Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Buffalo State

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), 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.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 85.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 65% 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 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.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-146,475 (69%)$6,4524,633 (50%)$4,1646,127 (65%)$6,828
2014-156,684 (71%)$6,9204,853 (51%)$4,2696,054 (64%)$6,688
2015-166,574 (72%)$7,4134,888 (53%)$4,3625,840 (64%)$6,507
2016-176,149 (72%)$7,6444,561 (54%)$4,4386,937 (82%)$5,046
2017-186,394 (75%)$8,3074,760 (56%)$4,6185,295 (62%)$6,673
2018-196,142 (76%)$8,5064,526 (56%)$4,6864,869 (60%)$6,467
2019-205,949 (78%)$8,9334,236 (55%)$4,7624,426 (58%)$6,399
2020-215,895 (81%)$9,2893,996 (55%)$4,6453,668 (50%)$6,090
2021-225,266 (86%)$10,0353,279 (53%)$4,7413,123 (51%)$6,186
Average6,170 (75.56%)$8,1674,415 (53.67%)$4,5215,149 (61.78%)$6,320

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

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
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,065 (81%)$7,264924 (70%)$6,588
2014-151,523 (82%)$7,5761,299 (70%)$6,409
2015-161,502 (82%)$8,0701,273 (69%)$5,913
2016-171,348 (83%)$8,5321,147 (71%)$6,807
2017-181,517 (84%)$9,0691,232 (68%)$6,507
2018-191,508 (87%)$9,0521,155 (66%)$6,353
2019-201,471 (89%)$9,5971,030 (63%)$6,067
2020-211,429 (88%)$9,663848 (53%)$5,292
2021-221,228 (92%)$10,756779 (58%)$5,903
Average1,399 (85.33%)$8,8421,076 (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.
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) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14786 (60%)$4,482440 (33%)$213997 (76%)$2,9341,047 (79%)$1,141
2014-151,187 (64%)$4,514662 (36%)$2151,452 (78%)$2,9941,497 (81%)$1,129
2015-161,186 (65%)$4,579720 (39%)$2391,430 (78%)$3,1491,477 (80%)$1,365
2016-171,095 (68%)$4,704662 (41%)$2071,276 (79%)$3,2111,323 (82%)$1,599
2017-181,188 (66%)$4,713692 (38%)$2151,446 (80%)$3,8351,495 (83%)$1,649
2018-191,175 (67%)$4,751699 (40%)$2251,423 (82%)$3,7411,482 (85%)$1,746
2019-201,116 (68%)$4,782660 (40%)$9961,397 (85%)$3,8611,438 (87%)$1,898
2020-211,113 (69%)$4,5241,015 (63%)$1,5761,315 (81%)$3,4021,383 (86%)$1,953
2021-22884 (66%)$4,7601,188 (89%)$2,7781,051 (79%)$3,7561,100 (82%)$1,593
Average1,081 (65.89%)$4,645749 (46.56%)$7401,310 (79.78%)$3,4311,360 (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..
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.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14924 (70%)$6,588921 (70%)$6,01761 (5%)$8,955
2014-151,299 (70%)$6,4091,294 (70%)$5,86476 (4%)$9,712
2015-161,273 (69%)$5,9131,249 (68%)$5,25491 (5%)$10,610
2016-171,147 (71%)$6,8071,130 (70%)$5,93692 (6%)$11,955
2017-181,232 (68%)$6,5071,227 (68%)$5,85392 (5%)$9,071
2018-191,155 (66%)$6,3531,146 (66%)$5,413111 (6%)$10,219
2019-201,030 (63%)$6,0671,025 (62%)$5,26791 (6%)$9,338
2020-21848 (53%)$5,292836 (52%)$4,72053 (3%)$10,210
2021-22779 (58%)$5,903769 (58%)$4,81679 (6%)$11,328
Average1,076 (65.33%)$6,2041,066 (64.89%)$5,46083 (5.11%)$10,155
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