335 (27%)	$4,119	4,846 (40%)	$6,600
2019-20	6,931 (61%)	$5,019	2,848 (25%)	$4,103	4,159 (37%)	$6,583
2020-21	5,643 (55%)	$5,713	2,434 (24%)	$4,183	3,206 (31%)	$6,673
2021-22	6,224 (70%)	$5,564	2,054 (23%)	$4,114	2,577 (29%)	$6,963
Average	6,556 (53.11%)	$5,322	3,443 (26.89%)	$4,013	5,203 (40.33%)	$6,704

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,048 (78.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,468. It can cover 54.05% of tuition & fees ($10,117) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 850 (59.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,885).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,162 (70%)	$4,878	1,097 (66%)	$7,325
2014-15	1,123 (68%)	$5,149	1,077 (65%)	$7,277
2015-16	1,258 (70%)	$5,135	1,174 (66%)	$7,809
2016-17	1,155 (66%)	$5,216	1,125 (65%)	$8,051
2017-18	1,061 (73%)	$5,553	896 (61%)	$7,910
2018-19	1,038 (84%)	$5,752	780 (63%)	$8,138
2019-20	1,079 (90%)	$5,258	684 (57%)	$8,313
2020-21	782 (83%)	$6,233	464 (49%)	$7,974
2021-22	771 (98%)	$6,042	356 (45%)	$8,170
Average	1,048 (78.00%)	$5,468	850 (59.67%)	$7,885

^*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, 526 (37.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,332.

In addition, 608 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (44.00 % 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	633 (38%)	$4,150	133 (8%)	$752	725 (44%)	$1,690	650 (39%)	$2,640
2014-15	648 (39%)	$4,198	149 (9%)	$800	723 (44%)	$1,829	601 (36%)	$2,695
2015-16	701 (39%)	$4,179	159 (9%)	$742	773 (43%)	$1,948	733 (41%)	$2,601
2016-17	633 (36%)	$4,296	167 (10%)	$743	719 (41%)	$2,240	634 (36%)	$2,477
2017-18	589 (40%)	$4,415	161 (11%)	$796	643 (44%)	$2,479	595 (41%)	$2,637
2018-19	505 (41%)	$4,445	110 (9%)	$912	596 (48%)	$2,630	733 (59%)	$2,807
2019-20	423 (35%)	$4,364	930 (78%)	$807	529 (44%)	$2,656	537 (45%)	$3,112
2020-21	348 (37%)	$4,488	557 (59%)	$1,069	451 (48%)	$2,859	413 (44%)	$3,456
2021-22	250 (32%)	$4,452	767 (98%)	$1,704	315 (40%)	$3,049	352 (45%)	$3,631
Average	526 (37.44%)	$4,332	348 (32.33%)	$925	608 (44.00%)	$2,376	583 (42.89%)	$2,895

^*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, 850 (59.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $850.

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	1,097 (66%)	$7,325	1,076 (65%)	$5,715	243 (15%)	$7,762
2014-15	1,077 (65%)	$7,277	1,070 (65%)	$5,750	230 (14%)	$7,325
2015-16	1,174 (66%)	$7,809	1,146 (64%)	$5,720	304 (17%)	$8,595
2016-17	1,125 (65%)	$8,051	1,113 (64%)	$5,888	302 (17%)	$8,292
2017-18	896 (61%)	$7,910	884 (61%)	$5,876	222 (15%)	$8,526
2018-19	780 (63%)	$8,138	767 (62%)	$5,585	226 (18%)	$9,134
2019-20	684 (57%)	$8,313	671 (56%)	$5,544	202 (17%)	$9,732
2020-21	464 (49%)	$7,974	451 (48%)	$5,504	114 (12%)	$10,683
2021-22	356 (45%)	$8,170	348 (44%)	$5,477	92 (12%)	$10,898
Average	850 (59.67%)	$7,885	836 (58.78%)	$5,673	215 (15.22%)	$8,994

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Saint Cloud State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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