How UVA'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 Virginia-Main Campus since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,298, which is 43.56 % of all undergraduate students. 4,101 students which is 24.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,161.

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	6,553 (41%)	$16,449	2,020 (13%)	$4,185	4,031 (25%)	$6,660
2014-15	6,626 (40%)	$16,905	2,085 (13%)	$4,213	4,276 (26%)	$6,575
2015-16	6,689 (40%)	$17,830	2,032 (12%)	$4,307	4,245 (25%)	$6,332
2016-17	6,838 (42%)	$18,654	2,040 (12%)	$4,342	4,238 (26%)	$6,162
2017-18	7,186 (43%)	$19,211	2,153 (13%)	$4,435	4,249 (26%)	$6,116
2018-19	7,294 (43%)	$20,256	2,248 (13%)	$4,528	4,188 (25%)	$5,869
2019-20	8,099 (48%)	$20,125	2,310 (14%)	$4,598	4,244 (25%)	$5,849
2020-21	8,647 (50%)	$20,676	2,456 (14%)	$4,685	3,896 (23%)	$5,879
2021-22	7,747 (45%)	$23,989	2,343 (14%)	$4,858	3,546 (20%)	$6,010
Average	7,298 (43.56%)	$19,344	2,187 (13.11%)	$4,461	4,101 (24.56%)	$6,161

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,363 (36.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $21,204. It can cover 35.56% of tuition & fees ($59,633) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,031 (27.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,762).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,164 (33%)	$17,320	1,006 (29%)	$7,329
2014-15	1,185 (32%)	$18,859	1,101 (30%)	$7,213
2015-16	1,256 (34%)	$19,017	1,030 (28%)	$7,520
2016-17	1,283 (35%)	$21,171	1,028 (28%)	$7,758
2017-18	1,405 (37%)	$21,865	1,112 (29%)	$7,472
2018-19	1,397 (37%)	$23,377	1,089 (29%)	$7,904
2019-20	1,526 (39%)	$22,796	1,071 (27%)	$8,603
2020-21	1,732 (46%)	$19,612	966 (26%)	$7,420
2021-22	1,318 (34%)	$26,818	873 (22%)	$8,639
Average	1,363 (36.33%)	$21,204	1,031 (27.56%)	$7,762

^*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, 474 (12.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,617.

In addition, 184 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (4.78 % 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	445 (13%)	$4,230	338 (10%)	$4,699	179 (5%)	$9,529	1,016 (29%)	$14,749
2014-15	461 (12%)	$4,414	386 (10%)	$5,641	180 (5%)	$9,348	1,016 (27%)	$16,194
2015-16	428 (12%)	$4,385	356 (10%)	$4,086	218 (6%)	$10,684	1,129 (31%)	$16,142
2016-17	448 (12%)	$4,509	334 (9%)	$5,731	201 (5%)	$10,195	1,150 (31%)	$18,416
2017-18	510 (13%)	$4,593	334 (9%)	$846	202 (5%)	$12,987	1,375 (36%)	$18,525
2018-19	503 (13%)	$4,674	303 (8%)	$845	170 (4%)	$12,745	1,347 (35%)	$20,701
2019-20	516 (13%)	$4,773	516 (13%)	$1,295	161 (4%)	$14,044	1,409 (36%)	$20,863
2020-21	509 (13%)	$4,955	1,196 (32%)	$1,947	185 (5%)	$14,195	1,263 (33%)	$20,975
2021-22	442 (11%)	$5,020	857 (22%)	$3,353	163 (4%)	$13,775	1,222 (31%)	$22,920
Average	474 (12.44%)	$4,617	513 (13.67%)	$3,160	184 (4.78%)	$11,945	1,214 (32.11%)	$18,832

^*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, 1,031 (27.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,031.

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	1,006 (29%)	$7,329	985 (28%)	$5,930	96 (3%)	$15,954
2014-15	1,101 (30%)	$7,213	1,088 (29%)	$5,926	90 (2%)	$16,606
2015-16	1,030 (28%)	$7,520	1,005 (27%)	$5,393	129 (4%)	$18,029
2016-17	1,028 (28%)	$7,758	1,006 (27%)	$5,366	150 (4%)	$17,178
2017-18	1,112 (29%)	$7,472	1,086 (29%)	$5,348	143 (4%)	$17,485
2018-19	1,089 (29%)	$7,904	1,043 (27%)	$4,848	339 (9%)	$10,475
2019-20	1,071 (27%)	$8,603	1,039 (27%)	$4,835	379 (10%)	$11,058
2020-21	966 (26%)	$7,420	940 (25%)	$4,845	237 (6%)	$11,030
2021-22	873 (22%)	$8,639	827 (21%)	$4,947	247 (6%)	$13,970
Average	1,031 (27.56%)	$7,762	1,002 (26.67%)	$5,271	201 (5.33%)	$14,643

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UVA

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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