How UPRA'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 Puerto Rico-Arecibo since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,246, which is 88.67 % of all undergraduate students. 182 students which is 4.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $3,834.

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	3,078 (82%)	$5,150	3,017 (80%)	$4,750	249 (7%)	$4,169
2014-15	3,172 (84%)	$5,194	3,135 (83%)	$4,864	232 (6%)	$4,009
2015-16	3,363 (87%)	$5,029	3,327 (87%)	$4,925	263 (7%)	$3,820
2016-17	3,397 (82%)	$5,353	3,376 (81%)	$5,101	307 (7%)	$4,405
2017-18	3,246 (85%)	$2,545	3,057 (80%)	$2,546	49 (1%)	$2,289
2018-19	3,276 (90%)	$2,650	3,125 (86%)	$2,696	192 (5%)	$2,834
2019-20	3,415 (96%)	$6,471	3,008 (85%)	$5,432	196 (6%)	$4,105
2020-21	3,216 (94%)	$7,507	2,816 (82%)	$5,370	59 (2%)	$4,226
2021-22	3,055 (98%)	$8,258	2,569 (82%)	$5,440	93 (3%)	$4,645
Average	3,246 (88.67%)	$5,351	3,048 (82.89%)	$4,569	182 (4.89%)	$3,834

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 749 (91.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,122. It can cover 114.98% of tuition & fees ($5,324) based on out-of-state rate.

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	750 (87%)	$5,331	-	-
2014-15	811 (89%)	$5,547	-	-
2015-16	843 (89%)	$5,514	-	-
2016-17	834 (89%)	$5,608	-	-
2017-18	636 (87%)	$5,266	-	-
2018-19	753 (93%)	$5,324	-	-
2019-20	659 (91%)	$5,650	-	-
2020-21	752 (99%)	$8,181	-	-
2021-22	702 (99%)	$8,674	-	-
Average	749 (91.44%)	$6,122	-	-

^*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, 728 (88.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,154.

In addition, 256 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (30.67 % 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	750 (87%)	$4,824	26 (3%)	$306	431 (50%)	$715	82 (10%)	$787
2014-15	811 (89%)	$4,952	195 (21%)	$579	280 (31%)	$831	103 (11%)	$1,324
2015-16	843 (89%)	$5,042	243 (26%)	$852	277 (29%)	$184	104 (11%)	$1,340
2016-17	822 (88%)	$5,186	211 (23%)	$836	380 (41%)	$281	86 (9%)	$1,528
2017-18	630 (86%)	$5,054	185 (25%)	$402	396 (54%)	$148	30 (4%)	$1,073
2018-19	734 (91%)	$5,201	167 (21%)	$425	313 (39%)	$150	153 (19%)	$479
2019-20	655 (91%)	$5,348	201 (28%)	$779	43 (6%)	$792	23 (3%)	$1,287
2020-21	677 (89%)	$5,375	706 (93%)	$2,176	10 (1%)	$423	729 (96%)	$1,334
2021-22	630 (89%)	$5,408	702 (99%)	$3,083	174 (25%)	$506	390 (55%)	$1,102
Average	728 (88.78%)	$5,154	293 (37.67%)	$1,049	256 (30.67%)	$448	189 (24.22%)	$1,139

^*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..

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UPRA

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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