How SMCC'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 Southwest Mississippi Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,444, which is 74.33 % of all undergraduate students.

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	1,547 (77%)	$4,795	1,246 (62%)	$4,873	-	-
2014-15	1,447 (73%)	$5,105	1,178 (60%)	$5,065	-	-
2015-16	1,389 (74%)	$4,984	1,118 (59%)	$4,941	-	-
2016-17	1,396 (73%)	$5,003	1,117 (58%)	$4,849	-	-
2017-18	1,459 (74%)	$5,354	1,157 (59%)	$5,137	-	-
2018-19	1,467 (72%)	$5,981	1,149 (57%)	$5,976	-	-
2019-20	1,668 (78%)	$6,417	1,321 (62%)	$5,740	-	-
2020-21	1,392 (74%)	$6,172	1,137 (60%)	$5,829	-	-
2021-22	1,234 (74%)	$6,481	941 (56%)	$6,287	-	-
Average	1,444 (74.33%)	$5,588	1,152 (59.22%)	$5,411	-	-

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 538 (93.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,792. It can cover 86.97% of tuition & fees ($6,660) based on out-of-state rate.

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	584 (90%)	$4,902	-	-
2014-15	517 (90%)	$5,154	-	-
2015-16	488 (91%)	$5,058	-	-
2016-17	568 (94%)	$5,265	-	-
2017-18	545 (95%)	$5,621	-	-
2018-19	598 (95%)	$6,164	-	-
2019-20	631 (97%)	$7,012	-	-
2020-21	431 (94%)	$6,099	-	-
2021-22	484 (94%)	$6,852	-	-
Average	538 (93.33%)	$5,792	-	-

^*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, 401 (69.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,508.

In addition, 141 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (24.56 % 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	449 (70%)	$4,916	94 (15%)	$506	132 (20%)	$456	269 (42%)	$2,035
2014-15	397 (69%)	$5,101	60 (10%)	$708	121 (21%)	$699	245 (43%)	$2,091
2015-16	365 (68%)	$4,921	79 (15%)	$553	151 (28%)	$797	217 (40%)	$2,342
2016-17	413 (68%)	$4,997	83 (14%)	$570	151 (25%)	$675	297 (49%)	$2,617
2017-18	412 (72%)	$5,361	86 (15%)	$480	134 (23%)	$616	277 (49%)	$2,638
2018-19	444 (70%)	$6,109	84 (13%)	$525	154 (24%)	$622	305 (48%)	$2,734
2019-20	476 (73%)	$6,024	484 (74%)	$117	148 (23%)	$4,082	308 (47%)	$2,911
2020-21	328 (71%)	$5,747	53 (12%)	$874	108 (24%)	$658	210 (46%)	$2,981
2021-22	329 (64%)	$6,394	194 (38%)	$319	171 (33%)	$946	300 (58%)	$3,298
Average	401 (69.44%)	$5,508	135 (22.89%)	$517	141 (24.56%)	$1,061	270 (46.89%)	$2,627

^*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..

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at SMCC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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