How SFA'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 Stephen F Austin State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,444, which is 67.44 % of all undergraduate students. 5,928 students which is 53.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,001.

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	7,230 (66%)	$6,491	4,575 (42%)	$4,518	6,542 (59%)	$7,636
2014-15	7,216 (65%)	$6,831	4,591 (42%)	$4,649	6,433 (58%)	$7,432
2015-16	7,370 (68%)	$7,035	4,367 (40%)	$4,698	6,295 (58%)	$7,095
2016-17	7,285 (66%)	$7,363	4,417 (40%)	$4,722	6,416 (58%)	$7,033
2017-18	7,309 (67%)	$7,167	4,562 (42%)	$4,827	6,250 (57%)	$6,819
2018-19	7,453 (65%)	$7,160	4,428 (39%)	$4,858	5,983 (52%)	$6,816
2019-20	7,773 (67%)	$7,717	4,304 (37%)	$4,935	5,644 (49%)	$6,754
2020-21	8,872 (80%)	$7,920	4,085 (37%)	$5,072	5,188 (47%)	$6,721
2021-22	6,491 (63%)	$8,620	3,948 (38%)	$5,195	4,602 (44%)	$6,703
Average	7,444 (67.44%)	$7,367	4,364 (39.67%)	$4,830	5,928 (53.56%)	$7,001

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,497 (71.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,114. It can cover 44.07% of tuition & fees ($20,680) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,205 (56.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,703).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,515 (68%)	$8,627	1,344 (60%)	$7,032
2014-15	1,435 (66%)	$8,960	1,277 (59%)	$6,848
2015-16	1,629 (72%)	$8,540	1,343 (60%)	$6,432
2016-17	1,589 (68%)	$8,864	1,428 (61%)	$6,380
2017-18	1,569 (68%)	$8,881	1,352 (58%)	$6,355
2018-19	1,509 (69%)	$8,693	1,265 (58%)	$6,584
2019-20	1,450 (71%)	$9,916	1,108 (54%)	$6,812
2020-21	1,556 (91%)	$9,184	909 (53%)	$6,855
2021-22	1,218 (72%)	$10,363	818 (48%)	$7,025
Average	1,497 (71.67%)	$9,114	1,205 (56.78%)	$6,703

^*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, 870 (41.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,888.

In addition, 785 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (37.44 % 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	943 (42%)	$4,680	82 (4%)	$1,872	858 (39%)	$4,817	1,154 (52%)	$3,788
2014-15	934 (43%)	$4,685	116 (5%)	$1,727	830 (38%)	$4,648	1,122 (52%)	$3,943
2015-16	882 (39%)	$4,733	178 (8%)	$1,615	808 (36%)	$5,102	1,430 (64%)	$3,725
2016-17	956 (41%)	$4,785	145 (6%)	$1,910	771 (33%)	$4,995	1,261 (54%)	$4,269
2017-18	988 (43%)	$4,839	105 (5%)	$1,789	816 (35%)	$5,066	1,208 (52%)	$4,000
2018-19	894 (41%)	$4,786	153 (7%)	$1,868	800 (37%)	$5,193	1,142 (52%)	$3,852
2019-20	841 (41%)	$5,067	805 (39%)	$1,346	765 (37%)	$5,148	1,223 (60%)	$4,167
2020-21	714 (42%)	$5,169	1,334 (78%)	$1,975	760 (44%)	$5,129	884 (52%)	$4,600
2021-22	678 (40%)	$5,252	39 (2%)	$1,746	653 (38%)	$4,126	1,072 (63%)	$5,876
Average	870 (41.33%)	$4,888	329 (17.11%)	$1,761	785 (37.44%)	$4,914	1,166 (55.67%)	$4,247

^*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, 1,205 (56.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,205.

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	1,344 (60%)	$7,032	1,320 (59%)	$6,377	109 (5%)	$9,480
2014-15	1,277 (59%)	$6,848	1,253 (58%)	$6,190	106 (5%)	$9,327
2015-16	1,343 (60%)	$6,432	1,328 (59%)	$5,973	64 (3%)	$11,033
2016-17	1,428 (61%)	$6,380	1,409 (60%)	$5,928	72 (3%)	$10,527
2017-18	1,352 (58%)	$6,355	1,333 (57%)	$5,702	89 (4%)	$11,144
2018-19	1,265 (58%)	$6,584	1,238 (57%)	$5,560	135 (6%)	$10,706
2019-20	1,108 (54%)	$6,812	1,072 (52%)	$5,573	134 (7%)	$11,741
2020-21	909 (53%)	$6,855	889 (52%)	$5,549	109 (6%)	$11,905
2021-22	818 (48%)	$7,025	794 (47%)	$5,474	104 (6%)	$13,466
Average	1,205 (56.78%)	$6,703	1,182 (55.67%)	$5,814	102 (5.00%)	$11,037

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at SFA

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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