How UArts'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 University of the Arts since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,620, which is 97.67 % of all undergraduate students. 1,352 students which is 81.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,268.

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	1,806 (96%)	$16,685	589 (31%)	$4,532	1,400 (74%)	$8,113
2014-15	1,674 (95%)	$18,741	535 (31%)	$4,393	1,267 (72%)	$7,417
2015-16	1,653 (97%)	$20,071	509 (30%)	$4,622	1,383 (81%)	$7,251
2016-17	1,662 (97%)	$22,016	509 (30%)	$4,253	1,385 (80%)	$7,031
2017-18	1,643 (98%)	$22,988	534 (32%)	$4,648	1,406 (84%)	$7,068
2018-19	1,717 (99%)	$23,641	562 (32%)	$4,778	1,460 (84%)	$6,890
2019-20	1,662 (98%)	$25,386	560 (33%)	$4,838	1,470 (87%)	$7,602
2020-21	1,376 (100%)	$28,342	473 (34%)	$5,122	1,207 (87%)	$7,159
2021-22	1,388 (99%)	$27,828	460 (33%)	$4,989	1,192 (85%)	$6,884
Average	1,620 (97.67%)	$22,855	526 (31.78%)	$4,686	1,352 (81.56%)	$7,268

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 382 (99.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $23,396. It can cover 43.09% of tuition & fees ($54,290).

In addition, 343 (89.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $11,244).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	454 (99%)	$18,962	349 (76%)	$12,127
2014-15	365 (98%)	$20,149	291 (78%)	$10,930
2015-16	404 (100%)	$21,995	368 (91%)	$10,206
2016-17	413 (100%)	$22,243	372 (90%)	$9,567
2017-18	410 (100%)	$24,669	379 (92%)	$10,594
2018-19	425 (100%)	$24,575	425 (100%)	$9,548
2019-20	398 (99%)	$25,711	370 (92%)	$14,170
2020-21	297 (100%)	$26,798	280 (94%)	$11,210
2021-22	270 (100%)	$25,460	251 (93%)	$12,846
Average	382 (99.56%)	$23,396	343 (89.56%)	$11,244

^*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, 122 (31.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,752.

In addition, 65 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (16.78 % 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	130 (28%)	$4,579	56 (12%)	$1,152	70 (15%)	$3,536	452 (99%)	$17,038
2014-15	115 (31%)	$4,407	47 (13%)	$1,166	75 (20%)	$3,306	365 (98%)	$17,931
2015-16	118 (29%)	$4,710	64 (16%)	$1,440	64 (16%)	$3,460	404 (100%)	$19,843
2016-17	111 (27%)	$4,233	35 (8%)	$1,227	69 (17%)	$3,864	413 (100%)	$20,356
2017-18	148 (36%)	$4,635	19 (5%)	$1,316	73 (18%)	$3,493	383 (93%)	$23,885
2018-19	146 (34%)	$4,901	41 (10%)	$339	78 (18%)	$3,457	425 (100%)	$22,224
2019-20	144 (36%)	$4,954	65 (16%)	$341	64 (16%)	$3,311	397 (99%)	$23,389
2020-21	101 (34%)	$5,178	49 (16%)	$346	50 (17%)	$4,420	297 (100%)	$24,236
2021-22	83 (31%)	$5,172	81 (30%)	$4,627	38 (14%)	$4,280	270 (100%)	$21,879
Average	122 (31.78%)	$4,752	51 (14.00%)	$1,328	65 (16.78%)	$3,681	378 (98.78%)	$21,198

^*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, 343 (89.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $343.

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	349 (76%)	$12,127	346 (76%)	$6,551	95 (21%)	$20,690
2014-15	291 (78%)	$10,930	289 (77%)	$6,385	64 (17%)	$20,864
2015-16	368 (91%)	$10,206	368 (91%)	$5,959	74 (18%)	$21,119
2016-17	372 (90%)	$9,567	371 (90%)	$5,685	69 (17%)	$21,011
2017-18	379 (92%)	$10,594	379 (92%)	$5,858	79 (19%)	$22,720
2018-19	425 (100%)	$9,548	395 (93%)	$5,660	79 (19%)	$23,068
2019-20	370 (92%)	$14,170	368 (92%)	$7,866	88 (22%)	$26,684
2020-21	280 (94%)	$11,210	279 (94%)	$5,851	62 (21%)	$24,297
2021-22	251 (93%)	$12,846	250 (93%)	$5,675	67 (25%)	$26,947
Average	343 (89.56%)	$11,244	338 (88.67%)	$6,166	75 (19.89%)	$23,044

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UArts

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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