How VSU'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 Virginia State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,917, which is 92.78 % of all undergraduate students. 3,349 students which is 79.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,148.

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	4,870 (96%)	$14,642	3,585 (71%)	$4,293	4,244 (84%)	$10,111
2014-15	4,318 (96%)	$14,873	3,244 (72%)	$4,406	3,763 (84%)	$10,591
2015-16	4,071 (96%)	$14,743	2,993 (71%)	$4,482	3,548 (84%)	$10,620
2016-17	3,831 (92%)	$14,395	2,945 (71%)	$4,503	3,238 (78%)	$10,501
2017-18	3,931 (91%)	$9,190	3,061 (71%)	$4,581	3,362 (78%)	$10,410
2018-19	3,651 (91%)	$9,263	2,846 (71%)	$4,700	3,123 (78%)	$8,340
2019-20	3,677 (91%)	$9,721	2,839 (71%)	$4,781	3,141 (78%)	$7,625
2020-21	3,343 (91%)	$10,778	2,503 (68%)	$4,782	2,769 (76%)	$7,335
2021-22	3,563 (91%)	$11,964	2,668 (68%)	$4,641	2,951 (76%)	$6,795
Average	3,917 (92.78%)	$12,174	2,965 (70.44%)	$4,574	3,349 (79.56%)	$9,148

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 889 (92.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,266. It can cover 33.02% of tuition & fees ($22,006) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 889 (92.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,462).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,045 (92%)	$5,387	1,045 (92%)	$6,879
2014-15	833 (92%)	$6,276	833 (92%)	$8,015
2015-16	703 (92%)	$5,525	703 (92%)	$7,648
2016-17	943 (92%)	$5,876	943 (92%)	$7,665
2017-18	995 (92%)	$5,889	995 (92%)	$7,477
2018-19	853 (92%)	$6,552	853 (92%)	$7,663
2019-20	978 (92%)	$6,888	978 (92%)	$7,338
2020-21	810 (92%)	$11,499	810 (92%)	$7,404
2021-22	838 (92%)	$11,498	838 (92%)	$7,066
Average	889 (92.00%)	$7,266	889 (92.00%)	$7,462

^*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, 648 (67.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,781.

In addition, 414 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (43.00 % 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	761 (67%)	$4,055	82 (7%)	$1,653	485 (43%)	$3,332	701 (62%)	$1,129
2014-15	607 (67%)	$4,722	65 (7%)	$1,937	387 (43%)	$3,879	559 (62%)	$1,315
2015-16	512 (67%)	$4,082	55 (7%)	$1,730	327 (43%)	$3,391	472 (62%)	$1,250
2016-17	687 (67%)	$4,376	74 (7%)	$1,825	439 (43%)	$3,636	633 (62%)	$1,269
2017-18	725 (67%)	$4,385	78 (7%)	$1,831	463 (43%)	$3,646	668 (62%)	$1,271
2018-19	622 (67%)	$4,875	67 (7%)	$2,033	397 (43%)	$4,056	573 (62%)	$1,414
2019-20	714 (67%)	$5,280	77 (7%)	$2,055	456 (43%)	$4,171	658 (62%)	$1,377
2020-21	591 (67%)	$5,625	591 (67%)	$2,247	378 (43%)	$7,085	545 (62%)	$3,639
2021-22	611 (67%)	$5,628	611 (67%)	$2,249	391 (43%)	$7,086	564 (62%)	$3,638
Average	648 (67.00%)	$4,781	189 (20.33%)	$1,951	414 (43.00%)	$4,476	597 (62.00%)	$1,811

^*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, 889 (92.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $889.

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	1,045 (92%)	$6,879	1,024 (90%)	$6,779	25 (2%)	$9,899
2014-15	833 (92%)	$8,015	816 (90%)	$7,900	20 (2%)	$11,492
2015-16	703 (92%)	$7,648	689 (90%)	$7,539	17 (2%)	$10,724
2016-17	943 (92%)	$7,665	924 (90%)	$7,563	22 (2%)	$10,933
2017-18	995 (92%)	$7,477	975 (90%)	$7,377	23 (2%)	$10,764
2018-19	853 (92%)	$7,663	836 (90%)	$7,598	20 (2%)	$9,211
2019-20	978 (92%)	$7,338	959 (90%)	$7,303	23 (2%)	$7,520
2020-21	810 (92%)	$7,404	794 (90%)	$7,480	19 (2%)	$3,092
2021-22	838 (92%)	$7,066	821 (90%)	$7,142	20 (2%)	$2,901
Average	889 (92.00%)	$7,462	871 (90.00%)	$7,409	21 (2.00%)	$8,504

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at VSU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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