How Buffalo State'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 SUNY Buffalo State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,170, which is 75.56 % of all undergraduate students. 5,149 students which is 61.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,320.

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	6,475 (69%)	$6,452	4,633 (50%)	$4,164	6,127 (65%)	$6,828
2014-15	6,684 (71%)	$6,920	4,853 (51%)	$4,269	6,054 (64%)	$6,688
2015-16	6,574 (72%)	$7,413	4,888 (53%)	$4,362	5,840 (64%)	$6,507
2016-17	6,149 (72%)	$7,644	4,561 (54%)	$4,438	6,937 (82%)	$5,046
2017-18	6,394 (75%)	$8,307	4,760 (56%)	$4,618	5,295 (62%)	$6,673
2018-19	6,142 (76%)	$8,506	4,526 (56%)	$4,686	4,869 (60%)	$6,467
2019-20	5,949 (78%)	$8,933	4,236 (55%)	$4,762	4,426 (58%)	$6,399
2020-21	5,895 (81%)	$9,289	3,996 (55%)	$4,645	3,668 (50%)	$6,090
2021-22	5,266 (86%)	$10,035	3,279 (53%)	$4,741	3,123 (51%)	$6,186
Average	6,170 (75.56%)	$8,167	4,415 (53.67%)	$4,521	5,149 (61.78%)	$6,320

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,399 (85.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,842. It can cover 46.77% of tuition & fees ($18,906) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,076 (65.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,204).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,065 (81%)	$7,264	924 (70%)	$6,588
2014-15	1,523 (82%)	$7,576	1,299 (70%)	$6,409
2015-16	1,502 (82%)	$8,070	1,273 (69%)	$5,913
2016-17	1,348 (83%)	$8,532	1,147 (71%)	$6,807
2017-18	1,517 (84%)	$9,069	1,232 (68%)	$6,507
2018-19	1,508 (87%)	$9,052	1,155 (66%)	$6,353
2019-20	1,471 (89%)	$9,597	1,030 (63%)	$6,067
2020-21	1,429 (88%)	$9,663	848 (53%)	$5,292
2021-22	1,228 (92%)	$10,756	779 (58%)	$5,903
Average	1,399 (85.33%)	$8,842	1,076 (65.33%)	$6,204

^*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, 1,081 (65.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,645.

In addition, 1,310 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (79.78 % 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	786 (60%)	$4,482	440 (33%)	$213	997 (76%)	$2,934	1,047 (79%)	$1,141
2014-15	1,187 (64%)	$4,514	662 (36%)	$215	1,452 (78%)	$2,994	1,497 (81%)	$1,129
2015-16	1,186 (65%)	$4,579	720 (39%)	$239	1,430 (78%)	$3,149	1,477 (80%)	$1,365
2016-17	1,095 (68%)	$4,704	662 (41%)	$207	1,276 (79%)	$3,211	1,323 (82%)	$1,599
2017-18	1,188 (66%)	$4,713	692 (38%)	$215	1,446 (80%)	$3,835	1,495 (83%)	$1,649
2018-19	1,175 (67%)	$4,751	699 (40%)	$225	1,423 (82%)	$3,741	1,482 (85%)	$1,746
2019-20	1,116 (68%)	$4,782	660 (40%)	$996	1,397 (85%)	$3,861	1,438 (87%)	$1,898
2020-21	1,113 (69%)	$4,524	1,015 (63%)	$1,576	1,315 (81%)	$3,402	1,383 (86%)	$1,953
2021-22	884 (66%)	$4,760	1,188 (89%)	$2,778	1,051 (79%)	$3,756	1,100 (82%)	$1,593
Average	1,081 (65.89%)	$4,645	749 (46.56%)	$740	1,310 (79.78%)	$3,431	1,360 (82.78%)	$1,564

^*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, 1,076 (65.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,076.

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	924 (70%)	$6,588	921 (70%)	$6,017	61 (5%)	$8,955
2014-15	1,299 (70%)	$6,409	1,294 (70%)	$5,864	76 (4%)	$9,712
2015-16	1,273 (69%)	$5,913	1,249 (68%)	$5,254	91 (5%)	$10,610
2016-17	1,147 (71%)	$6,807	1,130 (70%)	$5,936	92 (6%)	$11,955
2017-18	1,232 (68%)	$6,507	1,227 (68%)	$5,853	92 (5%)	$9,071
2018-19	1,155 (66%)	$6,353	1,146 (66%)	$5,413	111 (6%)	$10,219
2019-20	1,030 (63%)	$6,067	1,025 (62%)	$5,267	91 (6%)	$9,338
2020-21	848 (53%)	$5,292	836 (52%)	$4,720	53 (3%)	$10,210
2021-22	779 (58%)	$5,903	769 (58%)	$4,816	79 (6%)	$11,328
Average	1,076 (65.33%)	$6,204	1,066 (64.89%)	$5,460	83 (5.11%)	$10,155

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Buffalo State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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