How U of West Georgia'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 West Georgia since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,065, which is 76.78 % of all undergraduate students. 6,056 students which is 57.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,284.

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	7,219 (72%)	$5,466	5,041 (51%)	$4,306	6,569 (66%)	$6,936
2014-15	7,505 (73%)	$5,576	5,064 (49%)	$4,360	6,794 (66%)	$6,781
2015-16	7,916 (74%)	$5,830	5,137 (48%)	$4,435	6,832 (64%)	$6,408
2016-17	7,824 (70%)	$5,853	5,274 (47%)	$4,419	6,885 (62%)	$6,342
2017-18	8,515 (76%)	$5,909	5,283 (47%)	$4,480	6,623 (59%)	$6,092
2018-19	8,551 (77%)	$6,385	5,219 (47%)	$4,761	6,332 (57%)	$6,079
2019-20	8,298 (80%)	$7,073	4,718 (45%)	$4,918	5,578 (54%)	$6,069
2020-21	8,286 (80%)	$6,678	4,540 (44%)	$5,031	4,809 (47%)	$5,882
2021-22	8,474 (89%)	$6,977	4,199 (44%)	$5,100	4,082 (43%)	$5,964
Average	8,065 (76.78%)	$6,194	4,942 (46.89%)	$4,646	6,056 (57.56%)	$6,284

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,766 (87.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,251. It can cover 42.59% of tuition & fees ($17,024) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,297 (62.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,998).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,877 (85%)	$6,052	1,494 (68%)	$6,484
2014-15	1,823 (84%)	$6,256	1,514 (70%)	$6,310
2015-16	1,961 (84%)	$6,463	1,569 (67%)	$6,049
2016-17	2,051 (86%)	$6,799	1,562 (66%)	$6,161
2017-18	1,860 (85%)	$7,059	1,406 (65%)	$5,793
2018-19	1,892 (87%)	$7,567	1,426 (65%)	$5,829
2019-20	1,596 (90%)	$8,241	1,079 (61%)	$5,897
2020-21	1,473 (88%)	$8,371	900 (53%)	$5,748
2021-22	1,360 (95%)	$8,452	720 (50%)	$5,713
Average	1,766 (87.11%)	$7,251	1,297 (62.78%)	$5,998

^*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, 1,072 (52.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,882.

In addition, 1,263 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (62.33 % 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	1,210 (55%)	$4,418	74 (3%)	$847	1,328 (60%)	$4,184	151 (7%)	$2,620
2014-15	1,128 (52%)	$4,610	105 (5%)	$767	1,312 (61%)	$4,320	163 (8%)	$2,802
2015-16	1,208 (52%)	$4,720	51 (2%)	$784	1,403 (60%)	$4,479	242 (10%)	$2,678
2016-17	1,250 (53%)	$4,672	201 (8%)	$699	1,465 (62%)	$4,441	365 (15%)	$3,995
2017-18	1,158 (53%)	$4,692	52 (2%)	$762	1,341 (62%)	$4,542	320 (15%)	$4,899
2018-19	1,150 (53%)	$5,052	142 (7%)	$586	1,340 (61%)	$4,803	341 (16%)	$5,826
2019-20	907 (51%)	$5,125	998 (56%)	$1,065	1,127 (63%)	$5,010	301 (17%)	$5,967
2020-21	895 (53%)	$5,292	141 (8%)	$5,855	1,089 (65%)	$4,992	237 (14%)	$5,619
2021-22	744 (52%)	$5,357	1,056 (73%)	$1,475	962 (67%)	$5,002	223 (15%)	$5,111
Average	1,072 (52.67%)	$4,882	313 (18.22%)	$1,427	1,263 (62.33%)	$4,641	260 (13.00%)	$4,391

^*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, 1,297 (62.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,297.

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	1,494 (68%)	$6,484	1,483 (67%)	$6,124	87 (4%)	$6,959
2014-15	1,514 (70%)	$6,310	1,505 (69%)	$5,986	80 (4%)	$6,795
2015-16	1,569 (67%)	$6,049	1,560 (67%)	$5,731	73 (3%)	$7,534
2016-17	1,562 (66%)	$6,161	1,542 (65%)	$5,735	98 (4%)	$7,960
2017-18	1,406 (65%)	$5,793	1,394 (64%)	$5,371	101 (5%)	$6,513
2018-19	1,426 (65%)	$5,829	1,411 (65%)	$5,430	96 (4%)	$6,777
2019-20	1,079 (61%)	$5,897	1,062 (60%)	$5,518	72 (4%)	$6,988
2020-21	900 (53%)	$5,748	880 (52%)	$5,240	70 (4%)	$8,024
2021-22	720 (50%)	$5,713	708 (49%)	$5,304	47 (3%)	$7,621
Average	1,297 (62.78%)	$5,998	1,283 (62.00%)	$5,604	80 (3.89%)	$7,241

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of West Georgia

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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