How Yale'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 Yale University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,097, which is 54.56 % of all undergraduate students. 468 students which is 8.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,956.

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	2,942 (54%)	$42,591	644 (12%)	$4,262	507 (9%)	$6,027
2014-15	2,869 (52%)	$44,114	705 (13%)	$4,345	569 (10%)	$5,960
2015-16	2,875 (52%)	$46,175	757 (14%)	$4,500	585 (11%)	$5,745
2016-17	2,840 (52%)	$48,810	791 (14%)	$4,461	544 (10%)	$5,818
2017-18	3,061 (53%)	$51,191	908 (16%)	$4,693	463 (8%)	$5,775
2018-19	3,307 (55%)	$54,176	1,064 (18%)	$4,872	477 (8%)	$6,128
2019-20	3,440 (56%)	$58,244	1,121 (18%)	$4,886	448 (7%)	$6,176
2020-21	2,807 (60%)	$57,865	1,007 (21%)	$4,914	255 (5%)	$6,022
2021-22	3,728 (57%)	$60,487	1,227 (19%)	$4,984	361 (6%)	$5,952
Average	3,097 (54.56%)	$51,517	914 (16.11%)	$4,657	468 (8.22%)	$5,956

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 764 (52.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $52,986. It can cover 81.89% of tuition & fees ($64,700).

In addition, 109 (7.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,083).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	677 (50%)	$42,303	105 (8%)	$4,923
2014-15	653 (48%)	$45,806	133 (10%)	$5,257
2015-16	688 (50%)	$48,126	134 (10%)	$5,365
2016-17	698 (51%)	$50,897	125 (9%)	$4,962
2017-18	813 (51%)	$52,542	128 (8%)	$5,025
2018-19	874 (56%)	$55,827	102 (6%)	$5,056
2019-20	819 (53%)	$59,134	89 (6%)	$5,262
2020-21	733 (58%)	$58,715	62 (5%)	$4,968
2021-22	920 (52%)	$63,523	100 (6%)	$4,926
Average	764 (52.11%)	$52,986	109 (7.56%)	$5,083

^*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, 249 (16.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,778.

In addition, 7 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (1.00 % 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	155 (11%)	$4,181	81 (6%)	$3,954	12 (1%)	$1,660	676 (50%)	$40,904
2014-15	196 (14%)	$4,541	122 (9%)	$4,000	12 (1%)	$2,492	653 (48%)	$43,650
2015-16	226 (17%)	$4,655	135 (10%)	$3,936	4 (0%)	$500	685 (50%)	$46,022
2016-17	214 (16%)	$4,639	110 (8%)	$4,000	1 (0%)	$3,500	695 (51%)	$49,051
2017-18	254 (16%)	$4,910	141 (9%)	$3,966	-	-	812 (51%)	$50,382
2018-19	312 (20%)	$4,928	146 (9%)	$3,986	-	-	874 (56%)	$53,402
2019-20	307 (20%)	$4,932	144 (9%)	$4,000	-	-	819 (53%)	$56,581
2020-21	262 (21%)	$5,055	468 (37%)	$1,654	-	-	730 (58%)	$56,082
2021-22	311 (17%)	$5,163	142 (8%)	$3,592	-	-	919 (51%)	$61,290
Average	249 (16.89%)	$4,778	165 (11.67%)	$3,676	7 (1.00%)	$2,038	763 (52.00%)	$50,818

^*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, 109 (7.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $109.

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	105 (8%)	$4,923	101 (7%)	$5,021	4 (0%)	$2,425
2014-15	133 (10%)	$5,257	131 (10%)	$4,701	7 (1%)	$11,902
2015-16	134 (10%)	$5,365	131 (10%)	$5,285	6 (0%)	$4,414
2016-17	125 (9%)	$4,962	121 (9%)	$4,880	6 (0%)	$4,958
2017-18	128 (8%)	$5,025	128 (8%)	$5,025	-	-
2018-19	102 (6%)	$5,056	99 (6%)	$5,106	3 (0%)	$3,415
2019-20	89 (6%)	$5,262	88 (6%)	$5,288	1 (0%)	$3,000
2020-21	62 (5%)	$4,968	60 (5%)	$4,879	3 (0%)	$5,094
2021-22	100 (6%)	$4,926	97 (5%)	$4,985	3 (0%)	$3,048
Average	109 (7.56%)	$5,083	106 (7.33%)	$5,019	4 (1.00%)	$4,782

Most Searched Connecticut Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

Yale University Private, four-years | New Haven
Connecticut State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Hartford
Quinnipiac University Private, four-years | Hamden
University of Connecticut Public, four-years | Storrs
United States Coast Guard Academy Public, four-years | New London
Fairfield University Private, four-years | Fairfield
Sacred Heart University Private, four-years | Fairfield
Wesleyan University Private, four-years | Middletown
University of Hartford Private, four-years | West Hartford
University of New Haven Private, four-years | West Haven

compare schools

Graduate

Southern Connecticut State University Public, four-years | New Haven
Central Connecticut State University Public, four-years | New Britain
University of Bridgeport Private, four-years | Bridgeport
Western Connecticut State University Public, four-years | Danbury
University of New Haven Private, four-years | West Haven
University of Connecticut Public, four-years | Storrs
Eastern Connecticut State University Public, four-years | Willimantic
Fairfield University Private, four-years | Fairfield
Yale University Private, four-years | New Haven
Wesleyan University Private, four-years | Middletown

compare schools

Online Schools

Southern Connecticut State University Public, four-years | New Haven
Yale University Private, four-years | New Haven
Western Connecticut State University Public, four-years | Danbury
University of Hartford Private, four-years | West Hartford
Central Connecticut State University Public, four-years | New Britain
Post University Private, four-years | Waterbury
University of Saint Joseph Private, four-years | West Hartford
Fairfield University Private, four-years | Fairfield
University of Bridgeport Private, four-years | Bridgeport
University of Connecticut Public, four-years | Storrs

compare schools

Trade Schools

TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown Private, Less than 2-years | Newtown
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut Private, Less than 2-years | Somers
Branford Hall Career Institute-Branford Campus Private, Less than 2-years | Branford
Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians Public, 2-4 years | Stratford
Branford Hall Career Institute-Southington Campus Private, Less than 2-years | Southington
International Institute of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Wethersfield
Quinnipiac University Private, four-years | Hamden
Connecticut State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Hartford
American Institute-West Hartford Private, 2-4 years | West Hartford
Branford Hall Career Institute-Windsor Campus Private, Less than 2-years | Windsor

compare schools

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Yale

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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