Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 593, which is 67.00 % of all undergraduate students. 488 students which is 55.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,572.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 67.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 57% 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 North Carolina School of the Arts since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 593, which is 67.00 % of all undergraduate students. 488 students which is 55.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,572.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14555 (70%)$8,464252 (32%)$4,145465 (58%)$6,962
2014-15582 (68%)$8,652260 (30%)$4,464514 (60%)$6,947
2015-16576 (67%)$8,877244 (29%)$4,484508 (59%)$6,767
2016-17626 (69%)$8,957267 (29%)$4,419526 (58%)$6,670
2017-18596 (68%)$9,265257 (29%)$4,545490 (56%)$6,616
2018-19598 (67%)$9,620254 (29%)$4,663472 (53%)$6,371
2019-20589 (63%)$10,444257 (28%)$4,518496 (53%)$6,232
2020-21595 (65%)$10,106236 (26%)$4,645473 (51%)$6,169
2021-22623 (66%)$10,946236 (25%)$4,770447 (48%)$6,418
Average593 (67.00%)$9,481251 (28.56%)$4,517488 (55.11%)$6,572
*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, 143 (67.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,092. It can cover 33.41% of tuition & fees ($27,211) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 121 (56.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,651).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14145 (69%)$8,754135 (64%)$7,964
2014-15152 (69%)$7,861137 (63%)$7,452
2015-16134 (67%)$8,665114 (57%)$7,184
2016-17147 (69%)$8,370127 (60%)$7,346
2017-18118 (68%)$8,04090 (52%)$6,857
2018-19151 (62%)$9,777126 (52%)$7,014
2019-20150 (64%)$10,150138 (59%)$7,717
2020-21145 (67%)$9,342117 (54%)$8,638
2021-22143 (69%)$10,868101 (49%)$8,683
Average143 (67.11%)$9,092121 (56.67%)$7,651
*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, 55 (25.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,467.

In addition, 35 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
2013-1469 (33%)$4,12622 (10%)$77235 (17%)$3,771145 (69%)$5,764
2014-1559 (27%)$4,57521 (10%)$67631 (14%)$4,274151 (69%)$5,154
2015-1652 (26%)$4,55719 (10%)$84130 (15%)$4,183134 (67%)$5,841
2016-1757 (27%)$4,26416 (8%)$1,35642 (20%)$3,792147 (69%)$5,486
2017-1841 (24%)$4,0669 (5%)$77823 (13%)$3,985118 (68%)$5,791
2018-1956 (23%)$4,68719 (8%)$88237 (15%)$4,253150 (62%)$6,932
2019-2063 (27%)$4,50016 (7%)$94239 (17%)$4,255148 (63%)$7,149
2020-2150 (23%)$4,73524 (11%)$74030 (14%)$4,703145 (67%)$6,613
2021-2246 (22%)$4,69624 (12%)$1,43844 (21%)$5,623137 (66%)$7,709
Average55 (25.78%)$4,46719 (9.00%)$93635 (16.22%)$4,315142 (66.67%)$6,271
*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, 121 (56.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $121.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14135 (64%)$7,964135 (64%)$6,08115 (7%)$16,950
2014-15137 (63%)$7,452136 (62%)$5,82614 (6%)$16,332
2015-16114 (57%)$7,184114 (57%)$5,8399 (5%)$17,030
2016-17127 (60%)$7,346126 (59%)$5,26814 (7%)$19,229
2017-1890 (52%)$6,85789 (51%)$5,2169 (5%)$16,987
2018-19126 (52%)$7,014126 (52%)$5,41811 (5%)$18,286
2019-20138 (59%)$7,717135 (58%)$5,35519 (8%)$17,997
2020-21117 (54%)$8,638116 (53%)$5,19221 (10%)$19,452
2021-22101 (49%)$8,683100 (48%)$5,20416 (8%)$22,285
Average121 (56.67%)$7,651120 (56.00%)$5,48914 (6.78%)$18,283

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