How Stanford'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 Stanford University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,311, which is 61.33 % of all undergraduate students. 611 students which is 8.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,851.

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	4,284 (61%)	$38,662	1,086 (16%)	$4,291	877 (13%)	$6,095
2014-15	4,348 (62%)	$39,283	1,104 (16%)	$4,406	850 (12%)	$6,359
2015-16	4,205 (60%)	$42,127	1,075 (15%)	$4,395	721 (10%)	$6,097
2016-17	4,200 (60%)	$44,468	1,067 (15%)	$4,481	688 (10%)	$5,840
2017-18	4,195 (59%)	$47,106	1,133 (16%)	$4,661	595 (8%)	$5,726
2018-19	4,295 (61%)	$49,255	1,185 (17%)	$4,730	543 (8%)	$5,456
2019-20	4,288 (61%)	$53,346	1,233 (18%)	$5,108	520 (7%)	$5,666
2020-21	4,154 (65%)	$50,762	1,219 (19%)	$4,783	274 (4%)	$5,677
2021-22	4,827 (63%)	$56,737	1,437 (19%)	$5,071	427 (6%)	$5,747
Average	4,311 (61.33%)	$46,861	1,171 (16.78%)	$4,658	611 (8.67%)	$5,851

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 921 (53.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $51,268. It can cover 82.05% of tuition & fees ($62,484).

In addition, 137 (7.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,082).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	852 (51%)	$42,359	174 (10%)	$7,286
2014-15	843 (50%)	$43,118	157 (9%)	$8,030
2015-16	823 (48%)	$47,782	155 (9%)	$8,047
2016-17	872 (50%)	$50,134	144 (8%)	$8,155
2017-18	910 (54%)	$51,838	133 (8%)	$8,382
2018-19	948 (56%)	$54,808	121 (7%)	$8,205
2019-20	941 (55%)	$54,547	120 (7%)	$11,765
2020-21	979 (61%)	$56,211	86 (5%)	$8,868
2021-22	1,120 (53%)	$60,619	144 (7%)	$12,999
Average	921 (53.11%)	$51,268	137 (7.78%)	$9,082

^*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, 288 (16.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,853.

In addition, 80 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (4.56 % 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	254 (15%)	$4,559	125 (7%)	$2,219	81 (5%)	$9,084	847 (51%)	$40,046
2014-15	248 (15%)	$4,630	139 (8%)	$3,640	74 (4%)	$9,074	838 (50%)	$40,600
2015-16	232 (13%)	$4,645	141 (8%)	$1,992	68 (4%)	$9,028	820 (48%)	$45,552
2016-17	248 (14%)	$4,583	132 (8%)	$1,995	59 (3%)	$9,011	870 (50%)	$48,029
2017-18	275 (16%)	$4,715	143 (8%)	$2,289	79 (5%)	$9,084	910 (54%)	$49,265
2018-19	298 (18%)	$4,922	134 (8%)	$3,144	91 (5%)	$9,051	943 (56%)	$52,223
2019-20	312 (18%)	$5,093	154 (9%)	$2,383	96 (6%)	$8,903	938 (55%)	$51,725
2020-21	324 (20%)	$5,239	171 (11%)	$2,848	65 (4%)	$8,815	967 (60%)	$54,057
2021-22	398 (19%)	$5,288	213 (10%)	$2,378	103 (5%)	$9,160	1,108 (52%)	$58,067
Average	288 (16.44%)	$4,853	150 (8.56%)	$2,543	80 (4.56%)	$9,023	916 (52.89%)	$48,840

^*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, 137 (7.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $137.

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	174 (10%)	$7,286	168 (10%)	$5,292	12 (1%)	$31,563
2014-15	157 (9%)	$8,030	150 (9%)	$5,723	17 (1%)	$23,665
2015-16	155 (9%)	$8,047	149 (9%)	$5,270	17 (1%)	$27,187
2016-17	144 (8%)	$8,155	135 (8%)	$5,268	20 (1%)	$23,157
2017-18	133 (8%)	$8,382	124 (7%)	$5,052	23 (1%)	$21,233
2018-19	121 (7%)	$8,205	113 (7%)	$4,885	18 (1%)	$24,492
2019-20	120 (7%)	$11,765	104 (6%)	$4,921	33 (2%)	$27,275
2020-21	86 (5%)	$8,868	78 (5%)	$5,151	21 (1%)	$17,186
2021-22	144 (7%)	$12,999	124 (6%)	$5,176	34 (2%)	$36,177
Average	137 (7.78%)	$9,082	127 (7.44%)	$5,193	22 (1.22%)	$25,771

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Stanford

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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