Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,095, which is 73.56 % of all undergraduate students. 6,892 students which is 45.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,939.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 74.89% of students received grants or scholarships and 46% 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 Syracuse University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,095, which is 73.56 % of all undergraduate students. 6,892 students which is 45.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,939.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1410,681 (71%)$25,5423,938 (26%)$4,2888,312 (55%)$7,358
2014-1510,667 (70%)$26,3023,830 (25%)$4,3678,146 (54%)$7,418
2015-1610,520 (69%)$27,4413,625 (24%)$4,3917,752 (51%)$7,277
2016-1710,613 (70%)$27,9643,252 (21%)$4,4117,406 (49%)$7,272
2017-1810,877 (71%)$27,6963,074 (20%)$4,5207,115 (47%)$7,407
2018-1911,163 (73%)$27,7672,718 (18%)$4,6706,400 (42%)$6,462
2019-2011,875 (78%)$27,4352,510 (16%)$4,7406,024 (39%)$6,461
2020-2111,630 (80%)$28,5852,450 (17%)$4,9165,445 (38%)$6,432
2021-2211,828 (80%)$30,7092,548 (17%)$4,9485,424 (37%)$6,361
Average11,095 (73.56%)$27,7163,105 (20.44%)$4,5836,892 (45.78%)$6,939
*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, 2,682 (74.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $28,779. It can cover 45.64% of tuition & fees ($63,061).

In addition, 1,639 (45.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,877).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,352 (68%)$27,8291,947 (56%)$8,982
2014-152,341 (68%)$28,2961,865 (54%)$9,137
2015-162,343 (67%)$29,2221,730 (50%)$9,322
2016-172,567 (69%)$27,8781,752 (47%)$9,696
2017-182,693 (74%)$26,2961,669 (46%)$9,398
2018-192,838 (79%)$27,3001,509 (42%)$10,792
2019-203,117 (86%)$25,8641,386 (38%)$10,703
2020-213,012 (86%)$31,5901,348 (39%)$9,876
2021-222,872 (77%)$34,7371,542 (41%)$10,986
Average2,682 (74.89%)$28,7791,639 (45.89%)$9,877
*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, 641 (17.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,839.

In addition, 490 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (13.89 % 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
2013-14840 (24%)$4,460590 (17%)$1,269660 (19%)$3,0992,308 (66%)$25,526
2014-15774 (22%)$4,594552 (16%)$1,229576 (17%)$3,2812,304 (67%)$26,092
2015-16695 (20%)$4,540488 (14%)$1,215581 (17%)$3,5662,311 (66%)$27,108
2016-17548 (15%)$4,553391 (11%)$1,404475 (13%)$3,8532,540 (69%)$26,255
2017-18596 (16%)$4,893470 (13%)$1,850478 (13%)$3,8082,668 (73%)$24,442
2018-19529 (15%)$4,947395 (11%)$1,403387 (11%)$4,0182,823 (79%)$25,771
2019-20483 (13%)$5,024552 (15%)$2,191347 (10%)$3,8873,101 (85%)$24,390
2020-21627 (18%)$5,289580 (17%)$3,218442 (13%)$3,9193,000 (86%)$29,412
2021-22677 (18%)$5,255768 (20%)$4,026466 (12%)$4,1292,852 (76%)$31,974
Average641 (17.89%)$4,839532 (14.89%)$1,978490 (13.89%)$3,7292,656 (74.11%)$26,774
*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, 1,639 (45.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,639.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,947 (56%)$8,9821,932 (56%)$6,608243 (7%)$19,428
2014-151,865 (54%)$9,1371,850 (53%)$6,573258 (7%)$18,915
2015-161,730 (50%)$9,3221,707 (49%)$6,417250 (7%)$20,695
2016-171,752 (47%)$9,6961,726 (47%)$6,152294 (8%)$21,666
2017-181,669 (46%)$9,3981,638 (45%)$6,288243 (7%)$22,167
2018-191,509 (42%)$10,7921,446 (40%)$5,413334 (9%)$25,323
2019-201,386 (38%)$10,7031,322 (36%)$5,379287 (8%)$26,907
2020-211,348 (39%)$9,8761,300 (37%)$5,350241 (7%)$26,377
2021-221,542 (41%)$10,9861,492 (40%)$5,319304 (8%)$29,622
Average1,639 (45.89%)$9,8771,601 (44.78%)$5,944273 (7.56%)$23,456

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