How South Dakota 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 South Dakota State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,510, which is 62.00 % of all undergraduate students. 5,660 students which is 53.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,511.

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	6,425 (59%)	$4,349	2,848 (26%)	$3,864	6,576 (60%)	$6,479
2014-15	6,302 (58%)	$4,393	2,694 (25%)	$3,889	6,408 (59%)	$6,616
2015-16	5,971 (54%)	$4,573	2,396 (22%)	$3,931	6,070 (55%)	$6,651
2016-17	5,917 (54%)	$4,674	2,295 (21%)	$3,920	5,919 (54%)	$6,581
2017-18	6,085 (56%)	$4,847	2,373 (22%)	$4,083	5,892 (54%)	$6,479
2018-19	5,812 (55%)	$4,997	2,210 (21%)	$4,220	5,504 (52%)	$6,305
2019-20	7,001 (70%)	$4,603	2,063 (20%)	$4,370	5,184 (51%)	$6,551
2020-21	6,388 (64%)	$5,323	1,842 (18%)	$4,429	4,889 (49%)	$6,477
2021-22	8,692 (88%)	$4,636	1,776 (18%)	$4,519	4,500 (46%)	$6,461
Average	6,510 (62.00%)	$4,711	2,277 (21.44%)	$4,136	5,660 (53.33%)	$6,511

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,566 (74.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,262. It can cover 33.27% of tuition & fees ($12,809) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,391 (65.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,992).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,471 (67%)	$3,929	1,470 (67%)	$7,366
2014-15	1,460 (68%)	$4,069	1,488 (69%)	$7,664
2015-16	1,440 (68%)	$4,100	1,395 (65%)	$7,998
2016-17	1,417 (64%)	$4,201	1,515 (69%)	$8,291
2017-18	1,467 (67%)	$4,356	1,505 (68%)	$8,065
2018-19	1,409 (67%)	$4,353	1,413 (67%)	$8,405
2019-20	1,818 (88%)	$4,050	1,333 (65%)	$8,374
2020-21	1,645 (81%)	$4,747	1,240 (61%)	$7,767
2021-22	1,969 (100%)	$4,551	1,163 (59%)	$7,998
Average	1,566 (74.44%)	$4,262	1,391 (65.56%)	$7,992

^*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, 506 (24.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,143.

In addition, 459 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (21.78 % 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	580 (27%)	$3,796	413 (19%)	$608	471 (22%)	$988	1,165 (53%)	$2,457
2014-15	556 (26%)	$3,932	248 (11%)	$756	502 (23%)	$994	1,182 (55%)	$2,596
2015-16	527 (25%)	$4,038	209 (10%)	$1,176	485 (23%)	$1,266	1,224 (57%)	$2,382
2016-17	500 (23%)	$3,945	214 (10%)	$1,108	482 (22%)	$1,264	1,163 (53%)	$2,695
2017-18	551 (25%)	$4,013	262 (12%)	$1,188	451 (20%)	$1,230	1,155 (52%)	$2,869
2018-19	502 (24%)	$4,263	225 (11%)	$1,267	434 (21%)	$1,263	1,121 (53%)	$2,819
2019-20	463 (23%)	$4,428	1,335 (65%)	$766	457 (22%)	$1,337	1,359 (66%)	$2,707
2020-21	444 (22%)	$4,345	633 (31%)	$1,482	520 (26%)	$1,367	1,424 (70%)	$2,971
2021-22	434 (22%)	$4,531	1,966 (100%)	$984	332 (17%)	$1,335	1,645 (83%)	$2,807
Average	506 (24.11%)	$4,143	612 (29.89%)	$1,037	459 (21.78%)	$1,227	1,271 (60.22%)	$2,700

^*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, 1,391 (65.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,391.

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	1,470 (67%)	$7,366	1,451 (66%)	$5,454	345 (16%)	$8,449
2014-15	1,488 (69%)	$7,664	1,470 (68%)	$5,545	370 (17%)	$8,793
2015-16	1,395 (65%)	$7,998	1,376 (65%)	$5,641	338 (16%)	$10,047
2016-17	1,515 (69%)	$8,291	1,489 (67%)	$5,488	433 (20%)	$10,136
2017-18	1,505 (68%)	$8,065	1,480 (67%)	$5,583	406 (18%)	$9,545
2018-19	1,413 (67%)	$8,405	1,377 (65%)	$5,194	459 (22%)	$10,290
2019-20	1,333 (65%)	$8,374	1,302 (63%)	$5,255	405 (20%)	$10,670
2020-21	1,240 (61%)	$7,767	1,206 (60%)	$5,063	354 (17%)	$9,956
2021-22	1,163 (59%)	$7,998	1,117 (57%)	$5,143	324 (16%)	$10,979
Average	1,391 (65.56%)	$7,992	1,363 (64.22%)	$5,374	382 (18.00%)	$9,874

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at South Dakota State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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