How U of Charleston'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 Charleston since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,363, which is 75.89 % of all undergraduate students. 866 students which is 48.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,318.

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	1,189 (86%)	$13,728	574 (41%)	$3,957	901 (65%)	$8,493
2014-15	1,344 (89%)	$18,393	578 (38%)	$4,082	932 (62%)	$6,685
2015-16	1,318 (76%)	$16,257	602 (35%)	$4,143	849 (49%)	$7,643
2016-17	1,249 (71%)	$18,445	535 (30%)	$4,150	826 (47%)	$7,257
2017-18	1,307 (72%)	$18,580	643 (35%)	$4,144	876 (48%)	$7,275
2018-19	1,305 (68%)	$18,491	692 (36%)	$4,421	880 (46%)	$6,969
2019-20	1,358 (71%)	$18,186	694 (36%)	$4,505	847 (44%)	$7,169
2020-21	1,832 (87%)	$14,090	697 (33%)	$4,626	868 (41%)	$7,222
2021-22	1,361 (63%)	$17,473	681 (31%)	$4,301	812 (38%)	$7,150
Average	1,363 (75.89%)	$17,071	633 (35.00%)	$4,259	866 (48.89%)	$7,318

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 279 (96.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,511. It can cover 99.54% of tuition & fees ($21,610).

In addition, 198 (68.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,707).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	271 (100%)	$13,380	221 (82%)	$7,543
2014-15	310 (93%)	$15,540	210 (63%)	$6,580
2015-16	305 (97%)	$18,892	201 (64%)	$6,714
2016-17	279 (94%)	$27,512	255 (86%)	$7,119
2017-18	310 (91%)	$26,775	272 (80%)	$7,099
2018-19	286 (98%)	$21,025	188 (64%)	$6,680
2019-20	257 (99%)	$23,567	164 (63%)	$6,227
2020-21	271 (99%)	$24,484	155 (57%)	$5,681
2021-22	219 (100%)	$22,422	116 (53%)	$6,724
Average	279 (96.78%)	$21,511	198 (68.00%)	$6,707

^*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, 130 (44.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,346.

In addition, 123 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (42.67 % 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	113 (42%)	$4,068	21 (8%)	$890	135 (50%)	$4,235	245 (90%)	$10,514
2014-15	199 (60%)	$2,661	9 (3%)	$1,167	132 (40%)	$4,142	267 (80%)	$13,973
2015-16	114 (36%)	$4,353	56 (18%)	$650	127 (40%)	$4,064	296 (94%)	$15,923
2016-17	148 (50%)	$4,411	39 (13%)	$679	127 (43%)	$3,792	251 (85%)	$25,956
2017-18	195 (57%)	$4,668	28 (8%)	$1,080	155 (45%)	$3,831	274 (80%)	$24,694
2018-19	144 (49%)	$4,521	41 (14%)	$956	121 (41%)	$4,141	264 (90%)	$18,265
2019-20	108 (42%)	$4,628	179 (69%)	$667	129 (50%)	$4,433	245 (95%)	$19,860
2020-21	92 (34%)	$5,002	30 (11%)	$1,849	99 (36%)	$4,683	267 (97%)	$21,183
2021-22	61 (28%)	$4,805	25 (11%)	$1,469	85 (39%)	$4,356	206 (94%)	$20,438
Average	130 (44.22%)	$4,346	48 (17.22%)	$1,045	123 (42.67%)	$4,186	257 (89.44%)	$18,978

^*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, 198 (68.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $198.

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	221 (82%)	$7,543	202 (75%)	$7,479	19 (7%)	$8,218
2014-15	210 (63%)	$6,580	195 (59%)	$6,482	15 (5%)	$7,857
2015-16	201 (64%)	$6,714	200 (63%)	$5,486	25 (8%)	$10,091
2016-17	255 (86%)	$7,119	251 (85%)	$6,024	28 (9%)	$10,825
2017-18	272 (80%)	$7,099	270 (79%)	$6,130	29 (9%)	$9,516
2018-19	188 (64%)	$6,680	186 (64%)	$5,608	22 (8%)	$9,668
2019-20	164 (63%)	$6,227	163 (63%)	$5,521	14 (5%)	$8,668
2020-21	155 (57%)	$5,681	155 (57%)	$5,403	4 (1%)	$10,756
2021-22	116 (53%)	$6,724	115 (52%)	$5,306	15 (7%)	$11,322
Average	198 (68.00%)	$6,707	193 (66.33%)	$5,938	19 (6.56%)	$9,658

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Charleston

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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