How USD'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 San Diego since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,985, which is 70.11 % of all undergraduate students. 2,133 students which is 37.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,840.

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	3,801 (68%)	$23,458	1,000 (18%)	$4,195	2,343 (42%)	$7,229
2014-15	3,893 (68%)	$23,729	1,018 (18%)	$4,190	2,349 (41%)	$7,088
2015-16	3,849 (69%)	$24,030	902 (16%)	$4,325	2,180 (39%)	$7,012
2016-17	3,897 (70%)	$24,650	860 (15%)	$4,377	2,173 (39%)	$7,310
2017-18	4,037 (71%)	$26,477	1,010 (18%)	$4,578	2,167 (38%)	$7,059
2018-19	4,100 (70%)	$28,658	965 (16%)	$4,720	2,177 (37%)	$6,574
2019-20	4,214 (71%)	$30,353	992 (17%)	$4,886	2,129 (36%)	$6,535
2020-21	3,981 (72%)	$32,908	996 (18%)	$4,991	1,808 (33%)	$6,377
2021-22	4,097 (72%)	$34,473	1,026 (18%)	$5,100	1,873 (33%)	$6,377
Average	3,985 (70.11%)	$27,637	974 (17.11%)	$4,596	2,133 (37.56%)	$6,840

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 940 (81.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $28,845. It can cover 51.10% of tuition & fees ($56,444).

In addition, 470 (40.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,146).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	981 (79%)	$25,200	547 (44%)	$7,518
2014-15	932 (83%)	$23,430	486 (43%)	$7,113
2015-16	867 (79%)	$22,617	421 (38%)	$7,337
2016-17	940 (83%)	$24,364	460 (41%)	$7,022
2017-18	1,010 (84%)	$28,994	513 (42%)	$7,001
2018-19	1,041 (80%)	$31,109	573 (44%)	$6,805
2019-20	905 (79%)	$33,074	449 (39%)	$7,602
2020-21	817 (82%)	$34,413	336 (34%)	$6,875
2021-22	963 (83%)	$36,408	445 (38%)	$7,044
Average	940 (81.33%)	$28,845	470 (40.33%)	$7,146

^*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, 192 (16.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,480.

In addition, 151 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (13.00 % 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	237 (19%)	$4,193	234 (19%)	$766	161 (13%)	$8,941	979 (79%)	$22,582
2014-15	182 (16%)	$4,002	174 (15%)	$752	141 (12%)	$8,631	932 (83%)	$21,202
2015-16	145 (13%)	$4,193	142 (13%)	$772	119 (11%)	$8,972	867 (79%)	$20,557
2016-17	161 (14%)	$4,303	153 (14%)	$742	115 (10%)	$8,703	938 (83%)	$22,489
2017-18	204 (17%)	$4,524	201 (17%)	$534	144 (12%)	$8,856	1,009 (84%)	$26,738
2018-19	205 (16%)	$4,511	206 (16%)	$831	186 (14%)	$9,055	1,040 (80%)	$28,466
2019-20	181 (16%)	$4,684	180 (16%)	$800	152 (13%)	$8,959	904 (79%)	$30,507
2020-21	183 (18%)	$4,945	196 (20%)	$1,611	158 (16%)	$8,950	816 (82%)	$31,226
2021-22	231 (20%)	$4,965	243 (21%)	$1,776	186 (16%)	$9,171	961 (82%)	$33,066
Average	192 (16.56%)	$4,480	192 (16.78%)	$954	151 (13.00%)	$8,915	938 (81.22%)	$26,315

^*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, 470 (40.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $470.

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	547 (44%)	$7,518	540 (44%)	$5,881	123 (10%)	$7,615
2014-15	486 (43%)	$7,113	480 (43%)	$5,672	90 (8%)	$8,162
2015-16	421 (38%)	$7,337	409 (37%)	$5,752	73 (7%)	$10,086
2016-17	460 (41%)	$7,022	450 (40%)	$5,880	81 (7%)	$7,214
2017-18	513 (42%)	$7,001	506 (42%)	$5,739	83 (7%)	$8,283
2018-19	573 (44%)	$6,805	553 (42%)	$5,364	115 (9%)	$8,110
2019-20	449 (39%)	$7,602	432 (38%)	$5,371	99 (9%)	$11,043
2020-21	336 (34%)	$6,875	324 (33%)	$5,216	51 (5%)	$12,155
2021-22	445 (38%)	$7,044	424 (36%)	$5,266	80 (7%)	$11,275
Average	470 (40.33%)	$7,146	458 (39.44%)	$5,571	88 (7.67%)	$9,327

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at USD

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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