How Vanderbilt'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 Vanderbilt University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,502, which is 65.00 % of all undergraduate students. 863 students which is 12.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,896.

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	4,338 (63%)	$38,207	978 (14%)	$4,008	927 (14%)	$5,953
2014-15	4,375 (64%)	$38,638	956 (14%)	$4,106	931 (14%)	$6,037
2015-16	4,417 (64%)	$39,081	935 (14%)	$4,160	932 (14%)	$5,959
2016-17	4,455 (65%)	$39,717	938 (14%)	$4,198	935 (14%)	$5,837
2017-18	4,594 (67%)	$41,444	1,013 (15%)	$4,302	859 (12%)	$5,807
2018-19	4,556 (66%)	$42,483	1,082 (16%)	$4,493	882 (13%)	$5,853
2019-20	4,500 (65%)	$44,675	1,094 (16%)	$4,516	831 (12%)	$5,813
2020-21	4,617 (65%)	$45,342	1,131 (16%)	$4,693	765 (11%)	$5,879
2021-22	4,667 (66%)	$49,056	1,183 (17%)	$4,867	706 (10%)	$5,925
Average	4,502 (65.00%)	$42,071	1,034 (15.11%)	$4,371	863 (12.67%)	$5,896

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,039 (64.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $44,351. It can cover 69.36% of tuition & fees ($63,946).

In addition, 197 (12.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,308).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,053 (65%)	$38,939	198 (12%)	$7,390
2014-15	1,037 (65%)	$39,383	203 (13%)	$7,753
2015-16	1,024 (64%)	$40,382	219 (14%)	$7,901
2016-17	1,036 (65%)	$41,359	212 (13%)	$8,051
2017-18	1,057 (66%)	$43,796	208 (13%)	$9,367
2018-19	1,010 (63%)	$44,291	188 (12%)	$8,934
2019-20	1,001 (62%)	$47,344	186 (12%)	$7,422
2020-21	1,086 (64%)	$49,730	177 (10%)	$9,084
2021-22	1,049 (65%)	$53,932	184 (11%)	$8,872
Average	1,039 (64.33%)	$44,351	197 (12.22%)	$8,308

^*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, 248 (15.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,543.

In addition, 141 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (8.78 % 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	221 (14%)	$4,165	53 (3%)	$3,923	148 (9%)	$5,456	1,031 (64%)	$37,892
2014-15	207 (13%)	$4,185	47 (3%)	$3,996	135 (8%)	$5,168	1,011 (63%)	$38,663
2015-16	219 (14%)	$4,471	65 (4%)	$4,000	141 (9%)	$5,192	1,007 (63%)	$39,106
2016-17	204 (13%)	$4,281	69 (4%)	$3,939	122 (8%)	$5,321	1,013 (63%)	$40,527
2017-18	247 (15%)	$4,637	104 (6%)	$3,750	160 (10%)	$5,426	1,027 (64%)	$42,735
2018-19	247 (15%)	$4,697	101 (6%)	$3,759	132 (8%)	$5,241	990 (62%)	$42,932
2019-20	270 (17%)	$4,676	345 (22%)	$1,994	143 (9%)	$5,333	986 (62%)	$45,312
2020-21	302 (18%)	$4,780	508 (30%)	$3,694	146 (9%)	$5,760	1,071 (63%)	$46,541
2021-22	316 (19%)	$4,998	125 (8%)	$3,959	143 (9%)	$5,505	1,038 (64%)	$51,746
Average	248 (15.33%)	$4,543	157 (9.56%)	$3,668	141 (8.78%)	$5,378	1,019 (63.11%)	$42,828

^*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, 197 (12.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $197.

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	198 (12%)	$7,390	178 (11%)	$5,381	26 (2%)	$19,435
2014-15	203 (13%)	$7,753	187 (12%)	$5,201	28 (2%)	$21,474
2015-16	219 (14%)	$7,901	204 (13%)	$4,899	29 (2%)	$25,202
2016-17	212 (13%)	$8,051	190 (12%)	$5,010	34 (2%)	$22,205
2017-18	208 (13%)	$9,367	191 (12%)	$5,069	35 (2%)	$28,004
2018-19	188 (12%)	$8,934	172 (11%)	$4,886	34 (2%)	$24,678
2019-20	186 (12%)	$7,422	174 (11%)	$4,964	24 (1%)	$21,532
2020-21	177 (10%)	$9,084	161 (10%)	$4,979	29 (2%)	$27,798
2021-22	184 (11%)	$8,872	165 (10%)	$5,106	32 (2%)	$24,682
Average	197 (12.22%)	$8,308	180 (11.33%)	$5,055	30 (1.89%)	$23,890

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Vanderbilt

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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