How USJ'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 Saint Joseph since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 769, which is 83.56 % of all undergraduate students. 677 students which is 73.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,720.

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	837 (80%)	$16,892	354 (34%)	$4,013	800 (76%)	$8,179
2014-15	830 (84%)	$22,504	352 (36%)	$4,014	724 (73%)	$7,859
2015-16	648 (68%)	$16,697	262 (27%)	$4,220	592 (62%)	$8,416
2016-17	705 (79%)	$19,878	340 (38%)	$4,140	653 (73%)	$7,658
2017-18	656 (81%)	$21,559	317 (39%)	$4,311	590 (73%)	$7,578
2018-19	759 (84%)	$23,292	360 (40%)	$4,458	681 (75%)	$10,678
2019-20	837 (93%)	$23,049	343 (38%)	$4,567	689 (76%)	$10,708
2020-21	795 (89%)	$24,606	344 (38%)	$4,697	672 (75%)	$10,368
2021-22	855 (94%)	$25,733	332 (37%)	$4,969	692 (76%)	$7,039
Average	769 (83.56%)	$21,579	334 (36.33%)	$4,377	677 (73.22%)	$8,720

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 172 (99.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $23,514. It can cover 51.22% of tuition & fees ($45,908).

In addition, 140 (81.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,407).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	153 (100%)	$19,929	130 (85%)	$8,594
2014-15	149 (100%)	$22,474	130 (87%)	$6,521
2015-16	205 (97%)	$17,851	151 (72%)	$7,779
2016-17	123 (98%)	$21,536	103 (82%)	$7,527
2017-18	131 (99%)	$22,849	108 (82%)	$7,427
2018-19	218 (100%)	$25,907	179 (82%)	$12,034
2019-20	202 (100%)	$26,670	170 (84%)	$7,886
2020-21	182 (100%)	$26,100	140 (77%)	$9,375
2021-22	186 (100%)	$28,311	149 (80%)	$8,523
Average	172 (99.33%)	$23,514	140 (81.22%)	$8,407

^*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, 68 (39.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,618.

In addition, 34 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.56 % 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	54 (35%)	$4,333	54 (35%)	$468	75 (49%)	$2,985	153 (100%)	$16,771
2014-15	70 (47%)	$4,060	62 (42%)	$665	87 (58%)	$2,893	149 (100%)	$18,601
2015-16	71 (34%)	$4,741	54 (26%)	$477	39 (18%)	$3,700	153 (73%)	$20,606
2016-17	48 (38%)	$4,158	19 (15%)	$921	7 (6%)	$2,607	122 (98%)	$19,784
2017-18	56 (42%)	$4,589	26 (20%)	$1,013	25 (19%)	$2,546	130 (98%)	$20,356
2018-19	98 (45%)	$4,928	96 (44%)	$1,906	20 (9%)	$3,706	218 (100%)	$22,512
2019-20	76 (38%)	$5,038	95 (47%)	$1,760	31 (15%)	$2,765	202 (100%)	$23,523
2020-21	72 (40%)	$4,510	40 (22%)	$1,238	15 (8%)	$3,483	180 (99%)	$24,021
2021-22	69 (37%)	$5,204	67 (36%)	$5,455	6 (3%)	$2,708	185 (99%)	$24,459
Average	68 (39.56%)	$4,618	57 (31.89%)	$1,545	34 (20.56%)	$3,044	166 (96.33%)	$21,181

^*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, 140 (81.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $140.

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	130 (85%)	$8,594	130 (85%)	$6,344	19 (12%)	$15,393
2014-15	130 (87%)	$6,521	120 (81%)	$5,638	10 (7%)	$17,120
2015-16	151 (72%)	$7,779	134 (64%)	$6,265	24 (11%)	$13,966
2016-17	103 (82%)	$7,527	103 (82%)	$5,893	12 (10%)	$14,031
2017-18	108 (82%)	$7,427	108 (82%)	$5,484	14 (11%)	$14,992
2018-19	179 (82%)	$12,034	177 (81%)	$8,782	35 (16%)	$17,134
2019-20	170 (84%)	$7,886	170 (84%)	$5,427	28 (14%)	$14,929
2020-21	140 (77%)	$9,375	137 (75%)	$5,268	35 (19%)	$16,880
2021-22	149 (80%)	$8,523	148 (80%)	$5,090	27 (15%)	$19,133
Average	140 (81.22%)	$8,407	136 (79.33%)	$6,021	23 (12.78%)	$15,953

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at USJ

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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