How ULM'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 Louisiana at Monroe since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,134, which is 70.22 % of all undergraduate students. 3,020 students which is 41.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,674.

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	5,079 (70%)	$5,673	2,906 (40%)	$4,195	2,732 (38%)	$6,086
2014-15	4,471 (62%)	$8,700	2,488 (34%)	$4,313	2,809 (39%)	$6,302
2015-16	5,589 (74%)	$6,636	2,967 (40%)	$4,338	3,485 (46%)	$6,377
2016-17	5,859 (75%)	$6,310	3,173 (41%)	$4,342	3,900 (50%)	$6,487
2017-18	4,899 (62%)	$10,573	2,758 (35%)	$4,580	3,156 (40%)	$7,013
2018-19	4,950 (65%)	$9,868	2,737 (36%)	$4,753	3,128 (41%)	$7,192
2019-20	4,910 (71%)	$9,591	2,534 (37%)	$4,873	2,838 (41%)	$6,394
2020-21	5,076 (73%)	$12,053	2,496 (36%)	$5,642	2,695 (39%)	$7,918
2021-22	5,369 (80%)	$11,266	2,341 (35%)	$4,952	2,440 (36%)	$6,297
Average	5,134 (70.22%)	$8,963	2,711 (37.11%)	$4,665	3,020 (41.11%)	$6,674

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,196 (95.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,741. It can cover 50.45% of tuition & fees ($21,290) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 582 (46.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,227).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,204 (91%)	$8,224	601 (46%)	$4,885
2014-15	1,174 (96%)	$9,457	496 (41%)	$4,700
2015-16	1,342 (98%)	$9,371	601 (44%)	$4,878
2016-17	1,253 (93%)	$8,958	728 (54%)	$5,013
2017-18	1,250 (93%)	$12,349	654 (49%)	$6,024
2018-19	1,233 (95%)	$11,957	614 (47%)	$5,950
2019-20	1,098 (98%)	$11,376	523 (47%)	$5,212
2020-21	1,092 (97%)	$12,205	507 (45%)	$5,134
2021-22	1,118 (100%)	$12,768	510 (46%)	$5,243
Average	1,196 (95.67%)	$10,741	582 (46.56%)	$5,227

^*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, 567 (45.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,775.

In addition, 954 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (76.44 % 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	603 (46%)	$4,515	62 (5%)	$649	940 (71%)	$4,237	735 (56%)	$4,294
2014-15	508 (42%)	$4,603	76 (6%)	$699	957 (78%)	$4,782	713 (58%)	$5,799
2015-16	589 (43%)	$4,538	98 (7%)	$674	994 (72%)	$5,193	848 (62%)	$5,513
2016-17	601 (45%)	$4,613	125 (9%)	$680	993 (74%)	$3,542	781 (58%)	$6,210
2017-18	665 (50%)	$4,851	116 (9%)	$711	988 (74%)	$5,145	951 (71%)	$7,407
2018-19	590 (45%)	$4,914	92 (7%)	$736	1,050 (81%)	$5,016	970 (75%)	$6,710
2019-20	513 (46%)	$5,029	922 (82%)	$453	912 (81%)	$5,306	709 (63%)	$6,565
2020-21	521 (46%)	$4,866	910 (81%)	$750	917 (82%)	$5,275	907 (81%)	$5,815
2021-22	513 (46%)	$5,045	1,118 (100%)	$1,657	837 (75%)	$5,487	911 (81%)	$5,754
Average	567 (45.44%)	$4,775	391 (34.00%)	$779	954 (76.44%)	$4,887	836 (67.22%)	$6,007

^*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, 582 (46.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $582.

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	601 (46%)	$4,885	600 (46%)	$4,870	1 (0%)	$14,000
2014-15	496 (41%)	$4,700	495 (41%)	$4,657	5 (0%)	$5,200
2015-16	601 (44%)	$4,878	598 (43%)	$4,695	15 (1%)	$8,277
2016-17	728 (54%)	$5,013	704 (52%)	$4,952	24 (2%)	$6,800
2017-18	654 (49%)	$6,024	654 (49%)	$6,024	-	-
2018-19	614 (47%)	$5,950	614 (47%)	$5,950	-	-
2019-20	523 (47%)	$5,212	520 (46%)	$4,875	22 (2%)	$8,688
2020-21	507 (45%)	$5,134	502 (45%)	$4,798	25 (2%)	$7,783
2021-22	510 (46%)	$5,243	505 (45%)	$4,918	22 (2%)	$8,661
Average	582 (46.56%)	$5,227	577 (46.00%)	$5,082	16 (1.80%)	$8,487

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at ULM

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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