Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,616, which is 70.67 % of all undergraduate students. 10,138 students which is 60.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,154.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 95.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 60% 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 Eastern Michigan University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,616, which is 70.67 % of all undergraduate students. 10,138 students which is 60.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,154.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1413,081 (68%)$5,8798,426 (44%)$4,31914,047 (73%)$8,848
2014-1513,129 (72%)$6,0488,047 (44%)$4,32413,189 (72%)$8,869
2015-1612,969 (72%)$6,6327,672 (43%)$4,34412,488 (70%)$8,758
2016-1712,836 (73%)$6,7027,180 (41%)$4,31911,890 (67%)$8,699
2017-1812,610 (73%)$7,1107,097 (41%)$4,59011,048 (64%)$8,680
2018-1911,325 (71%)$7,2976,309 (39%)$4,6568,562 (53%)$7,193
2019-2010,247 (68%)$7,7115,777 (38%)$4,8837,766 (51%)$7,476
2020-219,350 (68%)$8,0334,879 (35%)$4,9876,400 (46%)$7,435
2021-228,996 (71%)$8,3974,752 (37%)$5,0405,849 (46%)$7,428
Average11,616 (70.67%)$7,0906,682 (40.22%)$4,60710,138 (60.22%)$8,154
*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, 2,370 (95.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,271. It can cover 50.87% of tuition & fees ($16,260) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,496 (59.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,431).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,720 (96%)$6,9491,891 (66%)$6,570
2014-152,438 (97%)$7,2051,688 (67%)$6,388
2015-162,727 (96%)$7,9011,769 (62%)$6,168
2016-172,665 (96%)$7,5311,742 (63%)$6,362
2017-182,694 (97%)$7,9161,671 (60%)$6,418
2018-192,265 (95%)$8,2961,419 (60%)$6,368
2019-201,970 (93%)$9,5151,243 (59%)$6,768
2020-211,709 (95%)$9,182883 (49%)$6,312
2021-222,141 (95%)$9,9451,154 (51%)$6,529
Average2,370 (95.56%)$8,2711,496 (59.67%)$6,431
*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, 1,164 (46.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,782.

In addition, 192 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (7.44 % 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
2013-141,352 (47%)$4,492381 (13%)$745343 (12%)$6012,571 (90%)$4,799
2014-151,187 (47%)$4,510320 (13%)$782248 (10%)$6712,321 (92%)$5,083
2015-161,356 (48%)$4,631403 (14%)$786212 (7%)$6092,615 (92%)$5,668
2016-171,301 (47%)$4,629443 (16%)$761312 (11%)$7352,549 (92%)$5,289
2017-181,331 (48%)$4,731488 (18%)$781179 (6%)$1,0372,597 (93%)$5,569
2018-191,085 (46%)$4,862355 (15%)$790137 (6%)$1,1042,151 (91%)$6,082
2019-20974 (46%)$4,960313 (15%)$1,383121 (6%)$1,0811,861 (88%)$7,174
2020-21768 (43%)$5,030321 (18%)$1,59899 (6%)$9801,589 (88%)$7,061
2021-221,121 (50%)$5,189395 (18%)$83273 (3%)$9732,088 (93%)$7,220
Average1,164 (46.89%)$4,782380 (15.56%)$940192 (7.44%)$8662,260 (91.00%)$5,994
*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, 1,496 (59.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,496.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,891 (66%)$6,5701,887 (66%)$6,29377 (3%)$7,124
2014-151,688 (67%)$6,3881,680 (67%)$6,14573 (3%)$6,308
2015-161,769 (62%)$6,1681,760 (62%)$5,90470 (2%)$7,423
2016-171,742 (63%)$6,3621,719 (62%)$5,887116 (4%)$8,301
2017-181,671 (60%)$6,4181,650 (59%)$5,792123 (4%)$9,502
2018-191,419 (60%)$6,3681,400 (59%)$5,614117 (5%)$10,054
2019-201,243 (59%)$6,7681,229 (58%)$5,854110 (5%)$11,073
2020-21883 (49%)$6,312867 (48%)$5,57961 (3%)$12,079
2021-221,154 (51%)$6,5291,138 (51%)$5,72095 (4%)$10,785
Average1,496 (59.67%)$6,4311,481 (59.11%)$5,86594 (3.67%)$9,183

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