How CU Boulder'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 Colorado Boulder since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,029, which is 48.22 % of all undergraduate students. 7,990 students which is 27.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,363.

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	11,062 (42%)	$9,799	4,574 (18%)	$4,133	8,383 (32%)	$6,447
2014-15	11,506 (43%)	$10,461	4,575 (17%)	$4,261	8,147 (31%)	$6,553
2015-16	12,378 (46%)	$10,760	4,454 (16%)	$4,200	8,100 (30%)	$6,470
2016-17	13,054 (47%)	$11,324	4,435 (16%)	$4,287	7,951 (28%)	$6,469
2017-18	13,724 (47%)	$11,109	4,776 (16%)	$4,547	8,113 (28%)	$6,473
2018-19	14,520 (48%)	$11,198	4,828 (16%)	$4,708	8,173 (27%)	$6,244
2019-20	15,518 (50%)	$10,933	4,812 (15%)	$4,777	8,192 (26%)	$6,243
2020-21	16,634 (55%)	$10,285	4,638 (15%)	$4,866	7,492 (25%)	$6,198
2021-22	17,868 (56%)	$11,017	4,545 (14%)	$5,007	7,360 (23%)	$6,169
Average	14,029 (48.22%)	$10,765	4,626 (15.89%)	$4,532	7,990 (27.78%)	$6,363

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,269 (51.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,551. It can cover 22.77% of tuition & fees ($41,943) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,039 (32.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,979).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,707 (47%)	$8,929	2,087 (36%)	$8,737
2014-15	2,755 (47%)	$9,408	2,025 (35%)	$8,051
2015-16	3,146 (51%)	$9,410	2,165 (35%)	$8,036
2016-17	3,150 (49%)	$9,787	2,029 (32%)	$8,089
2017-18	3,254 (50%)	$9,428	2,105 (32%)	$8,779
2018-19	3,477 (53%)	$9,315	2,007 (30%)	$9,106
2019-20	3,786 (54%)	$9,992	2,196 (31%)	$9,744
2020-21	3,333 (53%)	$9,214	1,778 (29%)	$9,658
2021-22	3,810 (57%)	$10,477	1,961 (29%)	$10,614
Average	3,269 (51.22%)	$9,551	2,039 (32.11%)	$8,979

^*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, 967 (15.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,556.

In addition, 554 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (8.67 % 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	996 (17%)	$4,230	153 (3%)	$8,617	285 (5%)	$3,087	2,616 (45%)	$6,788
2014-15	953 (16%)	$4,389	119 (2%)	$6,880	347 (6%)	$2,940	2,705 (47%)	$7,356
2015-16	978 (16%)	$4,244	150 (2%)	$8,695	502 (8%)	$2,816	3,103 (50%)	$7,327
2016-17	929 (15%)	$4,344	159 (2%)	$6,988	522 (8%)	$3,111	3,100 (49%)	$7,761
2017-18	1,007 (16%)	$4,583	140 (2%)	$2,566	493 (8%)	$3,110	3,141 (48%)	$7,696
2018-19	941 (14%)	$4,609	57 (1%)	$2,557	614 (9%)	$3,232	3,392 (51%)	$7,642
2019-20	1,093 (16%)	$4,718	78 (1%)	$2,771	884 (13%)	$3,148	3,696 (53%)	$8,029
2020-21	883 (14%)	$4,867	55 (1%)	$2,082	682 (11%)	$3,713	3,251 (52%)	$7,310
2021-22	923 (14%)	$5,024	1,475 (22%)	$2,806	661 (10%)	$3,924	3,438 (52%)	$8,304
Average	967 (15.33%)	$4,556	265 (4.00%)	$4,885	554 (8.67%)	$3,231	3,160 (49.67%)	$7,579

^*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, 2,039 (32.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,039.

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	2,087 (36%)	$8,737	2,007 (35%)	$5,374	339 (6%)	$21,975
2014-15	2,025 (35%)	$8,051	1,971 (34%)	$5,490	268 (5%)	$20,455
2015-16	2,165 (35%)	$8,036	2,099 (34%)	$5,378	307 (5%)	$19,903
2016-17	2,029 (32%)	$8,089	1,961 (31%)	$5,358	312 (5%)	$18,924
2017-18	2,105 (32%)	$8,779	2,029 (31%)	$5,525	329 (5%)	$22,093
2018-19	2,007 (30%)	$9,106	1,919 (29%)	$5,112	400 (6%)	$21,165
2019-20	2,196 (31%)	$9,744	2,059 (29%)	$5,118	466 (7%)	$23,305
2020-21	1,778 (29%)	$9,658	1,680 (27%)	$4,986	365 (6%)	$24,094
2021-22	1,961 (29%)	$10,614	1,862 (28%)	$4,968	403 (6%)	$28,696
Average	2,039 (32.11%)	$8,979	1,954 (30.89%)	$5,257	354 (5.67%)	$22,290

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CU Boulder

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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