How USF'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 Florida since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 23,752, which is 70.78 % of all undergraduate students. 12,146 students which is 37.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,765.

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	22,522 (74%)	$5,976	12,669 (42%)	$4,115	14,468 (48%)	$8,106
2014-15	21,660 (72%)	$6,245	12,274 (41%)	$4,330	13,904 (46%)	$8,141
2015-16	20,711 (69%)	$6,426	11,882 (39%)	$4,342	13,551 (45%)	$8,017
2016-17	19,787 (65%)	$6,517	11,375 (38%)	$4,381	13,047 (43%)	$8,198
2017-18	20,375 (64%)	$8,095	11,939 (38%)	$5,058	12,262 (39%)	$7,862
2018-19	20,397 (63%)	$8,912	11,594 (36%)	$5,226	11,176 (35%)	$7,679
2019-20	25,741 (67%)	$8,820	13,273 (34%)	$5,219	11,904 (31%)	$7,616
2020-21	33,146 (86%)	$7,556	12,330 (32%)	$5,386	9,662 (25%)	$7,051
2021-22	29,429 (77%)	$9,226	11,994 (32%)	$5,440	9,340 (25%)	$7,215
Average	23,752 (70.78%)	$7,530	12,148 (36.89%)	$4,833	12,146 (37.44%)	$7,765

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 4,050 (87.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,375. It can cover 54.12% of tuition & fees ($17,324) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,494 (33.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,984).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	3,651 (95%)	$7,799	1,615 (42%)	$7,489
2014-15	3,370 (82%)	$7,845	1,722 (42%)	$8,236
2015-16	3,348 (81%)	$8,008	1,661 (40%)	$8,491
2016-17	3,192 (79%)	$7,937	1,615 (40%)	$8,898
2017-18	3,478 (85%)	$9,838	1,463 (36%)	$7,678
2018-19	3,853 (89%)	$11,016	1,287 (30%)	$7,528
2019-20	4,828 (89%)	$10,904	1,413 (26%)	$7,839
2020-21	5,433 (98%)	$9,965	1,135 (20%)	$7,432
2021-22	5,297 (87%)	$11,066	1,531 (25%)	$8,261
Average	4,050 (87.22%)	$9,375	1,494 (33.44%)	$7,984

^*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, 1,524 (33.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,312.

In addition, 3,190 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (68.89 % 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	1,533 (40%)	$4,487	259 (7%)	$1,321	3,170 (82%)	$2,771	2,814 (73%)	$4,431
2014-15	1,483 (36%)	$4,602	270 (7%)	$1,211	2,452 (59%)	$2,749	2,949 (72%)	$4,254
2015-16	1,466 (36%)	$4,654	270 (7%)	$1,312	2,521 (61%)	$2,702	2,833 (69%)	$4,526
2016-17	1,385 (34%)	$4,593	289 (7%)	$1,386	2,439 (61%)	$2,726	2,509 (62%)	$4,752
2017-18	1,482 (36%)	$5,566	312 (8%)	$1,416	2,935 (72%)	$4,815	2,592 (63%)	$4,395
2018-19	1,368 (31%)	$5,956	325 (7%)	$1,275	3,212 (74%)	$6,430	2,843 (65%)	$4,653
2019-20	1,673 (31%)	$5,838	864 (16%)	$1,354	3,999 (73%)	$6,498	3,659 (67%)	$4,297
2020-21	1,590 (29%)	$6,002	1,029 (18%)	$2,068	4,112 (74%)	$6,184	5,382 (97%)	$3,166
2021-22	1,735 (28%)	$6,112	2,303 (38%)	$3,212	3,874 (64%)	$6,094	4,017 (66%)	$4,234
Average	1,524 (33.44%)	$5,312	658 (12.78%)	$1,617	3,190 (68.89%)	$4,552	3,289 (70.44%)	$4,301

^*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, 1,494 (33.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,494.

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	1,615 (42%)	$7,489	1,605 (42%)	$7,259	64 (2%)	$6,939
2014-15	1,722 (42%)	$8,236	1,705 (41%)	$7,894	91 (2%)	$7,946
2015-16	1,661 (40%)	$8,491	1,638 (40%)	$8,046	114 (3%)	$8,114
2016-17	1,615 (40%)	$8,898	1,587 (39%)	$8,482	114 (3%)	$7,979
2017-18	1,463 (36%)	$7,678	1,436 (35%)	$6,759	162 (4%)	$9,426
2018-19	1,287 (30%)	$7,528	1,253 (29%)	$6,383	168 (4%)	$10,062
2019-20	1,413 (26%)	$7,839	1,368 (25%)	$6,643	186 (3%)	$10,692
2020-21	1,135 (20%)	$7,432	1,095 (20%)	$6,281	137 (2%)	$11,370
2021-22	1,531 (25%)	$8,261	1,471 (24%)	$6,789	201 (3%)	$13,237
Average	1,494 (33.44%)	$7,984	1,462 (32.78%)	$7,171	137 (2.89%)	$9,529

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at USF

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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