How Harper College'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 Rainey Harper College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,328, which is 31.89 % of all undergraduate students. 756 students which is 5.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,519.

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	3,961 (27%)	$4,664	3,371 (23%)	$4,470	1,241 (8%)	$5,769
2014-15	4,257 (28%)	$4,523	3,491 (23%)	$4,501	1,066 (7%)	$5,725
2015-16	3,954 (27%)	$4,459	3,233 (22%)	$4,497	888 (6%)	$5,534
2016-17	3,793 (27%)	$4,573	3,104 (22%)	$4,397	893 (6%)	$5,433
2017-18	3,919 (29%)	$4,083	3,240 (24%)	$3,635	786 (6%)	$5,551
2018-19	3,793 (28%)	$4,236	3,087 (23%)	$3,780	659 (5%)	$5,446
2019-20	5,249 (39%)	$3,921	3,199 (24%)	$3,724	600 (4%)	$5,519
2020-21	4,799 (39%)	$4,341	2,590 (21%)	$3,843	409 (3%)	$5,518
2021-22	5,225 (43%)	$5,171	2,550 (21%)	$3,557	258 (2%)	$5,175
Average	4,328 (31.89%)	$4,441	3,096 (22.56%)	$4,045	756 (5.22%)	$5,519

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 834 (52.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,945. It can cover 41.90% of tuition & fees ($11,802) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 97 (6.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,674).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	745 (44%)	$4,887	166 (10%)	$5,072
2014-15	651 (47%)	$4,814	126 (9%)	$5,260
2015-16	673 (46%)	$4,853	110 (7%)	$4,533
2016-17	706 (45%)	$5,159	111 (7%)	$4,694
2017-18	730 (47%)	$5,327	106 (7%)	$4,321
2018-19	664 (45%)	$5,372	86 (6%)	$4,420
2019-20	1,298 (73%)	$4,024	73 (4%)	$4,297
2020-21	943 (57%)	$4,971	48 (3%)	$4,807
2021-22	1,100 (68%)	$5,097	43 (3%)	$4,659
Average	834 (52.44%)	$4,945	97 (6.22%)	$4,674

^*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, 589 (37.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,747.

In addition, 359 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (22.67 % 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	626 (37%)	$4,626	74 (4%)	$462	307 (18%)	$1,680	101 (6%)	$1,926
2014-15	534 (38%)	$4,656	75 (5%)	$313	253 (18%)	$1,689	111 (8%)	$1,769
2015-16	541 (37%)	$4,762	73 (5%)	$434	253 (17%)	$1,802	98 (7%)	$2,061
2016-17	594 (38%)	$4,657	89 (6%)	$402	325 (21%)	$1,801	98 (6%)	$2,601
2017-18	642 (41%)	$4,693	85 (5%)	$363	380 (24%)	$1,785	82 (5%)	$2,026
2018-19	549 (37%)	$4,794	93 (6%)	$363	350 (24%)	$1,745	130 (9%)	$2,236
2019-20	679 (38%)	$4,816	1,163 (66%)	$654	504 (29%)	$1,648	174 (10%)	$2,076
2020-21	541 (33%)	$5,064	732 (44%)	$1,088	441 (27%)	$1,783	180 (11%)	$2,027
2021-22	595 (37%)	$4,657	750 (46%)	$2,060	415 (26%)	$1,808	481 (30%)	$1,123
Average	589 (37.33%)	$4,747	348 (20.78%)	$682	359 (22.67%)	$1,749	162 (10.22%)	$1,983

^*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, 97 (6.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $97.

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	166 (10%)	$5,072	163 (10%)	$5,067	3 (0%)	$5,333
2014-15	126 (9%)	$5,260	125 (9%)	$5,145	2 (0%)	$9,797
2015-16	110 (7%)	$4,533	110 (7%)	$4,533	-	-
2016-17	111 (7%)	$4,694	109 (7%)	$4,622	2 (0%)	$8,616
2017-18	106 (7%)	$4,321	105 (7%)	$4,336	1 (0%)	$2,750
2018-19	86 (6%)	$4,420	86 (6%)	$4,420	-	-
2019-20	73 (4%)	$4,297	71 (4%)	$4,190	2 (0%)	$8,096
2020-21	48 (3%)	$4,807	48 (3%)	$4,807	-	-
2021-22	43 (3%)	$4,659	42 (3%)	$4,448	1 (0%)	$13,500
Average	97 (6.22%)	$4,674	95 (6.22%)	$4,619	2 (0.00%)	$8,015

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Harper College

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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