How UTRGV'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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,531, which is 78.67 % of all undergraduate students. 8,017 students which is 34.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,063.

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	13,141 (75%)	$7,106	11,084 (63%)	$4,396	6,717 (38%)	$5,264
2014-15	13,557 (76%)	$7,033	11,465 (64%)	$4,451	6,479 (36%)	$5,099
2015-16	18,250 (74%)	$7,315	15,339 (62%)	$4,372	9,319 (38%)	$5,151
2016-17	17,787 (74%)	$7,351	14,808 (62%)	$4,455	9,029 (38%)	$5,032
2017-18	18,206 (75%)	$7,721	15,250 (63%)	$5,083	8,927 (37%)	$5,046
2018-19	18,752 (76%)	$7,866	15,407 (62%)	$5,215	8,910 (36%)	$5,080
2019-20	20,936 (84%)	$8,061	15,883 (64%)	$5,466	8,484 (34%)	$5,161
2020-21	22,706 (85%)	$7,344	16,782 (63%)	$5,224	7,878 (29%)	$4,976
2021-22	23,447 (89%)	$7,475	16,430 (62%)	$5,217	6,411 (24%)	$4,761
Average	18,531 (78.67%)	$7,475	14,716 (62.78%)	$4,875	8,017 (34.44%)	$5,063

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,640 (89.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,266. It can cover 47.42% of tuition & fees ($19,542) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 812 (20.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,868).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,801 (86%)	$8,990	734 (22%)	$3,831
2014-15	2,704 (86%)	$7,906	802 (25%)	$3,958
2015-16	3,326 (88%)	$9,827	777 (21%)	$3,828
2016-17	3,148 (87%)	$9,398	721 (20%)	$3,841
2017-18	3,713 (88%)	$9,277	940 (22%)	$3,790
2018-19	3,637 (86%)	$9,465	858 (20%)	$4,086
2019-20	4,426 (92%)	$9,890	1,012 (21%)	$4,074
2020-21	4,846 (98%)	$8,702	927 (19%)	$3,752
2021-22	4,155 (98%)	$9,938	539 (13%)	$3,651
Average	3,640 (89.89%)	$9,266	812 (20.33%)	$3,868

^*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, 2,832 (70.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,346.

In addition, 2,693 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (66.56 % 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	2,307 (71%)	$4,823	138 (4%)	$1,309	2,206 (67%)	$4,951	1,247 (38%)	$2,367
2014-15	2,205 (70%)	$4,874	207 (7%)	$1,194	1,645 (52%)	$4,201	1,436 (46%)	$2,418
2015-16	2,661 (70%)	$4,924	174 (5%)	$2,153	2,724 (72%)	$5,448	1,604 (42%)	$2,721
2016-17	2,491 (69%)	$5,023	158 (4%)	$1,926	2,578 (71%)	$4,849	1,631 (45%)	$2,617
2017-18	2,969 (71%)	$5,523	505 (12%)	$1,296	2,852 (68%)	$4,590	1,657 (39%)	$2,597
2018-19	2,830 (67%)	$5,681	136 (3%)	$1,897	2,502 (59%)	$4,937	1,973 (47%)	$2,908
2019-20	3,357 (70%)	$5,980	1,023 (21%)	$771	3,369 (70%)	$4,795	2,927 (61%)	$2,309
2020-21	3,677 (74%)	$5,458	162 (3%)	$1,208	3,111 (63%)	$4,626	3,551 (71%)	$2,116
2021-22	2,988 (70%)	$5,829	119 (3%)	$1,593	3,254 (77%)	$4,572	2,885 (68%)	$3,053
Average	2,832 (70.22%)	$5,346	291 (6.89%)	$1,483	2,693 (66.56%)	$4,774	2,101 (50.78%)	$2,567

^*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, 812 (20.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $812.

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	734 (22%)	$3,831	665 (20%)	$3,563	94 (3%)	$4,708
2014-15	802 (25%)	$3,958	742 (24%)	$3,807	86 (3%)	$4,061
2015-16	777 (21%)	$3,828	776 (21%)	$3,829	1 (0%)	$2,600
2016-17	721 (20%)	$3,841	720 (20%)	$3,843	1 (0%)	$2,500
2017-18	940 (22%)	$3,790	939 (22%)	$3,789	1 (0%)	$5,000
2018-19	858 (20%)	$4,086	857 (20%)	$4,085	1 (0%)	$5,000
2019-20	1,012 (21%)	$4,074	1,009 (21%)	$4,071	3 (0%)	$5,000
2020-21	927 (19%)	$3,752	927 (19%)	$3,752	-	-
2021-22	539 (13%)	$3,651	539 (13%)	$3,651	-	-
Average	812 (20.33%)	$3,868	797 (20.00%)	$3,821	27 (3.00%)	$4,124

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UTRGV

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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