Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,688, which is 74.11 % of all undergraduate students. 8,622 students which is 60.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,385.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 88.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 76% 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 Rhode Island since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,688, which is 74.11 % of all undergraduate students. 8,622 students which is 60.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,385.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-149,452 (71%)$9,5073,643 (27%)$4,1268,966 (67%)$6,402
2014-159,884 (73%)$9,7133,650 (27%)$4,1849,534 (70%)$6,478
2015-1610,111 (74%)$9,9623,564 (26%)$4,2289,569 (70%)$6,425
2016-1710,447 (71%)$10,0423,456 (23%)$4,2699,517 (64%)$6,447
2017-1810,772 (71%)$10,2433,575 (24%)$4,4119,474 (63%)$6,356
2018-1910,578 (73%)$10,2653,451 (24%)$4,4729,322 (64%)$6,316
2019-2010,598 (69%)$11,8352,906 (19%)$4,8496,892 (45%)$6,616
2020-2112,010 (81%)$12,1923,345 (22%)$4,9417,258 (49%)$6,213
2021-2212,338 (84%)$12,7153,235 (22%)$5,0057,068 (48%)$6,212
Average10,688 (74.11%)$10,7193,425 (23.78%)$4,4988,622 (60.00%)$6,385
*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, 2,775 (88.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $11,402. It can cover 31.84% of tuition & fees ($35,804) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,381 (75.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,975).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,485 (84%)$10,4152,287 (77%)$6,146
2014-152,625 (84%)$10,5352,567 (82%)$6,238
2015-162,510 (84%)$10,6802,418 (81%)$6,408
2016-172,776 (86%)$10,8342,613 (81%)$6,522
2017-182,769 (88%)$10,8382,638 (83%)$6,606
2018-192,604 (86%)$11,2362,493 (82%)$6,942
2019-202,902 (90%)$11,8712,220 (69%)$11,205
2020-213,097 (94%)$12,9492,089 (64%)$10,355
2021-223,210 (97%)$13,2572,108 (63%)$11,356
Average2,775 (88.11%)$11,4022,381 (75.78%)$7,975
*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, 775 (24.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,715.

In addition, 767 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (24.22 % 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
2013-14745 (25%)$4,34211 (0%)$2,065743 (25%)$7092,466 (83%)$8,960
2014-15778 (25%)$4,39821 (1%)$1,893741 (24%)$4812,615 (84%)$9,116
2015-16728 (24%)$4,49135 (1%)$1,638717 (24%)$7942,500 (84%)$9,165
2016-17777 (24%)$4,54419 (1%)$1,249773 (24%)$8242,768 (86%)$9,351
2017-18818 (26%)$4,4627 (0%)$2,081711 (22%)$8442,757 (87%)$9,339
2018-19790 (26%)$4,61535 (1%)$3,174774 (25%)$7972,598 (86%)$9,578
2019-20832 (26%)$5,12095 (3%)$1,2991,006 (31%)$8182,894 (90%)$10,105
2020-21743 (23%)$5,2041,712 (52%)$1,182736 (22%)$1,4613,053 (93%)$10,854
2021-22764 (23%)$5,2601,716 (52%)$1,845701 (21%)$1,3233,190 (96%)$10,797
Average775 (24.67%)$4,715406 (15.86%)$1,825767 (24.22%)$8952,760 (87.67%)$9,696
*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, 2,381 (75.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,381.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,287 (77%)$6,1462,274 (77%)$5,238147 (5%)$14,593
2014-152,567 (82%)$6,2382,553 (82%)$5,314168 (5%)$14,574
2015-162,418 (81%)$6,4082,404 (81%)$5,313183 (6%)$14,880
2016-172,613 (81%)$6,5222,596 (80%)$5,455197 (6%)$14,624
2017-182,638 (83%)$6,6062,624 (83%)$5,242236 (7%)$15,559
2018-192,493 (82%)$6,9422,480 (82%)$5,281258 (8%)$16,320
2019-202,220 (69%)$11,2052,091 (65%)$5,268697 (22%)$19,886
2020-212,089 (64%)$10,3552,016 (61%)$5,252584 (18%)$18,913
2021-222,108 (63%)$11,3562,008 (60%)$5,214641 (19%)$21,014
Average2,381 (75.78%)$7,9752,338 (74.56%)$5,286346 (10.67%)$16,707

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