How UNCW'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 Wilmington since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,106, which is 51.00 % of all undergraduate students. 6,241 students which is 45.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,729.

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	6,504 (52%)	$5,867	3,609 (29%)	$3,999	6,445 (52%)	$7,136
2014-15	6,895 (53%)	$5,803	3,758 (29%)	$4,005	6,464 (50%)	$6,951
2015-16	7,304 (55%)	$5,442	3,557 (27%)	$4,081	6,449 (49%)	$6,981
2016-17	6,973 (50%)	$5,891	3,743 (27%)	$4,051	6,557 (47%)	$6,789
2017-18	7,056 (49%)	$6,407	4,038 (28%)	$4,476	6,739 (46%)	$6,673
2018-19	7,057 (49%)	$6,671	3,913 (27%)	$4,651	6,333 (44%)	$6,639
2019-20	7,421 (50%)	$6,744	3,950 (27%)	$4,712	6,203 (42%)	$6,555
2020-21	7,448 (51%)	$6,447	3,780 (26%)	$4,606	5,654 (39%)	$6,437
2021-22	7,294 (50%)	$6,644	3,637 (25%)	$4,702	5,326 (37%)	$6,402
Average	7,106 (51.00%)	$6,213	3,776 (27.22%)	$4,365	6,241 (45.11%)	$6,729

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,140 (52.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,978. It can cover 26.01% of tuition & fees ($22,985) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,089 (50.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,057).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	930 (48%)	$5,744	1,006 (52%)	$5,700
2014-15	1,109 (51%)	$5,879	1,105 (51%)	$6,423
2015-16	1,145 (57%)	$5,374	1,043 (52%)	$6,596
2016-17	1,092 (49%)	$5,471	1,138 (51%)	$6,941
2017-18	1,218 (57%)	$6,079	1,156 (54%)	$6,990
2018-19	1,131 (53%)	$6,205	1,106 (52%)	$7,304
2019-20	1,218 (52%)	$6,579	1,122 (48%)	$7,628
2020-21	1,066 (53%)	$6,253	980 (49%)	$7,895
2021-22	1,350 (56%)	$6,217	1,144 (47%)	$8,040
Average	1,140 (52.89%)	$5,978	1,089 (50.67%)	$7,057

^*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, 493 (22.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,573.

In addition, 493 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (22.89 % 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	468 (24%)	$4,294	7 (0%)	$1,501	465 (24%)	$2,691	841 (43%)	$2,463
2014-15	509 (24%)	$4,178	61 (3%)	$1,592	489 (23%)	$2,543	1,012 (47%)	$3,016
2015-16	463 (23%)	$4,383	77 (4%)	$1,345	492 (24%)	$3,007	1,002 (50%)	$2,536
2016-17	484 (22%)	$4,132	114 (5%)	$569	535 (24%)	$2,829	873 (39%)	$2,745
2017-18	520 (24%)	$4,693	163 (8%)	$613	535 (25%)	$2,844	1,036 (48%)	$3,225
2018-19	494 (23%)	$4,852	171 (8%)	$702	535 (25%)	$2,779	879 (41%)	$3,429
2019-20	541 (23%)	$4,912	191 (8%)	$795	500 (21%)	$2,810	1,054 (45%)	$3,604
2020-21	427 (21%)	$4,803	106 (5%)	$806	409 (20%)	$2,731	939 (47%)	$3,634
2021-22	529 (22%)	$4,913	155 (6%)	$751	478 (20%)	$2,956	1,213 (50%)	$3,515
Average	493 (22.89%)	$4,573	116 (5.88%)	$964	493 (22.89%)	$2,799	983 (45.56%)	$3,130

^*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, 1,089 (50.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,089.

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	1,006 (52%)	$5,700	1,005 (52%)	$5,465	26 (1%)	$9,288
2014-15	1,105 (51%)	$6,423	1,093 (51%)	$5,422	79 (4%)	$14,819
2015-16	1,043 (52%)	$6,596	1,026 (51%)	$5,558	98 (5%)	$12,012
2016-17	1,138 (51%)	$6,941	1,107 (50%)	$5,407	147 (7%)	$13,022
2017-18	1,156 (54%)	$6,990	1,135 (53%)	$5,315	151 (7%)	$13,559
2018-19	1,106 (52%)	$7,304	1,075 (50%)	$5,303	159 (7%)	$14,952
2019-20	1,122 (48%)	$7,628	1,101 (47%)	$5,262	203 (9%)	$13,620
2020-21	980 (49%)	$7,895	947 (47%)	$5,258	178 (9%)	$15,490
2021-22	1,144 (47%)	$8,040	1,098 (45%)	$5,247	220 (9%)	$15,623
Average	1,089 (50.67%)	$7,057	1,065 (49.56%)	$5,360	140 (6.44%)	$13,598

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UNCW

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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