Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at VCU

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,325, which is 58.00 % of all undergraduate students. 11,122 students which is 48.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,858.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 70.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 54% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Virginia Commonwealth University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,325, which is 58.00 % of all undergraduate students. 11,122 students which is 48.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,858.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1411,576 (50%)$7,7366,671 (29%)$4,09711,910 (51%)$7,267
2014-1512,908 (55%)$8,5386,761 (29%)$4,14112,154 (51%)$7,188
2015-1612,666 (53%)$8,6366,697 (28%)$4,15611,969 (50%)$7,150
2016-1713,288 (56%)$9,0666,701 (28%)$4,25511,866 (50%)$7,024
2017-1812,923 (55%)$9,7906,740 (28%)$4,53411,503 (49%)$6,801
2018-1912,892 (54%)$10,3646,818 (29%)$4,54711,268 (48%)$6,605
2019-2013,374 (59%)$11,2766,643 (29%)$4,76910,629 (47%)$6,652
2020-2114,624 (67%)$11,9096,519 (30%)$4,8069,756 (44%)$6,560
2021-2215,675 (73%)$11,7946,381 (30%)$4,8719,043 (42%)$6,477
Average13,325 (58.00%)$9,9016,659 (28.89%)$4,46411,122 (48.00%)$6,858

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,800 (70.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $11,134. It can cover 28.68% of tuition & fees ($38,817) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 2,157 (54.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,933).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,067 (59%)$10,6301,928 (55%)$7,828
2014-152,186 (62%)$10,5922,058 (58%)$7,607
2015-162,670 (67%)$9,5402,273 (57%)$7,710
2016-172,812 (68%)$9,1872,366 (57%)$8,222
2017-182,952 (72%)$10,2032,334 (57%)$7,715
2018-193,050 (68%)$11,0352,549 (56%)$8,367
2019-203,194 (73%)$12,8112,259 (52%)$8,195
2020-212,892 (78%)$13,6231,743 (47%)$7,946
2021-223,373 (83%)$12,5831,907 (47%)$7,807
Average2,800 (70.00%)$11,1342,157 (54.00%)$7,933
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,236 (30.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,651.
In addition, 1,727 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (43.67 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14977 (28%)$4,34557 (2%)$1,6291,756 (50%)$6,1791,430 (41%)$4,744
2014-151,043 (30%)$4,32183 (2%)$1,4511,754 (50%)$6,2611,461 (41%)$5,164
2015-161,237 (31%)$4,349135 (3%)$1,3851,601 (40%)$5,1532,180 (55%)$5,347
2016-171,249 (30%)$4,520149 (4%)$1,4431,886 (46%)$4,8071,882 (45%)$5,796
2017-181,303 (32%)$4,759239 (6%)$1,8012,053 (50%)$5,1352,449 (59%)$5,286
2018-191,471 (33%)$4,620153 (3%)$1,6451,710 (38%)$6,5232,697 (60%)$5,731
2019-201,370 (31%)$4,8691,376 (31%)$1,4481,737 (40%)$7,9512,900 (66%)$6,361
2020-211,164 (31%)$4,9561,192 (32%)$2,8431,578 (43%)$7,2892,579 (70%)$7,266
2021-221,311 (32%)$5,1161,442 (36%)$2,5691,467 (36%)$7,4152,947 (73%)$7,178
Average1,236 (30.89%)$4,651536 (13.22%)$1,8021,727 (43.67%)$6,3012,281 (56.67%)$5,875
*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..
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, 2,157 (54.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,157.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,928 (55%)$7,8281,872 (53%)$5,690318 (9%)$13,961
2014-152,058 (58%)$7,6072,009 (57%)$5,590335 (10%)$13,210
2015-162,273 (57%)$7,7102,199 (55%)$5,490394 (10%)$13,841
2016-172,366 (57%)$8,2222,253 (54%)$5,433458 (11%)$15,748
2017-182,334 (57%)$7,7152,275 (55%)$5,333404 (10%)$14,539
2018-192,549 (56%)$8,3672,417 (54%)$5,327504 (11%)$16,772
2019-202,259 (52%)$8,1952,147 (49%)$5,227438 (10%)$16,644
2020-211,743 (47%)$7,9461,642 (44%)$5,174299 (8%)$17,903
2021-221,907 (47%)$7,8071,821 (45%)$5,222305 (8%)$17,637
Average2,157 (54.00%)$7,9332,071 (51.78%)$5,387384 (9.67%)$15,584
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