Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,048, which is 64.56 % of all undergraduate students. 5,714 students which is 51.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,552.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 84.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 55% 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 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,048, which is 64.56 % of all undergraduate students. 5,714 students which is 51.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,552.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-146,183 (55%)$6,2134,066 (36%)$4,3306,736 (60%)$6,790
2014-156,815 (60%)$5,9024,113 (36%)$4,3786,705 (59%)$6,845
2015-167,198 (61%)$5,6654,129 (35%)$4,2846,769 (57%)$6,634
2016-176,996 (60%)$6,3244,018 (34%)$4,2926,499 (55%)$6,644
2017-187,098 (62%)$7,4693,951 (35%)$4,8146,086 (53%)$6,598
2018-196,941 (64%)$8,0113,730 (34%)$4,8965,422 (50%)$6,539
2019-207,512 (72%)$7,8653,441 (33%)$4,9054,992 (48%)$6,496
2020-217,175 (72%)$8,7123,148 (32%)$4,9834,266 (43%)$6,293
2021-227,511 (75%)$8,6263,214 (32%)$4,8893,948 (40%)$6,128
Average7,048 (64.56%)$7,1993,757 (34.11%)$4,6415,714 (51.67%)$6,552
*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, 1,550 (84.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,970. It can cover 66.28% of tuition & fees ($12,025) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,028 (55.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,089).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,435 (74%)$6,1411,250 (65%)$6,342
2014-151,655 (79%)$6,2551,308 (62%)$6,279
2015-161,499 (72%)$6,0711,266 (61%)$6,258
2016-171,581 (82%)$6,7561,146 (60%)$6,189
2017-181,532 (86%)$9,053988 (56%)$5,916
2018-191,449 (86%)$8,948858 (51%)$6,051
2019-201,441 (88%)$9,187851 (52%)$6,227
2020-211,498 (99%)$8,667716 (47%)$6,021
2021-221,862 (96%)$10,649872 (45%)$5,517
Average1,550 (84.67%)$7,9701,028 (55.44%)$6,089
*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, 671 (36.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,814.

In addition, 586 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (32.00 % 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
2013-14771 (40%)$4,510176 (9%)$2,571621 (32%)$3,440907 (47%)$3,028
2014-15762 (36%)$4,570143 (7%)$2,879589 (28%)$3,4491,171 (56%)$3,780
2015-16727 (35%)$4,467124 (6%)$3,198513 (25%)$3,612958 (46%)$3,762
2016-17661 (34%)$4,45279 (4%)$4,378470 (24%)$3,3971,317 (69%)$4,401
2017-18698 (39%)$4,963144 (8%)$2,739538 (30%)$4,5371,478 (83%)$5,121
2018-19595 (35%)$4,902201 (12%)$1,802507 (30%)$4,6301,400 (83%)$5,242
2019-20554 (34%)$4,989772 (47%)$1,474608 (37%)$4,9371,206 (73%)$5,252
2020-21479 (32%)$5,151486 (32%)$1,700562 (37%)$5,1101,494 (99%)$4,564
2021-22793 (41%)$5,325247 (13%)$1,853867 (45%)$5,2111,813 (94%)$5,863
Average671 (36.22%)$4,814264 (15.33%)$2,510586 (32.00%)$4,2581,305 (72.22%)$4,557
*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, 1,028 (55.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,028.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,250 (65%)$6,3421,228 (64%)$5,73081 (4%)$11,005
2014-151,308 (62%)$6,2791,293 (62%)$5,72494 (4%)$8,646
2015-161,266 (61%)$6,2581,249 (60%)$5,473106 (5%)$10,253
2016-171,146 (60%)$6,1891,117 (58%)$5,420112 (6%)$9,271
2017-18988 (56%)$5,916967 (55%)$5,24176 (4%)$10,225
2018-19858 (51%)$6,051837 (50%)$5,16785 (5%)$10,197
2019-20851 (52%)$6,227832 (51%)$5,30775 (5%)$11,783
2020-21716 (47%)$6,021689 (46%)$5,06382 (5%)$10,038
2021-22872 (45%)$5,517847 (44%)$4,85173 (4%)$9,621
Average1,028 (55.44%)$6,0891,007 (54.44%)$5,33187 (4.67%)$10,115

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