Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,173, which is 71.11 % of all undergraduate students. 1,721 students which is 13.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,739.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 87.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 7% 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 City College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,173, which is 71.11 % of all undergraduate students. 1,721 students which is 13.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,739.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-147,434 (59%)$6,7856,476 (52%)$4,5022,782 (22%)$4,962
2014-157,899 (61%)$6,8076,828 (53%)$4,4942,722 (21%)$5,120
2015-168,139 (62%)$6,8076,819 (52%)$4,5382,152 (16%)$6,121
2016-178,554 (64%)$8,1536,992 (53%)$4,6341,769 (13%)$5,981
2017-189,021 (68%)$8,5337,234 (55%)$4,9431,668 (13%)$5,882
2018-198,907 (68%)$8,6097,239 (55%)$5,0821,490 (11%)$5,917
2019-209,913 (76%)$8,5157,124 (55%)$5,1421,261 (10%)$5,749
2020-2110,433 (83%)$7,7226,701 (53%)$5,333878 (7%)$5,955
2021-2212,256 (99%)$7,6987,204 (58%)$5,211764 (6%)$5,962
Average9,173 (71.11%)$7,7376,957 (54.00%)$4,8751,721 (13.22%)$5,739
*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, 1,602 (87.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,079. It can cover 59.38% of tuition & fees ($15,290) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 111 (6.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,216).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,056 (74%)$8,12897 (7%)$5,004
2014-151,229 (86%)$7,861119 (8%)$4,748
2015-161,375 (86%)$7,447133 (8%)$4,938
2016-171,516 (84%)$9,669143 (8%)$6,769
2017-181,409 (84%)$9,739128 (8%)$7,164
2018-191,511 (84%)$10,059118 (7%)$6,638
2019-201,959 (95%)$9,72198 (5%)$6,003
2020-211,929 (97%)$9,26771 (4%)$6,594
2021-222,431 (100%)$9,82294 (4%)$8,089
Average1,602 (87.78%)$9,079111 (6.56%)$6,216
*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, 1,185 (65.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,260.

In addition, 1,455 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (80.22 % 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
2013-14863 (60%)$5,083140 (10%)$334947 (66%)$3,98682 (6%)$4,561
2014-15893 (63%)$5,095206 (14%)$3311,193 (84%)$3,92076 (5%)$4,822
2015-16968 (60%)$5,046167 (10%)$3791,325 (82%)$3,75659 (4%)$5,320
2016-171,130 (63%)$5,22941 (2%)$3071,440 (80%)$5,378194 (11%)$5,120
2017-181,122 (67%)$5,160472 (28%)$4351,331 (79%)$5,336125 (7%)$5,003
2018-191,228 (68%)$5,379135 (7%)$2961,420 (79%)$5,66898 (5%)$5,153
2019-201,431 (70%)$5,3251,728 (84%)$8271,740 (85%)$5,379201 (10%)$3,158
2020-211,315 (66%)$5,6091,802 (91%)$8141,672 (84%)$4,0621,414 (71%)$1,585
2021-221,717 (70%)$5,4172,415 (99%)$2,0032,027 (83%)$3,9341,641 (67%)$1,076
Average1,185 (65.22%)$5,260790 (38.33%)$6361,455 (80.22%)$4,602432 (20.67%)$3,978
*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, 111 (6.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $111.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1497 (7%)$5,00497 (7%)$5,004--
2014-15119 (8%)$4,748119 (8%)$4,748--
2015-16133 (8%)$4,938133 (8%)$4,938--
2016-17143 (8%)$6,769130 (7%)$4,78929 (2%)$11,908
2017-18128 (8%)$7,164121 (7%)$4,91119 (1%)$16,990
2018-19118 (7%)$6,638107 (6%)$4,73523 (1%)$12,029
2019-2098 (5%)$6,00390 (4%)$4,61912 (1%)$14,384
2020-2171 (4%)$6,59466 (3%)$4,54811 (1%)$15,273
2021-2294 (4%)$8,08983 (3%)$4,81822 (1%)$16,387
Average111 (6.56%)$6,216105 (5.89%)$4,79019 (1.17%)$14,495

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