How UNC Charlotte'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 North Carolina at Charlotte since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,059, which is 51.56 % of all undergraduate students. 12,110 students which is 52.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,635.

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	11,642 (54%)	$6,372	8,699 (40%)	$4,063	12,646 (59%)	$6,815
2014-15	11,550 (52%)	$6,896	9,002 (41%)	$4,153	12,827 (58%)	$6,923
2015-16	11,951 (53%)	$6,850	8,934 (39%)	$4,210	12,737 (56%)	$6,740
2016-17	11,986 (51%)	$6,628	8,731 (37%)	$4,153	12,810 (55%)	$6,671
2017-18	12,001 (50%)	$7,021	8,771 (37%)	$4,551	12,682 (53%)	$6,575
2018-19	12,359 (51%)	$7,295	8,998 (37%)	$4,711	12,282 (50%)	$6,572
2019-20	12,315 (51%)	$7,347	8,647 (36%)	$4,827	11,753 (49%)	$6,585
2020-21	12,417 (51%)	$7,583	8,434 (35%)	$4,923	10,932 (45%)	$6,480
2021-22	12,313 (51%)	$7,577	8,473 (35%)	$4,892	10,319 (43%)	$6,352
Average	12,059 (51.56%)	$7,063	8,743 (37.44%)	$4,498	12,110 (52.00%)	$6,635

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,947 (54.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,945. It can cover 36.32% of tuition & fees ($21,876) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,943 (55.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,062).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,512 (49%)	$8,100	1,797 (59%)	$6,465
2014-15	1,605 (49%)	$9,728	1,850 (56%)	$6,881
2015-16	1,603 (47%)	$7,858	1,923 (56%)	$6,793
2016-17	2,003 (58%)	$7,385	1,986 (58%)	$6,916
2017-18	1,787 (53%)	$7,737	1,938 (58%)	$7,025
2018-19	2,096 (57%)	$7,317	2,008 (55%)	$7,549
2019-20	2,025 (56%)	$7,666	1,907 (53%)	$7,602
2020-21	2,385 (61%)	$7,807	1,971 (50%)	$7,202
2021-22	2,507 (60%)	$7,907	2,109 (50%)	$7,127
Average	1,947 (54.44%)	$7,945	1,943 (55.00%)	$7,062

^*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, 1,171 (32.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,661.

In addition, 1,166 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.78 % 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	1,041 (34%)	$4,127	104 (3%)	$960	1,046 (34%)	$2,595	1,054 (34%)	$4,875
2014-15	1,172 (36%)	$4,420	267 (8%)	$990	1,173 (36%)	$2,954	1,049 (32%)	$6,390
2015-16	1,133 (33%)	$4,397	95 (3%)	$991	1,141 (33%)	$2,843	965 (28%)	$4,432
2016-17	1,101 (32%)	$4,311	139 (4%)	$1,101	1,107 (32%)	$2,913	1,550 (45%)	$4,302
2017-18	1,081 (32%)	$4,685	149 (4%)	$995	1,080 (32%)	$2,844	1,280 (38%)	$4,329
2018-19	1,181 (32%)	$4,689	155 (4%)	$1,124	1,177 (32%)	$2,843	1,521 (41%)	$4,128
2019-20	1,119 (31%)	$4,945	194 (5%)	$983	1,118 (31%)	$2,730	1,531 (42%)	$4,407
2020-21	1,276 (32%)	$5,130	287 (7%)	$1,169	1,276 (32%)	$2,789	1,869 (48%)	$4,377
2021-22	1,438 (34%)	$5,243	122 (3%)	$1,076	1,375 (33%)	$2,809	2,047 (49%)	$4,050
Average	1,171 (32.89%)	$4,661	168 (4.56%)	$1,043	1,166 (32.78%)	$2,813	1,430 (39.67%)	$4,588

^*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, 1,943 (55.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,943.

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	1,797 (59%)	$6,465	1,779 (58%)	$5,466	160 (5%)	$11,829
2014-15	1,850 (56%)	$6,881	1,829 (55%)	$5,708	199 (6%)	$11,508
2015-16	1,923 (56%)	$6,793	1,885 (55%)	$5,463	240 (7%)	$11,522
2016-17	1,986 (58%)	$6,916	1,955 (57%)	$5,423	245 (7%)	$12,789
2017-18	1,938 (58%)	$7,025	1,907 (57%)	$5,457	245 (7%)	$13,094
2018-19	2,008 (55%)	$7,549	1,957 (53%)	$5,267	365 (10%)	$13,290
2019-20	1,907 (53%)	$7,602	1,849 (51%)	$5,445	328 (9%)	$13,505
2020-21	1,971 (50%)	$7,202	1,933 (49%)	$5,311	263 (7%)	$14,942
2021-22	2,109 (50%)	$7,127	2,071 (49%)	$5,309	283 (7%)	$14,261
Average	1,943 (55.00%)	$7,062	1,907 (53.78%)	$5,428	259 (7.22%)	$12,971

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UNC Charlotte

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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