How UAB'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 Alabama at Birmingham since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,256, which is 64.11 % of all undergraduate students. 6,231 students which is 48.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,229.

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	6,414 (56%)	$6,676	3,993 (35%)	$4,097	6,018 (52%)	$7,386
2014-15	6,724 (58%)	$6,918	4,093 (35%)	$4,151	6,094 (52%)	$7,339
2015-16	6,813 (59%)	$7,267	4,058 (35%)	$4,390	5,961 (52%)	$7,385
2016-17	7,491 (61%)	$7,893	4,369 (35%)	$4,459	6,441 (52%)	$7,289
2017-18	8,212 (63%)	$8,292	4,770 (36%)	$5,076	6,734 (51%)	$7,410
2018-19	9,224 (67%)	$8,849	4,859 (35%)	$5,492	6,638 (48%)	$7,157
2019-20	9,475 (68%)	$9,344	4,700 (34%)	$5,691	6,487 (47%)	$7,038
2020-21	9,894 (71%)	$9,571	4,514 (33%)	$5,702	6,108 (44%)	$7,088
2021-22	10,058 (74%)	$9,889	4,482 (33%)	$5,927	5,598 (41%)	$6,966
Average	8,256 (64.11%)	$8,300	4,426 (34.56%)	$4,998	6,231 (48.78%)	$7,229

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,784 (87.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,590. It can cover 43.86% of tuition & fees ($21,864) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,057 (52.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,825).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,353 (78%)	$8,821	916 (53%)	$6,751
2014-15	1,420 (83%)	$8,462	934 (54%)	$7,103
2015-16	1,355 (85%)	$8,609	804 (50%)	$6,833
2016-17	1,689 (87%)	$9,254	1,086 (56%)	$7,168
2017-18	1,955 (88%)	$9,375	1,217 (55%)	$7,004
2018-19	2,029 (90%)	$9,269	1,230 (55%)	$6,752
2019-20	2,108 (91%)	$10,435	1,183 (51%)	$6,713
2020-21	1,957 (93%)	$10,940	983 (47%)	$6,718
2021-22	2,190 (93%)	$11,142	1,158 (49%)	$6,382
Average	1,784 (87.56%)	$9,590	1,057 (52.22%)	$6,825

^*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, 743 (36.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,214.

In addition, 30 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (2.20 % 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	583 (34%)	$4,443	132 (8%)	$1,485	3 (0%)	$3,790	1,136 (66%)	$8,044
2014-15	653 (38%)	$4,655	225 (13%)	$1,419	5 (0%)	$4,327	1,238 (72%)	$6,976
2015-16	544 (34%)	$4,845	186 (12%)	$1,441	5 (0%)	$1,273	1,219 (77%)	$7,183
2016-17	781 (40%)	$4,750	199 (10%)	$1,421	7 (0%)	$5,337	1,449 (74%)	$8,005
2017-18	844 (38%)	$5,365	170 (8%)	$1,463	42 (2%)	$1,873	1,710 (77%)	$7,879
2018-19	850 (38%)	$5,224	86 (4%)	$994	67 (3%)	$757	1,744 (78%)	$8,160
2019-20	821 (36%)	$6,066	233 (10%)	$1,364	13 (1%)	$3,639	1,885 (82%)	$8,834
2020-21	708 (34%)	$5,663	186 (9%)	$1,212	23 (1%)	$1,254	1,801 (86%)	$9,520
2021-22	904 (38%)	$5,911	204 (9%)	$1,250	105 (4%)	$943	1,959 (83%)	$9,548
Average	743 (36.67%)	$5,214	180 (9.22%)	$1,339	30 (2.20%)	$2,577	1,571 (77.22%)	$8,239

^*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, 1,057 (52.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,057.

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	916 (53%)	$6,751	895 (52%)	$5,790	97 (6%)	$10,331
2014-15	934 (54%)	$7,103	926 (54%)	$6,036	106 (6%)	$9,855
2015-16	804 (50%)	$6,833	786 (49%)	$5,465	102 (6%)	$11,743
2016-17	1,086 (56%)	$7,168	1,069 (55%)	$6,117	110 (6%)	$11,330
2017-18	1,217 (55%)	$7,004	1,192 (54%)	$5,666	151 (7%)	$11,722
2018-19	1,230 (55%)	$6,752	1,209 (54%)	$5,258	150 (7%)	$12,988
2019-20	1,183 (51%)	$6,713	1,158 (50%)	$5,240	146 (6%)	$12,835
2020-21	983 (47%)	$6,718	967 (46%)	$5,208	110 (5%)	$14,247
2021-22	1,158 (49%)	$6,382	1,138 (48%)	$5,142	115 (5%)	$13,374
Average	1,057 (52.22%)	$6,825	1,038 (51.33%)	$5,547	121 (6.00%)	$12,047

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UAB

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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