How Sonoma 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 Sonoma State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,574, which is 56.22 % of all undergraduate students. 2,961 students which is 36.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,217.

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	3,455 (41%)	$8,528	2,663 (32%)	$4,196	3,423 (41%)	$6,502
2014-15	4,935 (58%)	$6,503	2,782 (33%)	$4,333	3,505 (41%)	$6,338
2015-16	4,681 (54%)	$7,291	2,861 (33%)	$4,381	3,400 (39%)	$6,120
2016-17	4,741 (55%)	$7,443	2,823 (33%)	$4,330	3,411 (40%)	$6,149
2017-18	5,032 (58%)	$7,905	3,072 (35%)	$4,494	3,366 (39%)	$6,055
2018-19	5,016 (58%)	$7,968	3,059 (35%)	$4,552	3,183 (37%)	$6,054
2019-20	4,857 (60%)	$7,985	2,809 (34%)	$4,623	2,747 (34%)	$6,098
2020-21	4,291 (59%)	$8,052	2,442 (34%)	$4,657	1,865 (26%)	$6,287
2021-22	4,159 (63%)	$7,841	2,261 (34%)	$4,647	1,751 (27%)	$6,350
Average	4,574 (56.22%)	$7,724	2,752 (33.67%)	$4,468	2,961 (36.00%)	$6,217

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 956 (62.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,992. It can cover 39.82% of tuition & fees ($20,070) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 648 (39.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,818).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	769 (44%)	$9,155	800 (45%)	$5,848
2014-15	1,192 (66%)	$7,017	861 (48%)	$6,024
2015-16	1,159 (62%)	$7,430	864 (46%)	$5,717
2016-17	1,072 (60%)	$7,277	798 (45%)	$5,905
2017-18	1,120 (62%)	$8,399	795 (44%)	$5,574
2018-19	1,105 (63%)	$8,074	716 (41%)	$5,823
2019-20	972 (63%)	$8,746	583 (38%)	$6,087
2020-21	592 (68%)	$8,547	183 (21%)	$5,037
2021-22	619 (77%)	$7,287	231 (29%)	$6,350
Average	956 (62.78%)	$7,992	648 (39.67%)	$5,818

^*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, 539 (34.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,692.

In addition, 753 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (49.11 % 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	561 (32%)	$4,439	103 (6%)	$1,384	534 (30%)	$2,972	563 (32%)	$5,009
2014-15	631 (35%)	$4,476	116 (6%)	$1,356	964 (54%)	$2,212	652 (36%)	$4,984
2015-16	645 (35%)	$4,507	124 (7%)	$1,389	897 (48%)	$2,290	719 (39%)	$4,838
2016-17	584 (33%)	$4,500	94 (5%)	$1,204	829 (47%)	$2,192	652 (37%)	$4,975
2017-18	645 (36%)	$4,716	85 (5%)	$1,240	949 (53%)	$2,530	701 (39%)	$5,504
2018-19	621 (35%)	$4,681	113 (6%)	$933	902 (51%)	$2,431	675 (38%)	$5,506
2019-20	568 (37%)	$4,933	104 (7%)	$1,344	800 (52%)	$2,557	641 (42%)	$5,482
2020-21	318 (36%)	$5,042	59 (7%)	$1,698	507 (58%)	$2,399	445 (51%)	$4,809
2021-22	274 (34%)	$4,938	61 (8%)	$1,237	397 (49%)	$2,704	508 (63%)	$3,954
Average	539 (34.78%)	$4,692	95 (6.33%)	$1,309	753 (49.11%)	$2,476	617 (41.89%)	$5,007

^*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, 648 (39.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $648.

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	800 (45%)	$5,848	796 (45%)	$5,473	28 (2%)	$11,507
2014-15	861 (48%)	$6,024	851 (47%)	$5,320	48 (3%)	$13,727
2015-16	864 (46%)	$5,717	851 (46%)	$5,015	48 (3%)	$13,989
2016-17	798 (45%)	$5,905	779 (44%)	$5,053	57 (3%)	$13,609
2017-18	795 (44%)	$5,574	779 (43%)	$4,989	44 (2%)	$12,388
2018-19	716 (41%)	$5,823	698 (40%)	$4,942	54 (3%)	$13,331
2019-20	583 (38%)	$6,087	559 (37%)	$5,028	48 (3%)	$15,376
2020-21	183 (21%)	$5,037	180 (21%)	$4,719	4 (0%)	$18,070
2021-22	231 (29%)	$6,350	227 (28%)	$4,999	24 (3%)	$13,840
Average	648 (39.67%)	$5,818	636 (39.00%)	$5,060	39 (2.75%)	$13,982

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Sonoma State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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