How UCCS'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 Colorado Springs since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,455, which is 53.22 % of all undergraduate students. 4,218 students which is 41.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,276.

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	4,236 (45%)	$5,552	2,972 (32%)	$3,772	4,417 (47%)	$7,089
2014-15	4,307 (45%)	$5,784	3,083 (32%)	$3,942	4,648 (48%)	$7,045
2015-16	4,856 (49%)	$6,026	3,140 (31%)	$4,002	4,576 (46%)	$7,068
2016-17	5,176 (49%)	$5,994	3,288 (31%)	$3,992	4,815 (45%)	$6,843
2017-18	4,422 (41%)	$4,841	3,481 (32%)	$4,020	4,675 (43%)	$6,683
2018-19	5,436 (50%)	$6,851	3,402 (31%)	$4,087	4,449 (41%)	$6,616
2019-20	6,211 (58%)	$6,934	3,234 (30%)	$4,315	4,266 (40%)	$6,678
2020-21	6,308 (61%)	$7,601	2,861 (28%)	$4,395	3,581 (35%)	$6,618
2021-22	8,144 (81%)	$6,741	2,828 (28%)	$4,554	2,536 (25%)	$10,846
Average	5,455 (53.22%)	$6,258	3,143 (30.56%)	$4,120	4,218 (41.11%)	$7,276

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,073 (65.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,910. It can cover 24.67% of tuition & fees ($23,955) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 767 (46.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,226).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	702 (47%)	$5,274	769 (51%)	$7,001
2014-15	959 (58%)	$4,779	812 (49%)	$6,345
2015-16	940 (59%)	$5,749	778 (49%)	$6,528
2016-17	1,244 (64%)	$5,682	931 (48%)	$6,505
2017-18	1,331 (69%)	$6,035	906 (47%)	$6,314
2018-19	1,255 (65%)	$6,416	891 (46%)	$7,047
2019-20	1,191 (70%)	$6,474	736 (43%)	$7,518
2020-21	875 (71%)	$6,940	443 (36%)	$7,917
2021-22	1,157 (84%)	$5,841	637 (46%)	$9,860
Average	1,073 (65.22%)	$5,910	767 (46.11%)	$7,226

^*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, 513 (31.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,213.

In addition, 273 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	470 (31%)	$3,833	47 (3%)	$1,313	124 (8%)	$3,165	420 (28%)	$3,445
2014-15	496 (30%)	$4,106	147 (9%)	$445	185 (11%)	$3,454	701 (42%)	$2,628
2015-16	504 (32%)	$4,225	265 (17%)	$559	209 (13%)	$3,858	722 (46%)	$3,213
2016-17	592 (30%)	$4,113	169 (9%)	$598	192 (10%)	$3,539	1,037 (53%)	$3,715
2017-18	609 (31%)	$4,391	190 (10%)	$637	377 (19%)	$3,493	1,085 (56%)	$3,614
2018-19	589 (30%)	$4,369	117 (6%)	$718	350 (18%)	$4,095	1,003 (52%)	$3,950
2019-20	507 (30%)	$4,540	123 (7%)	$1,171	357 (21%)	$3,960	1,009 (59%)	$3,817
2020-21	357 (29%)	$4,461	259 (21%)	$2,686	289 (24%)	$3,979	731 (59%)	$3,604
2021-22	496 (36%)	$3,878	289 (21%)	$2,625	376 (27%)	$3,703	859 (62%)	$3,123
Average	513 (31.00%)	$4,213	178 (11.44%)	$1,195	273 (16.78%)	$3,694	841 (50.78%)	$3,457

^*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, 767 (46.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $767.

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	769 (51%)	$7,001	751 (50%)	$6,349	52 (3%)	$11,849
2014-15	812 (49%)	$6,345	799 (48%)	$5,344	66 (4%)	$13,360
2015-16	778 (49%)	$6,528	762 (48%)	$5,341	82 (5%)	$12,298
2016-17	931 (48%)	$6,505	906 (46%)	$5,166	105 (5%)	$13,105
2017-18	906 (47%)	$6,314	884 (46%)	$5,069	85 (4%)	$14,584
2018-19	891 (46%)	$7,047	857 (44%)	$5,077	130 (7%)	$14,830
2019-20	736 (43%)	$7,518	708 (42%)	$4,993	139 (8%)	$14,372
2020-21	443 (36%)	$7,917	420 (34%)	$5,047	90 (7%)	$15,415
2021-22	637 (46%)	$9,860	599 (43%)	$7,676	150 (11%)	$11,222
Average	767 (46.11%)	$7,226	743 (44.56%)	$5,562	100 (6.00%)	$13,448

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UCCS

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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