How SCAD'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 Savannah College of Art and Design since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,702, which is 90.44 % of all undergraduate students. 4,551 students which is 43.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,451.

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	7,743 (88%)	$11,843	2,350 (27%)	$4,239	4,538 (51%)	$6,807
2014-15	8,011 (88%)	$12,228	2,247 (25%)	$4,293	4,322 (48%)	$6,771
2015-16	8,650 (90%)	$12,687	2,212 (23%)	$4,324	4,357 (45%)	$6,545
2016-17	9,084 (91%)	$12,560	2,178 (22%)	$4,347	4,392 (44%)	$6,433
2017-18	9,745 (91%)	$11,766	2,275 (21%)	$4,287	4,589 (43%)	$6,410
2018-19	10,500 (91%)	$11,595	2,386 (21%)	$4,387	4,843 (42%)	$6,376
2019-20	11,210 (92%)	$11,927	2,379 (20%)	$4,430	4,972 (41%)	$6,265
2020-21	10,731 (92%)	$11,202	2,138 (18%)	$4,491	4,397 (38%)	$6,208
2021-22	11,640 (91%)	$11,938	2,409 (19%)	$4,631	4,548 (36%)	$6,243
Average	9,702 (90.44%)	$11,972	2,286 (21.78%)	$4,381	4,551 (43.11%)	$6,451

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,079 (97.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $12,850. It can cover 31.66% of tuition & fees ($40,595).

In addition, 1,038 (49.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $11,149).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,528 (96%)	$12,845	903 (57%)	$10,026
2014-15	1,691 (98%)	$13,414	875 (51%)	$9,484
2015-16	1,881 (97%)	$12,873	990 (51%)	$10,167
2016-17	2,083 (97%)	$12,973	1,050 (49%)	$10,411
2017-18	2,216 (97%)	$12,456	1,117 (49%)	$10,465
2018-19	2,526 (97%)	$12,450	1,273 (49%)	$11,992
2019-20	2,468 (98%)	$12,824	1,172 (46%)	$12,701
2020-21	1,835 (97%)	$12,662	876 (46%)	$11,775
2021-22	2,482 (98%)	$13,157	1,088 (43%)	$13,317
Average	2,079 (97.22%)	$12,850	1,038 (49.00%)	$11,149

^*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, 464 (21.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,572.

In addition, 313 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (15.00 % 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	423 (26%)	$4,437	58 (4%)	$2,914	284 (18%)	$3,140	1,499 (94%)	$11,133
2014-15	396 (23%)	$4,333	63 (4%)	$2,857	271 (16%)	$3,209	1,687 (98%)	$11,806
2015-16	444 (23%)	$4,480	73 (4%)	$2,973	304 (16%)	$3,452	1,867 (97%)	$11,226
2016-17	430 (20%)	$4,453	68 (3%)	$2,974	289 (14%)	$3,589	2,080 (97%)	$11,475
2017-18	503 (22%)	$4,536	55 (2%)	$2,867	314 (14%)	$3,809	2,205 (97%)	$10,869
2018-19	556 (21%)	$4,526	87 (3%)	$2,839	355 (14%)	$3,904	2,514 (97%)	$10,859
2019-20	494 (20%)	$4,583	388 (15%)	$1,960	340 (13%)	$4,539	2,456 (97%)	$11,027
2020-21	386 (20%)	$4,811	131 (7%)	$3,290	274 (15%)	$4,071	1,822 (97%)	$10,884
2021-22	545 (21%)	$4,992	161 (6%)	$2,849	385 (15%)	$4,400	2,463 (97%)	$11,280
Average	464 (21.78%)	$4,572	120 (5.33%)	$2,836	313 (15.00%)	$3,790	2,066 (96.78%)	$11,173

^*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, 1,038 (49.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,038.

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	903 (57%)	$10,026	883 (55%)	$5,555	179 (11%)	$23,173
2014-15	875 (51%)	$9,484	859 (50%)	$5,469	160 (9%)	$22,504
2015-16	990 (51%)	$10,167	959 (50%)	$5,437	198 (10%)	$24,503
2016-17	1,050 (49%)	$10,411	1,003 (47%)	$5,253	232 (11%)	$24,409
2017-18	1,117 (49%)	$10,465	1,065 (47%)	$5,194	230 (10%)	$26,776
2018-19	1,273 (49%)	$11,992	1,210 (47%)	$5,128	320 (12%)	$28,317
2019-20	1,172 (46%)	$12,701	1,118 (44%)	$5,103	315 (12%)	$29,144
2020-21	876 (46%)	$11,775	834 (44%)	$5,046	215 (11%)	$28,403
2021-22	1,088 (43%)	$13,317	1,007 (40%)	$5,118	305 (12%)	$30,607
Average	1,038 (49.00%)	$11,149	993 (47.11%)	$5,256	239 (10.89%)	$26,426

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at SCAD

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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