How UST'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 St Thomas since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,848, which is 93.44 % of all undergraduate students. 3,132 students which is 50.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,599.

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	5,896 (93%)	$23,260	1,214 (19%)	$3,867	3,506 (55%)	$6,938
2014-15	5,658 (91%)	$17,092	1,128 (18%)	$3,917	3,404 (55%)	$6,810
2015-16	5,727 (92%)	$18,490	1,071 (17%)	$4,037	3,293 (53%)	$6,832
2016-17	5,686 (93%)	$19,573	1,051 (17%)	$3,969	3,194 (52%)	$6,721
2017-18	5,791 (93%)	$21,145	1,124 (18%)	$4,265	3,031 (49%)	$6,649
2018-19	5,997 (94%)	$22,975	1,146 (18%)	$4,503	3,137 (49%)	$6,297
2019-20	6,093 (95%)	$24,935	1,179 (18%)	$4,595	3,007 (47%)	$6,401
2020-21	6,063 (96%)	$27,170	1,130 (18%)	$4,600	2,837 (45%)	$6,341
2021-22	5,720 (94%)	$29,252	1,115 (18%)	$4,778	2,780 (46%)	$6,406
Average	5,848 (93.44%)	$22,655	1,129 (17.89%)	$4,281	3,132 (50.11%)	$6,599

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,411 (96.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $24,094. It can cover 46.08% of tuition & fees ($52,284).

In addition, 804 (55.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $10,395).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,323 (97%)	$17,162	808 (59%)	$9,787
2014-15	1,364 (97%)	$19,743	835 (59%)	$10,001
2015-16	1,360 (96%)	$19,864	817 (57%)	$10,921
2016-17	1,299 (96%)	$21,274	778 (58%)	$11,457
2017-18	1,440 (96%)	$23,120	817 (55%)	$10,080
2018-19	1,688 (96%)	$25,547	956 (54%)	$9,487
2019-20	1,504 (96%)	$27,027	772 (50%)	$11,238
2020-21	1,429 (96%)	$30,821	773 (52%)	$10,047
2021-22	1,288 (96%)	$32,284	681 (51%)	$10,539
Average	1,411 (96.22%)	$24,094	804 (55.00%)	$10,395

^*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, 292 (19.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,319.

In addition, 402 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (27.22 % 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	252 (18%)	$4,006	167 (12%)	$1,017	313 (23%)	$4,151	1,310 (96%)	$15,440
2014-15	245 (17%)	$3,727	153 (11%)	$1,111	341 (24%)	$4,241	1,358 (96%)	$17,968
2015-16	229 (16%)	$4,161	159 (11%)	$1,121	305 (21%)	$4,652	1,356 (95%)	$18,042
2016-17	223 (17%)	$3,874	146 (11%)	$1,218	325 (24%)	$4,857	1,289 (96%)	$19,407
2017-18	341 (23%)	$4,316	184 (12%)	$716	465 (31%)	$4,368	1,433 (96%)	$20,696
2018-19	365 (21%)	$4,619	306 (17%)	$800	525 (30%)	$4,381	1,674 (95%)	$23,233
2019-20	352 (23%)	$4,662	248 (16%)	$2,951	481 (31%)	$4,421	1,491 (96%)	$24,245
2020-21	300 (20%)	$4,747	489 (33%)	$1,683	456 (31%)	$4,757	1,418 (95%)	$27,945
2021-22	319 (24%)	$4,762	271 (20%)	$1,098	410 (30%)	$4,998	1,281 (95%)	$29,443
Average	292 (19.89%)	$4,319	236 (15.89%)	$1,302	402 (27.22%)	$4,536	1,401 (95.56%)	$21,824

^*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, 804 (55.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $804.

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	808 (59%)	$9,787	800 (58%)	$6,062	808 (59%)	$3,785
2014-15	835 (59%)	$10,001	826 (59%)	$6,020	835 (59%)	$4,046
2015-16	817 (57%)	$10,921	806 (57%)	$5,865	817 (57%)	$5,134
2016-17	778 (58%)	$11,457	766 (57%)	$5,745	778 (58%)	$5,800
2017-18	817 (55%)	$10,080	803 (54%)	$5,503	817 (55%)	$4,672
2018-19	956 (54%)	$9,487	941 (53%)	$5,213	956 (54%)	$4,356
2019-20	772 (50%)	$11,238	751 (48%)	$5,271	772 (50%)	$6,110
2020-21	773 (52%)	$10,047	757 (51%)	$5,256	773 (52%)	$4,899
2021-22	681 (51%)	$10,539	664 (49%)	$5,356	681 (51%)	$5,316
Average	804 (55.00%)	$10,395	790 (54.00%)	$5,588	804 (55.00%)	$4,902

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UST

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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