How Suffolk'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 Suffolk University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,165, which is 83.44 % of all undergraduate students. 2,762 students which is 54.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,023.

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	3,823 (68%)	$17,071	1,672 (30%)	$4,441	3,290 (58%)	$7,330
2014-15	3,958 (73%)	$17,100	1,584 (29%)	$4,492	3,002 (56%)	$7,356
2015-16	4,275 (79%)	$17,890	1,504 (28%)	$4,589	2,921 (54%)	$7,240
2016-17	4,268 (82%)	$18,415	1,359 (26%)	$4,584	2,763 (53%)	$7,086
2017-18	4,378 (87%)	$19,339	1,358 (27%)	$4,868	2,635 (52%)	$7,140
2018-19	4,490 (89%)	$20,447	1,322 (26%)	$4,899	2,718 (54%)	$6,760
2019-20	4,358 (89%)	$21,610	1,249 (26%)	$4,950	2,647 (54%)	$6,756
2020-21	4,044 (92%)	$23,669	1,149 (26%)	$4,987	2,458 (56%)	$6,812
2021-22	3,894 (92%)	$25,800	1,127 (27%)	$5,115	2,426 (57%)	$6,724
Average	4,165 (83.44%)	$20,149	1,369 (27.22%)	$4,769	2,762 (54.89%)	$7,023

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,023 (92.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,329. It can cover 47.00% of tuition & fees ($45,380).

In addition, 692 (62.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,495).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	900 (78%)	$18,505	776 (67%)	$8,178
2014-15	989 (92%)	$16,464	639 (59%)	$9,096
2015-16	1,227 (93%)	$18,575	796 (60%)	$9,127
2016-17	1,091 (93%)	$19,507	758 (64%)	$9,677
2017-18	1,024 (97%)	$19,723	649 (61%)	$9,740
2018-19	1,165 (95%)	$22,233	787 (64%)	$9,649
2019-20	994 (93%)	$23,424	671 (63%)	$9,420
2020-21	869 (97%)	$25,670	575 (64%)	$9,909
2021-22	945 (97%)	$27,856	580 (60%)	$10,659
Average	1,023 (92.78%)	$21,329	692 (62.44%)	$9,495

^*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, 343 (31.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,833.

In addition, 240 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (21.67 % 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	442 (38%)	$4,638	22 (2%)	$3,740	328 (28%)	$1,853	895 (77%)	$15,547
2014-15	322 (30%)	$4,483	61 (6%)	$2,984	236 (22%)	$2,052	987 (92%)	$14,360
2015-16	418 (32%)	$4,638	50 (4%)	$3,841	305 (23%)	$2,169	1,227 (93%)	$16,299
2016-17	363 (31%)	$4,648	61 (5%)	$2,594	236 (20%)	$2,521	1,091 (93%)	$17,270
2017-18	321 (30%)	$4,928	25 (2%)	$3,840	230 (22%)	$2,116	1,023 (97%)	$17,626
2018-19	355 (29%)	$4,926	86 (7%)	$3,574	245 (20%)	$2,433	1,156 (94%)	$20,112
2019-20	298 (28%)	$4,967	9 (1%)	$4,000	202 (19%)	$2,808	987 (92%)	$21,479
2020-21	275 (31%)	$4,986	131 (15%)	$3,690	190 (21%)	$2,900	865 (97%)	$23,008
2021-22	290 (30%)	$5,283	520 (53%)	$3,475	191 (20%)	$3,766	943 (97%)	$23,612
Average	343 (31.00%)	$4,833	107 (10.56%)	$3,526	240 (21.67%)	$2,513	1,019 (92.44%)	$18,813

^*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, 692 (62.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $692.

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	776 (67%)	$8,178	773 (67%)	$5,812	114 (10%)	$16,253
2014-15	639 (59%)	$9,096	636 (59%)	$5,750	121 (11%)	$17,813
2015-16	796 (60%)	$9,127	787 (59%)	$5,474	163 (12%)	$18,140
2016-17	758 (64%)	$9,677	753 (64%)	$6,027	153 (13%)	$18,281
2017-18	649 (61%)	$9,740	640 (60%)	$5,989	134 (13%)	$18,567
2018-19	787 (64%)	$9,649	775 (63%)	$5,385	192 (16%)	$17,813
2019-20	671 (63%)	$9,420	657 (61%)	$5,432	172 (16%)	$15,999
2020-21	575 (64%)	$9,909	559 (62%)	$5,337	162 (18%)	$16,757
2021-22	580 (60%)	$10,659	565 (58%)	$5,347	173 (18%)	$18,273
Average	692 (62.44%)	$9,495	683 (61.44%)	$5,617	154 (14.11%)	$17,544

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Suffolk

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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