How UMES'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 Maryland Eastern Shore since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,259, which is 80.11 % of all undergraduate students. 1,711 students which is 59.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,124.

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	2,826 (80%)	$9,780	1,890 (54%)	$4,431	1,947 (55%)	$6,122
2014-15	2,912 (82%)	$11,519	1,939 (54%)	$4,487	1,924 (54%)	$6,125
2015-16	2,734 (73%)	$8,097	2,089 (56%)	$4,446	2,523 (67%)	$6,788
2016-17	2,193 (67%)	$11,596	1,718 (52%)	$4,509	2,083 (64%)	$6,949
2017-18	2,391 (84%)	$15,690	1,547 (54%)	$4,810	1,825 (64%)	$10,725
2018-19	1,877 (72%)	$7,535	1,362 (52%)	$4,803	1,652 (63%)	$6,939
2019-20	1,926 (83%)	$7,352	1,202 (52%)	$4,876	1,397 (60%)	$7,034
2020-21	1,710 (83%)	$7,547	972 (47%)	$4,821	1,077 (52%)	$6,913
2021-22	1,758 (97%)	$9,712	923 (51%)	$4,961	971 (54%)	$6,525
Average	2,259 (80.11%)	$9,870	1,516 (52.44%)	$4,683	1,711 (59.22%)	$7,124

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 495 (82.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,903. It can cover 45.13% of tuition & fees ($19,728) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 393 (62.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,226).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	460 (76%)	$9,030	256 (42%)	$5,438
2014-15	496 (66%)	$10,197	434 (57%)	$5,525
2015-16	727 (72%)	$7,502	772 (76%)	$6,525
2016-17	560 (80%)	$6,460	487 (70%)	$6,325
2017-18	450 (80%)	$7,932	392 (70%)	$6,463
2018-19	401 (80%)	$7,889	343 (68%)	$6,860
2019-20	480 (94%)	$8,600	330 (65%)	$6,246
2020-21	436 (94%)	$9,812	258 (55%)	$6,595
2021-22	443 (100%)	$12,705	268 (60%)	$6,057
Average	495 (82.44%)	$8,903	393 (62.56%)	$6,226

^*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, 368 (59.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,862.

In addition, 213 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.00 % 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	356 (59%)	$4,677	86 (14%)	$474	273 (45%)	$4,287	225 (37%)	$5,679
2014-15	471 (62%)	$4,684	106 (14%)	$518	288 (38%)	$4,476	238 (31%)	$6,333
2015-16	624 (62%)	$4,651	75 (7%)	$501	291 (29%)	$3,522	255 (25%)	$5,839
2016-17	397 (57%)	$4,622	90 (13%)	$592	196 (28%)	$3,552	221 (32%)	$4,676
2017-18	353 (63%)	$4,813	63 (11%)	$980	196 (35%)	$4,217	268 (48%)	$3,665
2018-19	281 (56%)	$4,694	64 (13%)	$1,157	159 (32%)	$4,165	272 (54%)	$4,073
2019-20	297 (58%)	$5,165	434 (85%)	$1,044	188 (37%)	$4,612	337 (66%)	$3,781
2020-21	256 (55%)	$5,065	415 (89%)	$1,541	148 (32%)	$5,280	401 (86%)	$3,891
2021-22	274 (62%)	$5,391	441 (100%)	$2,554	174 (39%)	$5,186	375 (85%)	$5,659
Average	368 (59.33%)	$4,862	197 (38.44%)	$1,040	213 (35.00%)	$4,366	288 (51.56%)	$4,844

^*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, 393 (62.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $393.

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	256 (42%)	$5,438	249 (41%)	$5,154	10 (2%)	$10,869
2014-15	434 (57%)	$5,525	432 (57%)	$5,325	10 (1%)	$9,770
2015-16	772 (76%)	$6,525	769 (76%)	$6,155	27 (3%)	$11,274
2016-17	487 (70%)	$6,325	481 (69%)	$6,202	16 (2%)	$6,064
2017-18	392 (70%)	$6,463	388 (69%)	$6,028	19 (3%)	$10,247
2018-19	343 (68%)	$6,860	335 (67%)	$5,920	24 (5%)	$15,416
2019-20	330 (65%)	$6,246	329 (65%)	$5,975	8 (2%)	$11,905
2020-21	258 (55%)	$6,595	253 (54%)	$5,670	20 (4%)	$13,358
2021-22	268 (60%)	$6,057	267 (60%)	$5,377	16 (4%)	$11,722
Average	393 (62.56%)	$6,226	389 (62.00%)	$5,756	17 (2.89%)	$11,181

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UMES

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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