Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,174, which is 67.22 % of all undergraduate students. 4,104 students which is 46.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,542.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 90.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 56% 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 Utah University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,174, which is 67.22 % of all undergraduate students. 4,104 students which is 46.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,542.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-144,339 (62%)$6,0022,767 (39%)$4,4902,419 (34%)$5,329
2014-154,220 (61%)$6,0552,661 (38%)$4,5003,569 (51%)$4,960
2015-164,829 (60%)$7,1842,647 (33%)$4,5592,656 (33%)$6,858
2016-175,384 (64%)$7,8282,769 (33%)$4,5643,848 (46%)$4,952
2017-186,932 (81%)$7,1623,892 (46%)$4,8097,341 (86%)$4,547
2018-196,240 (67%)$8,0092,867 (31%)$5,4084,270 (46%)$4,837
2019-206,322 (62%)$8,8172,918 (28%)$6,0324,780 (47%)$6,750
2020-218,085 (72%)$9,5793,017 (27%)$7,2795,917 (53%)$5,786
2021-229,211 (76%)$9,0273,095 (26%)$7,4482,139 (18%)$5,857
Average6,174 (67.22%)$7,7402,959 (33.44%)$5,4544,104 (46.00%)$5,542
*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, 1,588 (90.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,594. It can cover 36.89% of tuition & fees ($20,586) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 953 (55.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,236).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,051 (87%)$5,218458 (38%)$5,346
2014-151,002 (86%)$6,419756 (65%)$4,451
2015-161,267 (90%)$7,486844 (60%)$3,906
2016-171,330 (90%)$7,029953 (64%)$4,155
2017-181,622 (88%)$7,798999 (54%)$4,267
2018-191,849 (91%)$7,3531,248 (61%)$4,382
2019-201,770 (96%)$7,7771,309 (71%)$6,211
2020-211,963 (90%)$9,8991,461 (67%)$6,188
2021-222,440 (99%)$9,369546 (22%)$8,222
Average1,588 (90.78%)$7,594953 (55.78%)$5,236
*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, 528 (31.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,146.

In addition, 292 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (16.22 % 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
2013-14447 (37%)$4,243126 (10%)$380130 (11%)$1,747759 (63%)$4,365
2014-15452 (39%)$4,279101 (9%)$369135 (12%)$1,905812 (70%)$5,176
2015-16457 (33%)$4,25294 (7%)$376211 (15%)$2,1461,146 (82%)$6,155
2016-17481 (32%)$4,315108 (7%)$369214 (14%)$2,1021,189 (80%)$5,705
2017-18561 (30%)$4,58986 (5%)$385317 (17%)$2,5271,459 (79%)$6,333
2018-19574 (28%)$5,022106 (5%)$392381 (19%)$2,4161,675 (82%)$5,822
2019-20530 (29%)$5,681423 (23%)$718367 (20%)$2,4551,428 (77%)$6,688
2020-21624 (29%)$6,8791,863 (85%)$648507 (23%)$1,9561,816 (83%)$7,126
2021-22624 (25%)$7,0502,413 (98%)$788367 (15%)$1,7172,120 (86%)$7,515
Average528 (31.33%)$5,146591 (27.67%)$492292 (16.22%)$2,1081,378 (78.00%)$6,098
*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, 953 (55.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $953.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14458 (38%)$5,346449 (37%)$4,16645 (4%)$12,839
2014-15756 (65%)$4,451756 (65%)$3,90030 (3%)$13,885
2015-16844 (60%)$3,906843 (60%)$3,69523 (2%)$7,880
2016-17953 (64%)$4,155947 (64%)$3,80236 (2%)$9,978
2017-18999 (54%)$4,267993 (54%)$3,90132 (2%)$12,164
2018-191,248 (61%)$4,3821,236 (61%)$3,73457 (3%)$14,972
2019-201,309 (71%)$6,2111,299 (70%)$5,35961 (3%)$19,166
2020-211,461 (67%)$6,1881,447 (66%)$5,49451 (2%)$21,408
2021-22546 (22%)$8,222528 (21%)$4,78174 (3%)$26,550
Average953 (55.78%)$5,236944 (55.33%)$4,31545 (2.67%)$15,427

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