Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,311, which is 61.33 % of all undergraduate students. 611 students which is 8.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,851.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 53.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 8% 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 Stanford University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,311, which is 61.33 % of all undergraduate students. 611 students which is 8.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,851.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-144,284 (61%)$38,6621,086 (16%)$4,291877 (13%)$6,095
2014-154,348 (62%)$39,2831,104 (16%)$4,406850 (12%)$6,359
2015-164,205 (60%)$42,1271,075 (15%)$4,395721 (10%)$6,097
2016-174,200 (60%)$44,4681,067 (15%)$4,481688 (10%)$5,840
2017-184,195 (59%)$47,1061,133 (16%)$4,661595 (8%)$5,726
2018-194,295 (61%)$49,2551,185 (17%)$4,730543 (8%)$5,456
2019-204,288 (61%)$53,3461,233 (18%)$5,108520 (7%)$5,666
2020-214,154 (65%)$50,7621,219 (19%)$4,783274 (4%)$5,677
2021-224,827 (63%)$56,7371,437 (19%)$5,071427 (6%)$5,747
Average4,311 (61.33%)$46,8611,171 (16.78%)$4,658611 (8.67%)$5,851
*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, 921 (53.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $51,268. It can cover 82.05% of tuition & fees ($62,484).

In addition, 137 (7.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,082).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14852 (51%)$42,359174 (10%)$7,286
2014-15843 (50%)$43,118157 (9%)$8,030
2015-16823 (48%)$47,782155 (9%)$8,047
2016-17872 (50%)$50,134144 (8%)$8,155
2017-18910 (54%)$51,838133 (8%)$8,382
2018-19948 (56%)$54,808121 (7%)$8,205
2019-20941 (55%)$54,547120 (7%)$11,765
2020-21979 (61%)$56,21186 (5%)$8,868
2021-221,120 (53%)$60,619144 (7%)$12,999
Average921 (53.11%)$51,268137 (7.78%)$9,082
*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, 288 (16.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,853.

In addition, 80 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (4.56 % 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
2013-14254 (15%)$4,559125 (7%)$2,21981 (5%)$9,084847 (51%)$40,046
2014-15248 (15%)$4,630139 (8%)$3,64074 (4%)$9,074838 (50%)$40,600
2015-16232 (13%)$4,645141 (8%)$1,99268 (4%)$9,028820 (48%)$45,552
2016-17248 (14%)$4,583132 (8%)$1,99559 (3%)$9,011870 (50%)$48,029
2017-18275 (16%)$4,715143 (8%)$2,28979 (5%)$9,084910 (54%)$49,265
2018-19298 (18%)$4,922134 (8%)$3,14491 (5%)$9,051943 (56%)$52,223
2019-20312 (18%)$5,093154 (9%)$2,38396 (6%)$8,903938 (55%)$51,725
2020-21324 (20%)$5,239171 (11%)$2,84865 (4%)$8,815967 (60%)$54,057
2021-22398 (19%)$5,288213 (10%)$2,378103 (5%)$9,1601,108 (52%)$58,067
Average288 (16.44%)$4,853150 (8.56%)$2,54380 (4.56%)$9,023916 (52.89%)$48,840
*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, 137 (7.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $137.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14174 (10%)$7,286168 (10%)$5,29212 (1%)$31,563
2014-15157 (9%)$8,030150 (9%)$5,72317 (1%)$23,665
2015-16155 (9%)$8,047149 (9%)$5,27017 (1%)$27,187
2016-17144 (8%)$8,155135 (8%)$5,26820 (1%)$23,157
2017-18133 (8%)$8,382124 (7%)$5,05223 (1%)$21,233
2018-19121 (7%)$8,205113 (7%)$4,88518 (1%)$24,492
2019-20120 (7%)$11,765104 (6%)$4,92133 (2%)$27,275
2020-2186 (5%)$8,86878 (5%)$5,15121 (1%)$17,186
2021-22144 (7%)$12,999124 (6%)$5,17634 (2%)$36,177
Average137 (7.78%)$9,082127 (7.44%)$5,19322 (1.22%)$25,771

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