Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,404, which is 54.56 % of all undergraduate students. 11,764 students which is 35.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,874.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 54.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 38% 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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,404, which is 54.56 % of all undergraduate students. 11,764 students which is 35.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,874.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1416,277 (50%)$11,8186,727 (21%)$4,40612,727 (39%)$6,150
2014-1516,924 (51%)$11,9956,754 (20%)$4,46612,389 (38%)$6,227
2015-1616,980 (51%)$12,5376,897 (21%)$4,55811,960 (36%)$6,084
2016-1717,331 (51%)$12,7787,209 (21%)$4,55712,300 (36%)$6,117
2017-1817,564 (52%)$13,6877,661 (23%)$4,68011,849 (35%)$5,737
2018-1917,684 (52%)$13,9467,884 (23%)$4,83511,880 (35%)$5,737
2019-2020,823 (61%)$13,1518,292 (24%)$4,88511,668 (34%)$5,895
2020-2121,735 (65%)$13,5298,509 (25%)$5,00610,721 (32%)$5,559
2021-2220,318 (58%)$16,4498,645 (25%)$5,08510,381 (30%)$5,363
Average18,404 (54.56%)$13,3217,620 (22.56%)$4,72011,764 (35.00%)$5,874
*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, 4,072 (54.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,916. It can cover 35.51% of tuition & fees ($39,192) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,838 (37.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,731).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,271 (45%)$13,0892,903 (40%)$7,175
2014-153,430 (50%)$12,7932,727 (39%)$6,851
2015-163,657 (48%)$12,9212,968 (39%)$6,912
2016-173,698 (49%)$13,5953,190 (42%)$6,686
2017-183,651 (49%)$14,3282,973 (40%)$6,816
2018-193,837 (50%)$15,5672,730 (36%)$6,481
2019-204,520 (59%)$15,1872,787 (36%)$6,531
2020-216,159 (82%)$11,2122,516 (34%)$6,428
2021-224,427 (54%)$16,5522,745 (33%)$6,697
Average4,072 (54.00%)$13,9162,838 (37.67%)$6,731
*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, 1,818 (24.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,840.

In addition, 2,205 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (29.22 % 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
2013-141,597 (22%)$4,516630 (9%)$2471,862 (25%)$5,3663,085 (42%)$8,252
2014-151,476 (21%)$4,581673 (10%)$2771,690 (24%)$5,4973,255 (47%)$8,492
2015-161,658 (22%)$4,662723 (10%)$2521,878 (25%)$5,3953,473 (46%)$8,410
2016-171,791 (24%)$4,611801 (11%)$2852,089 (28%)$5,3113,521 (46%)$8,717
2017-181,850 (25%)$4,840904 (12%)$2462,238 (30%)$5,6843,431 (46%)$8,865
2018-191,917 (25%)$4,9701,086 (14%)$2462,339 (31%)$5,6703,660 (48%)$10,020
2019-202,161 (28%)$5,0322,019 (26%)$9432,676 (35%)$6,0024,053 (53%)$9,822
2020-211,966 (26%)$5,1063,311 (44%)$1,1472,512 (34%)$6,0976,016 (80%)$6,633
2021-221,948 (24%)$5,2403,511 (42%)$2,1142,557 (31%)$6,4073,663 (44%)$10,719
Average1,818 (24.11%)$4,8401,518 (19.78%)$6402,205 (29.22%)$5,7143,795 (50.22%)$8,881
*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, 2,838 (37.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,838.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,903 (40%)$7,1752,854 (39%)$5,548735 (10%)$6,793
2014-152,727 (39%)$6,8512,686 (39%)$5,341718 (10%)$6,040
2015-162,968 (39%)$6,9122,910 (39%)$5,221828 (11%)$6,425
2016-173,190 (42%)$6,6863,153 (42%)$5,407659 (9%)$6,497
2017-182,973 (40%)$6,8162,925 (39%)$5,278639 (9%)$7,552
2018-192,730 (36%)$6,4812,671 (35%)$4,866693 (9%)$6,775
2019-202,787 (36%)$6,5312,743 (36%)$4,863713 (9%)$6,819
2020-212,516 (34%)$6,4282,456 (33%)$4,889594 (8%)$7,014
2021-222,745 (33%)$6,6972,669 (32%)$4,998723 (9%)$6,976
Average2,838 (37.67%)$6,7312,785 (37.11%)$5,157700 (9.33%)$6,766

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