How U of Central Arkansas'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 Central Arkansas since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,758, which is 83.11 % of all undergraduate students. 4,492 students which is 47.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,730.

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	7,694 (79%)	$7,413	4,000 (41%)	$4,132	4,999 (51%)	$7,424
2014-15	8,199 (83%)	$7,049	4,073 (41%)	$4,275	5,087 (52%)	$7,513
2015-16	8,271 (84%)	$7,315	4,101 (41%)	$4,252	4,994 (51%)	$7,701
2016-17	7,982 (83%)	$7,400	3,818 (40%)	$4,233	4,610 (48%)	$8,010
2017-18	7,874 (83%)	$7,909	4,101 (43%)	$4,252	4,994 (52%)	$7,701
2018-19	7,939 (84%)	$8,116	3,718 (39%)	$4,684	4,443 (47%)	$8,258
2019-20	7,700 (84%)	$8,294	3,450 (38%)	$4,716	4,167 (46%)	$8,037
2020-21	7,285 (85%)	$8,633	3,151 (37%)	$4,832	3,722 (43%)	$7,446
2021-22	6,875 (83%)	$8,652	2,995 (36%)	$4,913	3,411 (41%)	$7,484
Average	7,758 (83.11%)	$7,865	3,712 (39.56%)	$4,477	4,492 (47.89%)	$7,730

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,844 (95.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,512. It can cover 43.53% of tuition & fees ($17,258) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,052 (54.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,543).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,042 (94%)	$7,371	1,199 (55%)	$6,668
2014-15	2,041 (95%)	$7,307	1,256 (58%)	$7,078
2015-16	1,926 (97%)	$7,316	1,140 (57%)	$7,588
2016-17	1,772 (95%)	$6,868	967 (52%)	$8,235
2017-18	1,832 (95%)	$7,519	994 (52%)	$8,544
2018-19	1,933 (96%)	$7,623	1,107 (55%)	$8,963
2019-20	1,744 (95%)	$7,735	995 (54%)	$8,622
2020-21	1,568 (92%)	$7,693	877 (51%)	$5,993
2021-22	1,735 (97%)	$8,177	930 (52%)	$6,198
Average	1,844 (95.11%)	$7,512	1,052 (54.00%)	$7,543

^*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, 865 (44.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,731.

In addition, 1,407 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (72.22 % 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	1,023 (47%)	$4,418	90 (4%)	$902	1,683 (77%)	$2,203	1,861 (85%)	$3,623
2014-15	1,036 (48%)	$4,535	29 (1%)	$1,040	1,618 (75%)	$2,271	1,064 (49%)	$6,120
2015-16	956 (48%)	$4,479	51 (3%)	$961	1,529 (77%)	$2,346	1,080 (54%)	$5,716
2016-17	796 (43%)	$4,511	148 (8%)	$961	1,319 (71%)	$1,491	1,121 (60%)	$5,771
2017-18	815 (42%)	$4,787	120 (6%)	$1,075	1,377 (71%)	$1,495	1,158 (60%)	$6,637
2018-19	903 (45%)	$4,852	155 (8%)	$822	1,469 (73%)	$1,530	1,177 (58%)	$6,778
2019-20	769 (42%)	$4,924	69 (4%)	$894	1,354 (74%)	$1,596	1,078 (59%)	$6,940
2020-21	694 (41%)	$5,003	111 (7%)	$952	1,123 (66%)	$1,804	1,075 (63%)	$6,009
2021-22	797 (44%)	$5,067	155 (9%)	$971	1,187 (66%)	$1,812	1,353 (76%)	$5,799
Average	865 (44.44%)	$4,731	103 (5.56%)	$953	1,407 (72.22%)	$1,839	1,219 (62.67%)	$5,933

^*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, 1,052 (54.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,052.

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	1,199 (55%)	$6,668	1,190 (55%)	$6,568	24 (1%)	$7,498
2014-15	1,256 (58%)	$7,078	1,253 (58%)	$6,941	27 (1%)	$7,151
2015-16	1,140 (57%)	$7,588	1,127 (57%)	$7,376	47 (2%)	$7,194
2016-17	967 (52%)	$8,235	955 (51%)	$7,967	38 (2%)	$9,338
2017-18	994 (52%)	$8,544	981 (51%)	$8,212	49 (3%)	$8,916
2018-19	1,107 (55%)	$8,963	1,094 (54%)	$8,540	67 (3%)	$8,642
2019-20	995 (54%)	$8,622	977 (53%)	$7,904	88 (5%)	$9,736
2020-21	877 (51%)	$5,993	864 (51%)	$5,106	81 (5%)	$10,426
2021-22	930 (52%)	$6,198	910 (51%)	$5,167	95 (5%)	$11,174
Average	1,052 (54.00%)	$7,543	1,039 (53.44%)	$7,087	57 (3.00%)	$8,897

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Central Arkansas

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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