Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 39,373, which is 69.11 % of all undergraduate students. 20,633 students which is 36.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,809.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 84.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 32% 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 University of Central Florida since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 39,373, which is 69.11 % of all undergraduate students. 20,633 students which is 36.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,809.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1437,069 (72%)$4,61619,578 (38%)$3,91123,102 (45%)$7,011
2014-1536,346 (69%)$4,79720,321 (39%)$3,97823,223 (44%)$7,115
2015-1635,779 (65%)$5,04620,951 (38%)$4,00823,487 (43%)$6,892
2016-1734,779 (62%)$5,12621,225 (38%)$4,01523,487 (42%)$6,828
2017-1836,587 (64%)$6,63822,180 (39%)$4,60322,207 (39%)$6,812
2018-1938,316 (65%)$7,63122,142 (38%)$4,73920,710 (35%)$6,676
2019-2042,510 (72%)$7,82621,476 (36%)$4,90018,645 (31%)$6,689
2020-2144,359 (72%)$7,74721,281 (35%)$4,87116,123 (26%)$6,600
2021-2248,612 (81%)$7,88020,606 (34%)$4,84814,716 (25%)$6,655
Average39,373 (69.11%)$6,36721,084 (37.22%)$4,43020,633 (36.67%)$6,809
*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, 5,631 (84.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,803. It can cover 34.73% of tuition & fees ($22,467) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,088 (32.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,213).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-145,341 (92%)$5,0352,356 (40%)$5,694
2014-154,846 (78%)$5,5822,582 (42%)$5,988
2015-164,778 (76%)$5,7242,564 (41%)$6,152
2016-174,639 (75%)$5,7572,408 (39%)$6,303
2017-185,430 (81%)$8,0572,294 (34%)$6,359
2018-196,071 (86%)$9,7081,979 (28%)$6,391
2019-206,431 (90%)$10,3001,722 (24%)$6,325
2020-216,868 (90%)$10,0781,529 (20%)$6,180
2021-226,274 (93%)$9,9861,357 (20%)$6,526
Average5,631 (84.56%)$7,8032,088 (32.00%)$6,213
*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, 2,000 (30.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,149.

In addition, 5,057 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (75.89 % 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
2013-141,858 (32%)$4,372266 (5%)$9305,071 (87%)$2,3892,549 (44%)$2,512
2014-152,039 (33%)$4,394431 (7%)$1,1544,180 (67%)$2,5402,826 (45%)$2,468
2015-161,990 (31%)$4,519218 (3%)$1,1814,137 (65%)$2,5542,693 (43%)$2,797
2016-171,917 (31%)$4,539421 (7%)$1,2944,024 (65%)$2,5652,541 (41%)$2,810
2017-182,114 (32%)$5,366490 (7%)$1,9434,955 (74%)$4,6132,837 (42%)$3,031
2018-192,138 (30%)$5,612688 (10%)$1,6935,703 (81%)$6,4013,692 (52%)$2,511
2019-202,067 (29%)$5,8693,004 (42%)$1,4105,843 (82%)$6,9413,573 (50%)$2,606
2020-212,147 (28%)$5,7943,098 (41%)$1,3666,294 (83%)$6,7244,252 (56%)$2,404
2021-221,730 (26%)$5,8804,023 (60%)$2,1525,302 (79%)$6,4963,742 (56%)$2,506
Average2,000 (30.22%)$5,1491,404 (20.22%)$1,4585,057 (75.89%)$4,5803,189 (47.67%)$2,627
*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, 2,088 (32.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,088.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,356 (40%)$5,6942,338 (40%)$5,260108 (2%)$10,352
2014-152,582 (42%)$5,9882,554 (41%)$5,321169 (3%)$11,077
2015-162,564 (41%)$6,1522,531 (40%)$5,300202 (3%)$11,682
2016-172,408 (39%)$6,3032,357 (38%)$5,292213 (3%)$12,692
2017-182,294 (34%)$6,3592,267 (34%)$5,414198 (3%)$11,692
2018-191,979 (28%)$6,3911,952 (28%)$5,328170 (2%)$13,212
2019-201,722 (24%)$6,3251,675 (23%)$5,366146 (2%)$13,032
2020-211,529 (20%)$6,1801,493 (20%)$5,240114 (1%)$14,272
2021-221,357 (20%)$6,5261,321 (20%)$5,351123 (2%)$14,521
Average2,088 (32.00%)$6,2132,054 (31.56%)$5,319160 (2.33%)$12,504

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