How U of South Alabama'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 South Alabama since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,950, which is 66.67 % of all undergraduate students. 5,796 students which is 54.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $10,252.

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	6,460 (57%)	$5,826	4,416 (39%)	$4,091	6,478 (57%)	$8,867
2014-15	6,965 (61%)	$6,037	4,595 (40%)	$4,192	6,595 (57%)	$9,222
2015-16	7,123 (62%)	$6,263	4,545 (39%)	$4,292	6,479 (56%)	$9,687
2016-17	7,106 (60%)	$6,514	4,379 (37%)	$4,294	6,275 (53%)	$10,312
2017-18	6,848 (62%)	$6,725	4,310 (39%)	$4,704	6,085 (55%)	$10,546
2018-19	6,726 (65%)	$7,011	4,161 (40%)	$4,874	5,873 (57%)	$10,785
2019-20	6,931 (72%)	$6,523	3,738 (39%)	$4,899	5,270 (55%)	$11,244
2020-21	6,738 (74%)	$6,709	3,323 (37%)	$4,931	4,634 (51%)	$10,988
2021-22	7,655 (87%)	$8,018	3,403 (39%)	$5,002	4,474 (51%)	$10,621
Average	6,950 (66.67%)	$6,625	4,097 (38.78%)	$4,587	5,796 (54.67%)	$10,252

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,577 (86.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,221. It can cover 38.71% of tuition & fees ($18,652) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,073 (58.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,577).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,509 (82%)	$6,987	1,140 (62%)	$9,105
2014-15	1,683 (83%)	$6,738	1,246 (61%)	$9,500
2015-16	1,693 (81%)	$6,730	1,221 (59%)	$10,310
2016-17	1,556 (80%)	$6,927	1,131 (58%)	$10,747
2017-18	1,591 (85%)	$7,314	1,147 (61%)	$10,983
2018-19	1,658 (88%)	$7,439	1,149 (61%)	$11,039
2019-20	1,438 (90%)	$7,395	869 (54%)	$11,438
2020-21	1,426 (92%)	$7,774	776 (50%)	$10,893
2021-22	1,639 (94%)	$7,686	982 (56%)	$11,177
Average	1,577 (86.11%)	$7,221	1,073 (58.00%)	$10,577

^*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, 753 (40.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,767.

In addition, 66 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (3.44 % 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	763 (42%)	$4,396	343 (19%)	$3,321	87 (5%)	$1,884	1,077 (59%)	$5,466
2014-15	875 (43%)	$4,527	301 (15%)	$3,216	71 (3%)	$1,684	1,189 (58%)	$5,292
2015-16	884 (42%)	$4,588	291 (14%)	$3,613	71 (3%)	$1,372	1,196 (57%)	$5,175
2016-17	721 (37%)	$4,468	203 (10%)	$4,939	44 (2%)	$1,311	1,200 (61%)	$5,413
2017-18	778 (42%)	$4,706	223 (12%)	$5,403	59 (3%)	$775	1,263 (68%)	$5,324
2018-19	812 (43%)	$5,016	243 (13%)	$3,078	82 (4%)	$1,466	1,333 (70%)	$5,545
2019-20	604 (38%)	$5,061	916 (57%)	$1,642	48 (3%)	$1,856	1,112 (70%)	$5,382
2020-21	576 (37%)	$5,103	930 (60%)	$1,461	35 (2%)	$2,059	1,296 (84%)	$5,183
2021-22	764 (44%)	$5,041	666 (38%)	$2,672	98 (6%)	$1,398	1,444 (82%)	$4,730
Average	753 (40.89%)	$4,767	457 (26.44%)	$3,261	66 (3.44%)	$1,534	1,234 (67.67%)	$5,279

^*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, 1,073 (58.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,073.

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	1,140 (62%)	$9,105	1,121 (61%)	$8,864	50 (3%)	$8,856
2014-15	1,246 (61%)	$9,500	1,233 (61%)	$9,137	66 (3%)	$8,659
2015-16	1,221 (59%)	$10,310	1,203 (58%)	$9,994	62 (3%)	$9,133
2016-17	1,131 (58%)	$10,747	1,107 (57%)	$10,295	67 (3%)	$11,309
2017-18	1,147 (61%)	$10,983	1,123 (60%)	$10,519	77 (4%)	$10,190
2018-19	1,149 (61%)	$11,039	1,131 (60%)	$10,482	73 (4%)	$11,346
2019-20	869 (54%)	$11,438	847 (53%)	$10,842	67 (4%)	$11,301
2020-21	776 (50%)	$10,893	751 (49%)	$10,354	55 (4%)	$12,311
2021-22	982 (56%)	$11,177	957 (55%)	$10,574	72 (4%)	$11,898
Average	1,073 (58.00%)	$10,577	1,053 (57.11%)	$10,118	65 (3.56%)	$10,556

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of South Alabama

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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