Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at DU

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,792, which is 83.67 % of all undergraduate students. 2,028 students which is 35.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,721.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 88.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 40% of students received student loans.

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 Denver since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,792, which is 83.67 % of all undergraduate students. 2,028 students which is 35.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,721.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-144,411 (80%)$22,270971 (18%)$4,3872,074 (38%)$7,380
2014-154,518 (80%)$23,696969 (17%)$4,4282,152 (38%)$7,280
2015-164,631 (80%)$25,427959 (17%)$4,5122,125 (37%)$7,122
2016-174,638 (81%)$26,666885 (15%)$4,3642,037 (35%)$7,172
2017-184,769 (83%)$29,667966 (17%)$4,7822,080 (36%)$6,854
2018-194,882 (84%)$30,364942 (16%)$5,0271,986 (34%)$6,301
2019-204,941 (86%)$31,482935 (16%)$5,1582,022 (35%)$6,173
2020-214,988 (88%)$31,796890 (16%)$5,0891,911 (34%)$6,187
2021-225,349 (91%)$31,610888 (15%)$5,0851,866 (32%)$6,021
Average4,792 (83.67%)$28,109934 (16.33%)$4,7592,028 (35.44%)$6,721

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,270 (88.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $28,341. It can cover 47.76% of tuition & fees ($59,340).
In addition, 567 (39.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,957).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,141 (82%)$22,101522 (37%)$8,197
2014-151,177 (83%)$25,047616 (44%)$7,466
2015-161,200 (85%)$26,800583 (41%)$7,421
2016-171,181 (86%)$26,702547 (40%)$8,414
2017-181,296 (87%)$30,531605 (41%)$8,504
2018-191,305 (89%)$29,958555 (38%)$7,897
2019-201,192 (89%)$31,305548 (41%)$7,885
2020-211,346 (98%)$31,672536 (39%)$7,865
2021-221,589 (99%)$30,954593 (37%)$7,961
Average1,270 (88.67%)$28,341567 (39.78%)$7,957
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 230 (16.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,955.
In addition, 103 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (7.22 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14218 (16%)$4,583--121 (9%)$1,6321,133 (81%)$21,202
2014-15221 (16%)$4,48528 (2%)$2,85786 (6%)$2,2581,165 (82%)$24,219
2015-16248 (18%)$4,641186 (13%)$3,084110 (8%)$3,0531,190 (84%)$25,293
2016-17201 (15%)$4,49080 (6%)$2,913110 (8%)$3,9831,167 (85%)$25,674
2017-18270 (18%)$4,84893 (6%)$3,401127 (9%)$3,9421,292 (87%)$28,980
2018-19228 (16%)$5,16485 (6%)$3,898116 (8%)$3,5911,300 (89%)$28,592
2019-20219 (16%)$4,994218 (16%)$2,00271 (5%)$4,4421,182 (88%)$30,008
2020-21219 (16%)$5,962366 (27%)$1,12397 (7%)$4,8311,345 (98%)$30,071
2021-22249 (16%)$5,432432 (27%)$3,24288 (5%)$5,3621,586 (99%)$28,979
Average230 (16.33%)$4,955186 (12.88%)$2,815103 (7.22%)$3,6771,262 (88.11%)$27,002
*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..
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, 567 (39.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $567.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14522 (37%)$8,197513 (37%)$5,95873 (5%)$16,742
2014-15616 (44%)$7,466610 (43%)$5,87659 (4%)$17,203
2015-16583 (41%)$7,421577 (41%)$5,67959 (4%)$17,787
2016-17547 (40%)$8,414540 (39%)$6,07565 (5%)$20,337
2017-18605 (41%)$8,504593 (40%)$6,16673 (5%)$20,391
2018-19555 (38%)$7,897547 (37%)$5,20075 (5%)$20,514
2019-20548 (41%)$7,885540 (40%)$5,18279 (6%)$19,279
2020-21536 (39%)$7,865526 (38%)$5,17368 (5%)$21,978
2021-22593 (37%)$7,961586 (37%)$5,21371 (4%)$23,464
Average567 (39.78%)$7,957559 (39.11%)$5,61469 (4.78%)$19,744
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