How Seattle'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 Seattle University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,074, which is 88.78 % of all undergraduate students. 2,323 students which is 50.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,198.

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	4,018 (86%)	$18,681	972 (21%)	$4,313	2,495 (53%)	$7,464
2014-15	3,872 (86%)	$19,891	919 (20%)	$4,361	2,275 (50%)	$7,326
2015-16	3,979 (84%)	$20,876	865 (18%)	$4,497	2,343 (50%)	$7,246
2016-17	4,055 (85%)	$22,400	869 (18%)	$4,479	2,225 (47%)	$7,367
2017-18	4,070 (88%)	$23,558	922 (20%)	$4,449	2,521 (54%)	$7,460
2018-19	4,273 (90%)	$24,982	921 (19%)	$4,688	2,537 (53%)	$6,911
2019-20	4,288 (91%)	$26,094	873 (19%)	$4,748	2,192 (47%)	$6,932
2020-21	3,999 (93%)	$27,537	814 (19%)	$4,899	2,125 (49%)	$7,016
2021-22	4,115 (96%)	$29,599	872 (20%)	$5,065	2,195 (51%)	$7,057
Average	4,074 (88.78%)	$23,735	892 (19.33%)	$4,611	2,323 (50.44%)	$7,198

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 916 (96.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $23,968. It can cover 44.15% of tuition & fees ($54,285).

In addition, 552 (57.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,365).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	897 (94%)	$18,149	528 (55%)	$7,129
2014-15	854 (93%)	$19,407	504 (55%)	$7,396
2015-16	947 (95%)	$20,484	587 (59%)	$7,357
2016-17	935 (96%)	$22,438	546 (56%)	$7,461
2017-18	915 (97%)	$23,666	609 (64%)	$7,521
2018-19	1,028 (96%)	$25,594	674 (63%)	$7,052
2019-20	894 (97%)	$26,710	504 (55%)	$8,001
2020-21	787 (99%)	$28,346	433 (54%)	$7,017
2021-22	989 (100%)	$30,917	581 (59%)	$7,347
Average	916 (96.33%)	$23,968	552 (57.78%)	$7,365

^*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, 190 (20.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,616.

In addition, 91 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.78 % 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	189 (20%)	$4,164	76 (8%)	$6,946	58 (6%)	$9,128	888 (93%)	$16,256
2014-15	194 (21%)	$4,184	62 (7%)	$7,856	71 (8%)	$9,929	832 (90%)	$17,512
2015-16	180 (18%)	$4,493	78 (8%)	$6,676	64 (6%)	$9,954	933 (94%)	$18,684
2016-17	166 (17%)	$4,433	77 (8%)	$5,571	57 (6%)	$9,827	924 (94%)	$20,839
2017-18	189 (20%)	$4,500	94 (10%)	$6,778	73 (8%)	$9,454	895 (94%)	$21,762
2018-19	204 (19%)	$4,789	145 (14%)	$6,000	94 (9%)	$10,531	1,028 (96%)	$22,834
2019-20	173 (19%)	$4,813	144 (16%)	$5,364	85 (9%)	$10,841	893 (97%)	$23,911
2020-21	165 (21%)	$4,949	167 (21%)	$3,866	124 (16%)	$9,042	786 (98%)	$25,095
2021-22	247 (25%)	$5,223	393 (40%)	$3,340	197 (20%)	$9,376	970 (98%)	$26,935
Average	190 (20.00%)	$4,616	137 (14.67%)	$5,822	91 (9.78%)	$9,787	905 (94.89%)	$21,536

^*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, 552 (57.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $552.

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	528 (55%)	$7,129	527 (55%)	$5,648	46 (5%)	$17,120
2014-15	504 (55%)	$7,396	503 (55%)	$5,608	44 (5%)	$20,613
2015-16	587 (59%)	$7,357	584 (59%)	$5,459	52 (5%)	$21,734
2016-17	546 (56%)	$7,461	546 (56%)	$5,600	46 (5%)	$22,093
2017-18	609 (64%)	$7,521	607 (64%)	$5,640	52 (5%)	$22,243
2018-19	674 (63%)	$7,052	671 (62%)	$5,301	56 (5%)	$21,366
2019-20	504 (55%)	$8,001	497 (54%)	$5,359	63 (7%)	$21,729
2020-21	433 (54%)	$7,017	430 (54%)	$5,324	34 (4%)	$22,022
2021-22	581 (59%)	$7,347	578 (58%)	$5,417	47 (5%)	$24,210
Average	552 (57.78%)	$7,365	549 (57.44%)	$5,484	49 (5.11%)	$21,459

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Seattle

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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