How Simmons'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 Simmons University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,647, which is 94.00 % of all undergraduate students. 1,171 students which is 67.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,720.

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	1,554 (90%)	$19,782	446 (26%)	$3,984	1,239 (72%)	$6,965
2014-15	1,478 (91%)	$21,413	407 (25%)	$4,329	1,161 (72%)	$7,143
2015-16	1,645 (94%)	$22,837	493 (28%)	$4,174	1,232 (71%)	$6,845
2016-17	1,665 (93%)	$24,061	457 (26%)	$4,269	1,226 (69%)	$6,640
2017-18	1,658 (94%)	$25,569	469 (27%)	$4,555	1,163 (66%)	$6,594
2018-19	1,732 (94%)	$27,038	496 (27%)	$4,553	1,173 (64%)	$6,641
2019-20	1,689 (95%)	$28,630	433 (24%)	$4,770	1,152 (65%)	$6,496
2020-21	1,686 (97%)	$26,460	512 (29%)	$4,857	1,100 (63%)	$6,553
2021-22	1,713 (98%)	$32,022	528 (30%)	$4,965	1,091 (62%)	$6,599
Average	1,647 (94.00%)	$25,312	471 (26.89%)	$4,495	1,171 (67.11%)	$6,720

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 402 (99.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $28,128. It can cover 61.77% of tuition & fees ($45,538).

In addition, 281 (69.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,647).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	326 (96%)	$23,511	250 (74%)	$9,006
2014-15	300 (99%)	$23,231	224 (74%)	$9,181
2015-16	469 (100%)	$24,977	335 (71%)	$8,931
2016-17	453 (100%)	$26,660	319 (70%)	$8,217
2017-18	400 (100%)	$27,862	288 (72%)	$9,440
2018-19	393 (100%)	$27,903	265 (67%)	$9,235
2019-20	430 (99%)	$31,645	300 (69%)	$9,612
2020-21	441 (100%)	$30,753	289 (66%)	$5,809
2021-22	404 (100%)	$36,606	259 (64%)	$8,393
Average	402 (99.33%)	$28,128	281 (69.67%)	$8,647

^*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, 127 (31.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,622.

In addition, 73 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (17.89 % 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	96 (28%)	$4,193	92 (27%)	$1,209	53 (16%)	$1,587	325 (96%)	$21,744
2014-15	77 (25%)	$4,516	75 (25%)	$1,176	46 (15%)	$1,802	300 (99%)	$21,501
2015-16	163 (35%)	$4,191	162 (34%)	$1,171	84 (18%)	$1,336	469 (100%)	$22,877
2016-17	125 (28%)	$4,437	123 (27%)	$1,187	56 (12%)	$1,639	453 (100%)	$24,911
2017-18	125 (31%)	$4,713	125 (31%)	$1,162	62 (16%)	$1,642	400 (100%)	$25,772
2018-19	114 (29%)	$4,660	113 (29%)	$1,207	71 (18%)	$2,216	393 (100%)	$25,804
2019-20	90 (21%)	$4,886	380 (88%)	$760	67 (15%)	$2,800	430 (99%)	$29,514
2020-21	199 (45%)	$5,011	207 (47%)	$1,493	132 (30%)	$2,538	441 (100%)	$27,031
2021-22	156 (39%)	$4,988	184 (46%)	$2,685	83 (21%)	$3,421	404 (100%)	$32,755
Average	127 (31.22%)	$4,622	162 (39.33%)	$1,339	73 (17.89%)	$2,109	402 (99.33%)	$25,768

^*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, 281 (69.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $281.

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	250 (74%)	$9,006	248 (73%)	$5,570	47 (14%)	$18,514
2014-15	224 (74%)	$9,181	224 (74%)	$5,640	45 (15%)	$17,629
2015-16	335 (71%)	$8,931	327 (69%)	$5,382	76 (16%)	$16,213
2016-17	319 (70%)	$8,217	314 (69%)	$5,448	62 (14%)	$14,689
2017-18	288 (72%)	$9,440	286 (72%)	$5,421	70 (18%)	$16,691
2018-19	265 (67%)	$9,235	256 (65%)	$5,372	59 (15%)	$18,167
2019-20	300 (69%)	$9,612	297 (69%)	$5,285	81 (19%)	$16,223
2020-21	289 (66%)	$5,809	287 (65%)	$5,057	22 (5%)	$10,341
2021-22	259 (64%)	$8,393	257 (64%)	$5,171	45 (11%)	$18,774
Average	281 (69.67%)	$8,647	277 (68.89%)	$5,372	56 (14.11%)	$16,360

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Simmons

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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