How U of Connecticut'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 Connecticut since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,200, which is 64.89 % of all undergraduate students. 8,383 students which is 44.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,637.

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	11,095 (62%)	$10,265	3,725 (21%)	$4,180	8,977 (50%)	$6,784
2014-15	11,442 (62%)	$10,643	3,899 (21%)	$4,287	9,141 (50%)	$6,778
2015-16	11,382 (60%)	$11,145	3,863 (21%)	$4,447	8,929 (47%)	$6,686
2016-17	11,832 (61%)	$12,129	4,029 (21%)	$4,418	9,105 (47%)	$6,800
2017-18	11,676 (61%)	$12,613	4,222 (22%)	$4,687	8,734 (45%)	$6,673
2018-19	11,546 (60%)	$13,625	4,259 (22%)	$4,826	8,384 (44%)	$6,578
2019-20	12,211 (65%)	$13,883	4,219 (22%)	$4,860	8,065 (43%)	$6,552
2020-21	13,291 (70%)	$14,188	4,354 (23%)	$5,062	6,882 (36%)	$6,444
2021-22	15,326 (83%)	$13,180	4,468 (24%)	$5,165	7,228 (39%)	$6,435
Average	12,200 (64.89%)	$12,408	4,115 (21.89%)	$4,659	8,383 (44.56%)	$6,637

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,460 (66.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,463. It can cover 31.28% of tuition & fees ($43,034) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,679 (45.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,592).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,460 (66%)	$10,137	1,880 (50%)	$7,254
2014-15	2,325 (65%)	$11,470	1,841 (51%)	$7,338
2015-16	2,159 (57%)	$12,877	1,767 (47%)	$7,643
2016-17	2,347 (62%)	$13,630	1,743 (46%)	$7,382
2017-18	2,188 (60%)	$13,717	1,594 (43%)	$7,059
2018-19	2,291 (61%)	$14,687	1,646 (44%)	$7,858
2019-20	2,416 (67%)	$14,170	1,537 (43%)	$7,847
2020-21	2,902 (76%)	$15,801	1,390 (37%)	$7,838
2021-22	3,054 (84%)	$14,678	1,713 (47%)	$8,108
Average	2,460 (66.44%)	$13,463	1,679 (45.33%)	$7,592

^*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, 753 (20.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,765.

In addition, 331 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.00 % 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	693 (19%)	$4,254	119 (3%)	$2,281	707 (19%)	$3,136	2,396 (64%)	$8,139
2014-15	681 (19%)	$4,333	57 (2%)	$3,908	671 (19%)	$3,313	2,305 (64%)	$9,228
2015-16	683 (18%)	$4,627	26 (1%)	$3,259	596 (16%)	$4,327	2,121 (56%)	$10,361
2016-17	753 (20%)	$4,519	80 (2%)	$3,928	211 (6%)	$4,402	2,338 (61%)	$11,695
2017-18	703 (19%)	$4,719	37 (1%)	$3,875	175 (5%)	$4,371	2,182 (59%)	$11,818
2018-19	760 (20%)	$4,880	91 (2%)	$3,888	205 (5%)	$3,648	2,277 (61%)	$12,665
2019-20	748 (21%)	$4,986	1,301 (36%)	$962	109 (3%)	$3,792	2,283 (63%)	$12,633
2020-21	846 (22%)	$5,194	1,707 (45%)	$1,527	168 (4%)	$3,633	2,774 (73%)	$13,786
2021-22	908 (25%)	$5,370	2,223 (61%)	$1,153	135 (4%)	$4,224	2,732 (75%)	$13,476
Average	753 (20.33%)	$4,765	627 (17.00%)	$2,753	331 (9.00%)	$3,872	2,379 (64.00%)	$11,533

^*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, 1,679 (45.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,679.

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	1,880 (50%)	$7,254	1,854 (50%)	$5,615	217 (6%)	$14,872
2014-15	1,841 (51%)	$7,338	1,820 (51%)	$5,541	211 (6%)	$16,237
2015-16	1,767 (47%)	$7,643	1,736 (46%)	$5,470	208 (6%)	$19,275
2016-17	1,743 (46%)	$7,382	1,707 (45%)	$5,330	208 (5%)	$18,121
2017-18	1,594 (43%)	$7,059	1,565 (43%)	$5,352	167 (5%)	$17,219
2018-19	1,646 (44%)	$7,858	1,610 (43%)	$5,364	237 (6%)	$18,132
2019-20	1,537 (43%)	$7,847	1,495 (42%)	$5,283	221 (6%)	$18,841
2020-21	1,390 (37%)	$7,838	1,350 (35%)	$5,247	175 (5%)	$21,780
2021-22	1,713 (47%)	$8,108	1,665 (46%)	$5,317	232 (6%)	$21,703
Average	1,679 (45.33%)	$7,592	1,645 (44.56%)	$5,391	208 (5.67%)	$18,464

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Connecticut

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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