Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at SPC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 15,156, which is 51.67 % of all undergraduate students. 8,173 students which is 27.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,318.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 70.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 24% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at St Petersburg College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 15,156, which is 51.67 % of all undergraduate students. 8,173 students which is 27.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,318.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1416,736 (53%)$3,40813,636 (43%)$3,33111,652 (37%)$7,355
2014-1517,662 (54%)$3,42113,877 (42%)$3,31411,112 (34%)$6,408
2015-1616,347 (52%)$3,55312,900 (41%)$3,36810,223 (32%)$6,370
2016-1715,043 (50%)$3,49811,606 (39%)$3,2769,011 (30%)$6,102
2017-1814,483 (49%)$6,15611,144 (38%)$6,0557,936 (27%)$6,078
2018-1914,010 (48%)$6,93310,822 (37%)$6,7737,208 (25%)$6,187
2019-2014,427 (50%)$7,08810,563 (37%)$6,9796,610 (23%)$6,199
2020-2112,676 (48%)$7,1638,764 (33%)$6,7255,415 (20%)$6,036
2021-2215,020 (61%)$6,9368,277 (34%)$7,0004,392 (18%)$6,131
Average15,156 (51.67%)$5,35111,288 (38.22%)$5,2028,173 (27.33%)$6,318

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,364 (70.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,958. It can cover 74.93% of tuition & fees ($9,286) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 461 (23.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,653).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,535 (75%)$5,046628 (31%)$5,929
2014-151,586 (75%)$4,733618 (29%)$5,740
2015-161,398 (68%)$4,893537 (26%)$5,297
2016-171,145 (64%)$4,981460 (26%)$5,466
2017-181,327 (68%)$7,675461 (24%)$5,400
2018-191,437 (67%)$8,615473 (22%)$5,697
2019-201,468 (70%)$8,838414 (20%)$5,832
2020-211,127 (67%)$9,016312 (19%)$5,566
2021-221,256 (78%)$8,827246 (15%)$5,946
Average1,364 (70.22%)$6,958461 (23.56%)$5,653
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,044 (53.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $6,119.
In addition, 894 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (46.11 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,218 (59%)$4,320147 (7%)$339824 (40%)$1,727469 (23%)$2,155
2014-151,172 (55%)$4,316192 (9%)$280830 (39%)$1,702545 (26%)$1,801
2015-161,122 (54%)$4,309198 (10%)$337644 (31%)$1,643439 (21%)$2,009
2016-17944 (53%)$4,294172 (10%)$224559 (31%)$1,646337 (19%)$2,050
2017-181,047 (54%)$6,751344 (18%)$3061,053 (54%)$2,012419 (22%)$2,132
2018-191,144 (53%)$7,650310 (14%)$4181,147 (53%)$2,188445 (21%)$2,223
2019-201,148 (55%)$7,827888 (42%)$5701,177 (56%)$2,193440 (21%)$2,048
2020-21814 (48%)$7,712793 (47%)$1,121932 (56%)$2,398326 (19%)$2,330
2021-22783 (49%)$7,8891,031 (64%)$1,786880 (55%)$2,746361 (22%)$1,808
Average1,044 (53.33%)$6,119453 (24.56%)$598894 (46.11%)$2,028420 (21.56%)$2,062
*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..
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, 461 (23.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $461.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14628 (31%)$5,929626 (30%)$5,8575 (0%)$11,342
2014-15618 (29%)$5,740618 (29%)$5,740--
2015-16537 (26%)$5,297533 (26%)$5,2994 (0%)$4,962
2016-17460 (26%)$5,466460 (26%)$5,4344 (0%)$3,663
2017-18461 (24%)$5,400459 (24%)$5,3673 (0%)$8,542
2018-19473 (22%)$5,697467 (22%)$5,6206 (0%)$11,705
2019-20414 (20%)$5,832413 (20%)$5,7864 (0%)$6,178
2020-21312 (19%)$5,566309 (18%)$5,4675 (0%)$9,477
2021-22246 (15%)$5,946244 (15%)$5,8104 (0%)$11,264
Average461 (23.56%)$5,653459 (23.33%)$5,5984 (0.00%)$8,392
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