Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,995, which is 69.67 % of all undergraduate students. 1,891 students which is 13.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,902.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 86.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 6% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at CUNY Brooklyn College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,995, which is 69.67 % of all undergraduate students. 1,891 students which is 13.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,902.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-147,612 (56%)$6,3736,634 (49%)$4,3962,962 (22%)$5,125
2014-158,518 (60%)$7,1487,030 (50%)$4,5082,294 (16%)$5,851
2015-168,661 (61%)$7,2387,170 (50%)$4,4812,227 (16%)$6,009
2016-178,720 (61%)$7,4077,278 (51%)$4,5702,090 (15%)$5,979
2017-189,520 (65%)$7,8997,950 (54%)$4,8741,908 (13%)$5,863
2018-199,704 (65%)$8,0898,057 (54%)$5,0551,741 (12%)$5,843
2019-2011,045 (74%)$8,0168,147 (54%)$5,1281,566 (10%)$5,865
2020-2112,931 (86%)$7,0688,019 (54%)$5,2651,290 (9%)$6,139
2021-2213,248 (99%)$7,0447,306 (55%)$5,108945 (7%)$6,441
Average9,995 (69.67%)$7,3657,510 (52.33%)$4,8211,891 (13.33%)$5,902
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,362 (86.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,968. It can cover 58.23% of tuition & fees ($15,402) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 87 (5.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,231).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14836 (71%)$8,04473 (6%)$4,643
2014-151,168 (87%)$8,157106 (8%)$5,727
2015-161,114 (84%)$8,32790 (7%)$4,625
2016-171,073 (81%)$9,250100 (8%)$4,692
2017-181,359 (83%)$9,70090 (5%)$6,551
2018-191,403 (81%)$9,61588 (5%)$5,188
2019-201,713 (91%)$9,497101 (5%)$5,745
2020-212,062 (97%)$8,71183 (4%)$4,486
2021-221,527 (100%)$9,41151 (3%)$5,422
Average1,362 (86.11%)$8,96887 (5.67%)$5,231
*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.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 981 (62.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,284.

In addition, 1,210 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (76.78 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14690 (58%)$4,997102 (9%)$364738 (62%)$4,00561 (5%)$4,654
2014-15801 (59%)$5,12963 (5%)$6111,120 (83%)$4,345117 (9%)$4,395
2015-16758 (57%)$5,16040 (3%)$5781,052 (79%)$4,620127 (10%)$3,792
2016-17803 (61%)$5,2077 (1%)$1,0501,021 (77%)$5,173113 (9%)$4,031
2017-181,052 (64%)$5,23340 (2%)$4661,296 (79%)$5,580107 (7%)$3,988
2018-191,124 (65%)$5,51145 (3%)$3821,273 (73%)$5,376102 (6%)$4,270
2019-201,237 (66%)$5,4141,534 (82%)$7721,485 (79%)$5,332185 (10%)$2,528
2020-211,373 (64%)$5,4542,019 (95%)$9651,646 (77%)$3,8401,424 (67%)$1,548
2021-22992 (65%)$5,4541,522 (99%)$2,1701,260 (82%)$3,561977 (64%)$1,198
Average981 (62.11%)$5,284597 (33.22%)$8181,210 (76.78%)$4,648357 (20.78%)$3,378
*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.

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, 87 (5.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $87.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1473 (6%)$4,64373 (6%)$4,643--
2014-15106 (8%)$5,727100 (7%)$4,57214 (1%)$10,700
2015-1690 (7%)$4,62586 (6%)$4,4667 (1%)$4,590
2016-17100 (8%)$4,69299 (8%)$4,7171 (0%)$2,228
2017-1890 (5%)$6,55184 (5%)$4,54513 (1%)$15,983
2018-1988 (5%)$5,18883 (5%)$4,42510 (1%)$8,925
2019-20101 (5%)$5,74587 (5%)$4,29718 (1%)$11,467
2020-2183 (4%)$4,48674 (3%)$4,24910 (0%)$5,789
2021-2251 (3%)$5,42245 (3%)$4,5296 (0%)$12,127
Average87 (5.67%)$5,23181 (5.33%)$4,49410 (1.00%)$8,976

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