How William Paterson University of New Jersey'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 William Paterson University of New Jersey since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,360, which is 61.00 % of all undergraduate students. 5,108 students which is 57.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,818.

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	5,406 (54%)	$7,416	4,164 (42%)	$4,208	6,675 (67%)	$7,307
2014-15	5,426 (56%)	$7,249	4,041 (42%)	$4,180	6,146 (64%)	$7,140
2015-16	5,434 (58%)	$6,304	4,346 (46%)	$4,098	4,301 (46%)	$7,255
2016-17	5,418 (60%)	$6,557	4,319 (47%)	$4,180	5,752 (63%)	$6,853
2017-18	5,553 (63%)	$7,078	4,492 (51%)	$4,448	5,383 (61%)	$6,682
2018-19	5,613 (64%)	$7,455	4,281 (49%)	$4,685	5,272 (60%)	$6,608
2019-20	5,540 (64%)	$7,013	4,125 (48%)	$4,817	4,915 (57%)	$6,601
2020-21	5,027 (63%)	$7,749	3,071 (39%)	$5,805	4,097 (51%)	$6,543
2021-22	4,820 (67%)	$7,535	3,348 (46%)	$4,775	3,429 (47%)	$6,377
Average	5,360 (61.00%)	$7,151	4,021 (45.56%)	$4,577	5,108 (57.33%)	$6,818

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,023 (77.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,293. It can cover 37.99% of tuition & fees ($24,464) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 857 (64.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,651).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	862 (67%)	$8,785	922 (72%)	$6,991
2014-15	834 (71%)	$8,016	783 (67%)	$7,442
2015-16	1,047 (79%)	$7,953	917 (69%)	$6,901
2016-17	1,085 (79%)	$8,115	928 (68%)	$6,513
2017-18	1,086 (83%)	$8,837	891 (68%)	$6,352
2018-19	1,271 (75%)	$9,938	1,163 (68%)	$6,439
2019-20	1,159 (76%)	$10,364	966 (63%)	$6,540
2020-21	919 (73%)	$10,710	621 (50%)	$6,511
2021-22	940 (95%)	$10,919	519 (52%)	$6,173
Average	1,023 (77.56%)	$9,293	857 (64.11%)	$6,651

^*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, 712 (53.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,818.

In addition, 613 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (45.89 % 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	586 (45%)	$4,505	92 (7%)	$1,270	506 (39%)	$5,037	407 (32%)	$5,569
2014-15	546 (47%)	$4,589	119 (10%)	$1,221	450 (39%)	$5,265	536 (46%)	$3,106
2015-16	656 (49%)	$4,588	98 (7%)	$1,491	633 (48%)	$4,381	455 (34%)	$5,271
2016-17	656 (48%)	$4,678	132 (10%)	$1,234	555 (40%)	$5,365	383 (28%)	$6,776
2017-18	745 (57%)	$4,825	119 (9%)	$1,587	649 (50%)	$5,326	414 (32%)	$5,693
2018-19	1,022 (60%)	$4,894	128 (8%)	$1,354	895 (53%)	$5,462	368 (22%)	$6,977
2019-20	921 (60%)	$5,061	207 (14%)	$978	812 (53%)	$5,585	619 (40%)	$4,221
2020-21	690 (55%)	$5,060	271 (22%)	$804	570 (46%)	$5,528	520 (42%)	$5,735
2021-22	588 (59%)	$5,158	165 (17%)	$1,011	444 (45%)	$7,134	862 (87%)	$4,521
Average	712 (53.33%)	$4,818	148 (11.56%)	$1,217	613 (45.89%)	$5,454	507 (40.33%)	$5,319

^*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, 857 (64.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $857.

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	922 (72%)	$6,991	911 (71%)	$5,719	100 (8%)	$12,360
2014-15	783 (67%)	$7,442	776 (66%)	$5,818	110 (9%)	$11,930
2015-16	917 (69%)	$6,901	908 (68%)	$5,492	125 (9%)	$10,733
2016-17	928 (68%)	$6,513	913 (67%)	$5,279	104 (8%)	$11,768
2017-18	891 (68%)	$6,352	883 (67%)	$5,238	84 (6%)	$12,321
2018-19	1,163 (68%)	$6,439	1,151 (68%)	$5,271	111 (7%)	$12,802
2019-20	966 (63%)	$6,540	958 (63%)	$5,366	90 (6%)	$13,072
2020-21	621 (50%)	$6,511	611 (49%)	$5,171	72 (6%)	$12,281
2021-22	519 (52%)	$6,173	512 (52%)	$4,939	55 (6%)	$12,268
Average	857 (64.11%)	$6,651	847 (63.44%)	$5,366	95 (7.22%)	$12,171

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at William Paterson University of New Jersey

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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