How Worcester State'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 Worcester State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,417, which is 65.11 % of all undergraduate students. 2,814 students which is 53.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,900.

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	2,740 (49%)	$4,495	1,546 (28%)	$3,875	2,967 (53%)	$5,938
2014-15	3,084 (55%)	$4,515	1,672 (30%)	$3,943	3,042 (55%)	$6,015
2015-16	3,076 (56%)	$4,694	1,590 (29%)	$3,913	2,983 (54%)	$5,855
2016-17	3,095 (58%)	$5,056	1,554 (29%)	$4,193	2,934 (55%)	$6,708
2017-18	3,199 (58%)	$4,828	1,736 (32%)	$4,164	2,972 (54%)	$5,850
2018-19	2,696 (50%)	$5,106	1,676 (31%)	$4,301	2,887 (54%)	$5,743
2019-20	4,097 (77%)	$4,371	1,653 (31%)	$4,330	2,808 (53%)	$5,736
2020-21	4,362 (88%)	$4,001	1,495 (30%)	$4,436	2,426 (49%)	$5,660
2021-22	4,401 (95%)	$4,925	1,361 (29%)	$4,524	2,307 (50%)	$5,598
Average	3,417 (65.11%)	$4,666	1,587 (29.89%)	$4,187	2,814 (53.00%)	$5,900

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 645 (78.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,128. It can cover 29.53% of tuition & fees ($17,366) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 555 (67.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,234).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	552 (71%)	$4,677	529 (68%)	$6,946
2014-15	576 (73%)	$5,087	578 (74%)	$7,245
2015-16	585 (72%)	$4,845	545 (67%)	$7,043
2016-17	528 (68%)	$5,537	560 (72%)	$7,198
2017-18	642 (71%)	$5,303	631 (70%)	$7,237
2018-19	606 (68%)	$5,375	599 (68%)	$7,438
2019-20	813 (93%)	$4,922	575 (65%)	$7,612
2020-21	755 (94%)	$4,529	475 (59%)	$6,757
2021-22	749 (100%)	$5,881	504 (67%)	$7,633
Average	645 (78.89%)	$5,128	555 (67.78%)	$7,234

^*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, 278 (34.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,440.

In addition, 514 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (62.78 % 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	248 (32%)	$3,899	232 (30%)	$301	500 (65%)	$1,883	355 (46%)	$1,700
2014-15	276 (35%)	$4,150	254 (32%)	$263	528 (67%)	$1,923	364 (46%)	$1,931
2015-16	239 (30%)	$4,032	200 (25%)	$408	516 (64%)	$2,223	401 (50%)	$1,601
2016-17	264 (34%)	$4,384	232 (30%)	$294	480 (61%)	$2,276	326 (42%)	$1,857
2017-18	324 (36%)	$4,688	245 (27%)	$292	575 (63%)	$1,966	394 (43%)	$1,735
2018-19	314 (35%)	$4,701	300 (34%)	$266	486 (55%)	$1,863	441 (50%)	$1,806
2019-20	316 (36%)	$4,646	767 (87%)	$685	566 (64%)	$2,185	446 (51%)	$1,728
2020-21	263 (33%)	$4,662	393 (49%)	$862	478 (60%)	$2,474	353 (44%)	$1,903
2021-22	261 (35%)	$4,798	404 (54%)	$3,046	495 (66%)	$3,003	287 (38%)	$1,517
Average	278 (34.00%)	$4,440	336 (40.89%)	$713	514 (62.78%)	$2,200	374 (45.56%)	$1,753

^*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, 555 (67.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $555.

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	529 (68%)	$6,946	515 (66%)	$5,473	85 (11%)	$10,068
2014-15	578 (74%)	$7,245	566 (72%)	$5,389	114 (15%)	$9,976
2015-16	545 (67%)	$7,043	532 (66%)	$5,138	113 (14%)	$9,782
2016-17	560 (72%)	$7,198	544 (70%)	$5,103	117 (15%)	$10,723
2017-18	631 (70%)	$7,237	613 (68%)	$4,973	136 (15%)	$11,162
2018-19	599 (68%)	$7,438	576 (65%)	$5,036	138 (16%)	$11,263
2019-20	575 (65%)	$7,612	557 (63%)	$5,109	134 (15%)	$11,427
2020-21	475 (59%)	$6,757	460 (58%)	$4,816	94 (12%)	$10,578
2021-22	504 (67%)	$7,633	491 (65%)	$4,796	111 (15%)	$13,443
Average	555 (67.78%)	$7,234	539 (65.89%)	$5,093	116 (14.22%)	$10,936

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Worcester State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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