How Samford'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 Samford University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,097, which is 92.00 % of all undergraduate students. 1,073 students which is 32.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,738.

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	2,644 (88%)	$13,643	419 (14%)	$4,077	1,020 (34%)	$7,237
2014-15	2,685 (88%)	$14,077	419 (14%)	$4,176	1,003 (33%)	$6,983
2015-16	2,810 (89%)	$14,545	380 (12%)	$4,168	1,038 (33%)	$6,985
2016-17	3,009 (90%)	$15,149	381 (11%)	$4,240	1,084 (32%)	$7,125
2017-18	3,113 (92%)	$15,760	414 (12%)	$4,605	1,121 (33%)	$6,799
2018-19	3,311 (94%)	$16,684	402 (11%)	$4,737	1,135 (32%)	$6,306
2019-20	3,401 (95%)	$17,676	411 (11%)	$4,588	1,106 (31%)	$6,399
2020-21	3,401 (95%)	$17,676	411 (11%)	$4,588	1,106 (31%)	$6,399
2021-22	3,500 (97%)	$20,171	379 (11%)	$4,958	1,045 (29%)	$6,406
Average	3,097 (92.00%)	$16,153	402 (11.89%)	$4,460	1,073 (32.00%)	$6,738

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 853 (97.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $16,422. It can cover 43.05% of tuition & fees ($38,144).

In addition, 299 (34.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,788).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	733 (97%)	$13,594	264 (35%)	$9,914
2014-15	715 (98%)	$13,692	259 (36%)	$8,864
2015-16	794 (96%)	$14,122	287 (35%)	$8,953
2016-17	890 (97%)	$14,879	297 (32%)	$8,544
2017-18	835 (97%)	$15,880	324 (38%)	$8,448
2018-19	950 (99%)	$17,168	322 (34%)	$9,064
2019-20	892 (99%)	$18,312	320 (36%)	$8,559
2020-21	960 (99%)	$19,443	308 (32%)	$8,928
2021-22	906 (99%)	$20,711	307 (33%)	$7,815
Average	853 (97.89%)	$16,422	299 (34.56%)	$8,788

^*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, 108 (12.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,509.

In addition, 196 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (22.78 % 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	104 (14%)	$4,194	59 (8%)	$992	210 (28%)	$451	729 (97%)	$12,860
2014-15	125 (17%)	$4,287	94 (13%)	$1,006	161 (22%)	$440	709 (97%)	$12,819
2015-16	87 (11%)	$4,308	47 (6%)	$964	220 (27%)	$741	786 (95%)	$13,524
2016-17	117 (13%)	$3,946	67 (7%)	$960	162 (18%)	$1,149	884 (97%)	$14,174
2017-18	118 (14%)	$4,681	103 (12%)	$846	175 (20%)	$996	835 (97%)	$14,905
2018-19	115 (12%)	$4,528	95 (10%)	$1,294	226 (24%)	$1,113	948 (99%)	$16,260
2019-20	102 (11%)	$4,739	94 (10%)	$1,243	214 (24%)	$1,230	883 (98%)	$17,520
2020-21	99 (10%)	$4,938	94 (10%)	$1,000	179 (18%)	$1,398	958 (99%)	$18,614
2021-22	102 (11%)	$4,963	97 (11%)	$989	220 (24%)	$1,866	904 (98%)	$19,636
Average	108 (12.56%)	$4,509	83 (9.67%)	$1,033	196 (22.78%)	$1,043	848 (97.44%)	$15,590

^*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, 299 (34.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $299.

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	264 (35%)	$9,914	259 (34%)	$5,956	65 (9%)	$16,536
2014-15	259 (36%)	$8,864	254 (35%)	$5,960	46 (6%)	$16,999
2015-16	287 (35%)	$8,953	284 (34%)	$5,836	47 (6%)	$19,401
2016-17	297 (32%)	$8,544	292 (32%)	$6,059	43 (5%)	$17,868
2017-18	324 (38%)	$8,448	317 (37%)	$5,638	53 (6%)	$17,922
2018-19	322 (34%)	$9,064	314 (33%)	$5,274	68 (7%)	$18,569
2019-20	320 (36%)	$8,559	307 (34%)	$5,293	61 (7%)	$18,262
2020-21	308 (32%)	$8,928	299 (31%)	$5,320	60 (6%)	$19,317
2021-22	307 (33%)	$7,815	301 (33%)	$5,282	43 (5%)	$18,819
Average	299 (34.56%)	$8,788	292 (33.67%)	$5,624	54 (6.33%)	$18,188

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Samford

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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