Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 88, which is 75.00 % of all undergraduate students. 72 students which is 60.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,133.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 100.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 79% 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 VanderCook College of Music since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 88, which is 75.00 % of all undergraduate students. 72 students which is 60.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,133.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14103 (77%)$10,88253 (40%)$4,13191 (68%)$7,308
2014-15108 (73%)$11,55450 (34%)$4,41190 (61%)$7,282
2015-16101 (66%)$10,69339 (25%)$4,76489 (58%)$7,204
2016-17102 (77%)$10,38938 (29%)$4,06791 (68%)$7,232
2017-1890 (82%)$10,87234 (31%)$3,97580 (73%)$6,861
2018-1976 (69%)$11,79531 (28%)$4,29665 (59%)$6,490
2019-2071 (65%)$13,11034 (31%)$4,61748 (44%)$7,359
2020-2166 (80%)$14,48927 (33%)$4,17944 (54%)$7,340
2021-2278 (86%)$21,52925 (27%)$4,52553 (58%)$7,121
Average88 (75.00%)$12,81337 (30.89%)$4,32972 (60.33%)$7,133
*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, 18 (100.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $14,386. It can cover 46.54% of tuition & fees ($30,910).

In addition, 15 (79.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,894).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1415 (100%)$12,13414 (93%)$8,241
2014-1525 (100%)$12,33121 (84%)$7,583
2015-1620 (100%)$10,08918 (90%)$8,573
2016-1721 (100%)$10,27418 (86%)$7,089
2017-1815 (100%)$14,69413 (87%)$12,288
2018-1921 (100%)$16,40819 (90%)$7,631
2019-2016 (100%)$10,4819 (56%)$5,736
2020-2111 (100%)$15,1836 (55%)$7,167
2021-2220 (100%)$27,88414 (70%)$6,742
Average18 (100.00%)$14,38615 (79.00%)$7,894
*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, 7 (39.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,151.

In addition, 6 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.11 % 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
2013-146 (40%)$4,5208 (53%)$2,0189 (60%)$5,61215 (100%)$5,883
2014-158 (32%)$3,84613 (52%)$1,9647 (28%)$5,74825 (100%)$8,470
2015-165 (25%)$4,8655 (25%)$2803 (15%)$4,72020 (100%)$8,095
2016-1711 (52%)$4,13113 (62%)$1,3369 (43%)$4,73421 (100%)$5,255
2017-189 (60%)$4,5319 (60%)$3067 (47%)$5,58315 (100%)$9,187
2018-1913 (62%)$4,73814 (67%)$81812 (57%)$5,64021 (100%)$9,707
2019-206 (38%)$4,5676 (38%)$2793 (19%)$3,32316 (100%)$8,041
2020-211 (9%)$1,1886 (55%)$2503 (27%)$5,10811 (100%)$13,545
2021-228 (40%)$4,97720 (100%)$4,2624 (20%)$6,28620 (100%)$20,375
Average7 (39.78%)$4,15110 (56.89%)$1,2796 (35.11%)$5,19518 (100.00%)$9,840
*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, 15 (79.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $15.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1414 (93%)$8,24114 (93%)$5,4442 (13%)$19,581
2014-1521 (84%)$7,58319 (76%)$5,6133 (12%)$17,530
2015-1618 (90%)$8,57318 (90%)$5,5073 (15%)$18,397
2016-1718 (86%)$7,08917 (81%)$5,2832 (10%)$18,893
2017-1813 (87%)$12,28813 (87%)$5,7484 (27%)$21,255
2018-1919 (90%)$7,63119 (90%)$6,4472 (10%)$11,250
2019-209 (56%)$5,7368 (50%)$4,5161 (6%)$15,500
2020-216 (55%)$7,1676 (55%)$5,1671 (9%)$12,000
2021-2214 (70%)$6,74214 (70%)$5,3042 (10%)$10,066
Average15 (79.00%)$7,89414 (76.89%)$5,4482 (12.44%)$16,052

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