How Southern Arkansas University Main Campus'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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,911, which is 88.11 % of all undergraduate students. 2,193 students which is 66.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,469.

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	2,441 (82%)	$8,675	1,490 (50%)	$4,345	1,419 (48%)	$6,408
2014-15	2,555 (84%)	$8,693	1,501 (49%)	$4,374	1,485 (49%)	$6,302
2015-16	2,628 (84%)	$9,021	1,564 (50%)	$4,519	1,546 (50%)	$6,759
2016-17	2,740 (83%)	$9,101	1,649 (50%)	$4,511	2,543 (77%)	$5,212
2017-18	2,894 (83%)	$9,578	1,708 (49%)	$4,728	2,642 (76%)	$5,079
2018-19	3,223 (91%)	$9,360	1,724 (49%)	$4,800	2,701 (76%)	$4,936
2019-20	3,416 (95%)	$9,706	1,634 (46%)	$4,900	2,644 (74%)	$5,148
2020-21	3,181 (92%)	$8,030	1,553 (45%)	$4,912	2,526 (73%)	$4,700
2021-22	3,123 (99%)	$8,394	1,347 (43%)	$5,199	2,230 (71%)	$4,679
Average	2,911 (88.11%)	$8,951	1,574 (47.89%)	$4,699	2,193 (66.00%)	$5,469

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 754 (97.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,824. It can cover 57.30% of tuition & fees ($15,400) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 423 (54.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,615).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	640 (97%)	$8,715	319 (48%)	$5,501
2014-15	679 (97%)	$8,294	350 (50%)	$6,079
2015-16	762 (97%)	$8,865	422 (54%)	$5,262
2016-17	810 (96%)	$8,676	525 (62%)	$5,426
2017-18	830 (97%)	$8,977	500 (58%)	$5,465
2018-19	866 (97%)	$8,958	486 (55%)	$5,443
2019-20	821 (99%)	$8,754	505 (61%)	$5,814
2020-21	754 (98%)	$8,861	397 (52%)	$5,599
2021-22	624 (99%)	$9,316	303 (48%)	$5,949
Average	754 (97.44%)	$8,824	423 (54.22%)	$5,615

^*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, 429 (55.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,788.

In addition, 402 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (52.00 % 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	386 (59%)	$4,524	32 (5%)	$953	390 (59%)	$2,006	542 (82%)	$5,569
2014-15	387 (55%)	$4,561	8 (1%)	$1,865	405 (58%)	$1,995	571 (82%)	$5,330
2015-16	480 (61%)	$4,656	7 (1%)	$1,643	455 (58%)	$2,088	630 (80%)	$5,649
2016-17	490 (58%)	$4,648	7 (1%)	$1,714	445 (53%)	$1,241	666 (79%)	$6,285
2017-18	465 (54%)	$4,802	9 (1%)	$1,778	458 (53%)	$1,154	706 (82%)	$6,619
2018-19	491 (55%)	$4,791	14 (2%)	$2,357	435 (49%)	$1,251	699 (79%)	$6,907
2019-20	470 (56%)	$4,918	36 (4%)	$2,269	386 (46%)	$1,149	644 (77%)	$6,755
2020-21	374 (49%)	$4,873	12 (2%)	$2,617	359 (47%)	$1,239	612 (80%)	$7,161
2021-22	315 (50%)	$5,319	12 (2%)	$2,333	285 (45%)	$1,468	504 (80%)	$7,324
Average	429 (55.22%)	$4,788	15 (2.11%)	$1,948	402 (52.00%)	$1,510	619 (80.11%)	$6,400

^*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, 423 (54.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $423.

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	319 (48%)	$5,501	314 (48%)	$5,505	10 (2%)	$2,649
2014-15	350 (50%)	$6,079	344 (49%)	$5,971	11 (2%)	$6,717
2015-16	422 (54%)	$5,262	418 (53%)	$5,227	8 (1%)	$4,456
2016-17	525 (62%)	$5,426	523 (62%)	$5,282	13 (2%)	$6,633
2017-18	500 (58%)	$5,465	496 (58%)	$5,320	13 (2%)	$7,196
2018-19	486 (55%)	$5,443	481 (54%)	$5,338	12 (1%)	$6,471
2019-20	505 (61%)	$5,814	498 (60%)	$5,523	17 (2%)	$10,904
2020-21	397 (52%)	$5,599	385 (50%)	$5,247	23 (3%)	$8,817
2021-22	303 (48%)	$5,949	293 (47%)	$5,450	20 (3%)	$10,284
Average	423 (54.22%)	$5,615	417 (53.44%)	$5,429	14 (2.00%)	$7,125

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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