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Student Financial Support

This report covers financial aid for all campuses, including an all campus summary [see Campus:] by student types, both undergraduate, graduate, and professional students [See Student Type:].

There are twelve years of data available covering Fall 2000 – Summer 2012 or Aid Years 2001 – 2012. You can select how many years you want to see in the report [See Latest year: and How Many Years: ] for options. For example:

Fall 2010, Spring 2011 and Summer 2011 = Aid Year 2011
Fall 2005, Spring 2006 and Summer 2006 = Aid Year 2006
Fall 2000, Spring 2001 and Summer 2001 = Aid Year 2001

The data covers five broad areas: Gift Aid, Loans, Employment, Waivers, and Tuition Benefits. Beginning of term data has been used for students. Disbursed amounts have been used for financial aid. Paid amounts have been used for employment.

View the data load table for details on the scheduled updating and staff contact for these data.

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Admissions (Fall, Spring, Summer)
New Freshmen Applied	26,788	29,813	34,483	37,724	39,737
New Freshmen Admitted	14,915	15,488	17,060	17,797	18,510
% Admitted	56%	52%	49%	47%	47%
New Freshmen Enrolled	5,355	5,210	5,482	5,403	5,375
% Admitted that Enrolled	36%	34%	32%	30%	29%
New Tranfer Students Applied	10,378	10,319	12,050	12,230	12,088
New Transfer Students Admitted	4,151	4,276	5,204	4,768	4,237
% Admitted	40%	41%	43%	39%	35%
New Transfer Students Enrolled	2,781	2,859	3,517	3,209	2,866
% Admitted that Enrolled	67%	67%	68%	67%	68%
Enrollment (FT or PT)
Fall Term Enrollment - FT	26,263	26,146	27,636	28,211	28,227
Fall Term Enrollment - PT	2,440	2,359	2,285	2,308	2,383
Spring Term Enrollment - FT	24,548	24,677	26,105	26,453	26,139
Spring Term Enrollment - PT	2,694	2,637	2,514	2,608	2,717
Summer Term Enrollment - FT	418	391	396	421	447
Summer Term Enrollment - PT	6,323	6,068	6,484	6,649	6,344
Total Enrollment (Fall, Spring, Summer Semesters)	62,686	62,278	65,420	66,650	66,257
% New Freshmen	9%	8%	8%	8%	8%
% New Transfer Students	4%	5%	5%	5%	4%
% Continuing	87%	87%	86%	87%	88%
Unduplicated Head Count for Enrolled Students (first term)*	30,413	30,413	31,785	32,298	32,116
Cost of Attendance
Federal Cost of Attendance-MN Freshman Resident	$20,250	$21,144	$22,052	$23,058	$23,982
MN Resident Tuition and Fees	$9,661	$10,754	$11,417	$12,203	$13,060
Non-MN Resident Tuition and Fees	$20,580	$14,754	$15,417	$16,503	$18,060
Room and Board	$7,062	$7,280	$7,392	$7,576	$7,728
Books and Supplies, Misc.	$3,527	$3,110	$3,243	$3,279	$3,194
Students Receiving Financial Support (Unduplicated Head Count)
Aid Recipients (Gift Aid, Loans, Workstudy)	21,344	22,218	28,081	28,515	24,015
Completed FASFA and Received Aid	19,154	19,859	22,119	22,718	21,430
No FASFA Completed and Received Aid	2,190	2,359	5,962	5,797	2,585
% of Enrolled Students with Aid	70%	73%	88%	88%	75%
Financial Support Recipients	23,834	24,704	29,707	30,052	26,445
% of Enrolled Students with Financial Support	78%	81%	93%	93%	82%
Average Household Income of Students Who Applied for and Received Aid	$78,467	$83,564	$87,650	$84,565	$85,067
Median Household Income of Students Who Applied for and Received Aid	$70,759	$74,309	$76,796	$73,757	$74,391
Student Aid Recipients by Household Income Ranges
$0-30,000	4,345	4,409	5,178	5,691	5,307
$30,001-48,000	2,337	2,243	2,289	2,272	2,269
$48,001-75,000	3,474	3,352	3,334	3,563	3,228
$75,001-110,000	4,291	4,332	4,522	4,604	4,438
$110,001 and more	4,701	5,514	6,789	6,581	6,186
Unkown	2,196	2,368	5,969	5,804	2,587
Financial Support Disbursed by Broad Categories
Gift Aid	$95,257,915	$105,804,703	$135,581,245	$146,385,038	$130,582,203
Employment	$23,491,556	$24,302,138	$24,753,525	$24,735,812	$25,616,813
Loans	$141,974,278	$156,731,276	$167,186,616	$175,389,144	$181,855,639
Waivers	$9,069,676	$8,308,764	$7,541,488	$6,995,547	$7,421,103
Total Financial Support	$269,793,425	$295,146,881	$335,062,874	$353,505,540	$345,475,758
Average Amount of Financial Support Disbursed by Broad Categories
Gift Aid	$5,210	$5,445	$5,083	$5,316	$6,533
Employment	$2,582	$2,669	$2,647	$2,602	$2,580
Loans	$8,975	$9,746	$9,726	$10,004	$10,465
Waivers	$7,956	$6,109	$5,106	$4,308	$4,248
% of Unduplicated Head Count Receiving Financial Support by Broad Categories
Gift Aid	60%	64%	84%	85%	62%
Employment	30%	30%	29%	29%	31%
Loans	52%	53%	54%	54%	54%
Waivers	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%
Financial Support Disbursed
University Scholarships	$34,255,480	$42,909,121	$38,224,208	$39,333,906	$52,453,132
PELL (Federal)	$16,870,259	$19,176,127	$29,224,552	$33,921,283	$31,586,235
Other Federal	$5,462,169	$5,194,976	$7,712,383	$7,526,161	$3,071,788
State/Local Gvt	$22,914,388	$22,226,316	$44,329,325	$49,255,729	$26,029,266
Private	$6,671,694	$7,312,255	$7,576,553	$7,884,838	$8,032,334
Athletic	$8,086,403	$8,086,401	$7,808,377	$7,889,258	$8,785,788
Regents Scholarship	$997,522	$899,507	$705,847	$573,863	$623,659
Work Study	$5,549,604	$5,275,210	$5,953,625	$4,683,931	$6,241,451
U Employment-Students No Work Study	$17,941,952	$19,026,928	$18,799,900	$20,051,881	$19,375,361
Loans	$126,532,873	$143,954,706	$143,393,118	$136,083,379	$145,197,262
Parent Loans	$15,441,405	$12,776,570	$23,793,498	$39,305,765	$36,658,377
Waivers	$9,069,676	$8,308,764	$7,541,488	$6,995,547	$7,421,103
Total Financial Support	$269,793,425	$295,146,881	$335,062,874	$353,505,540	$345,475,758
Average Amount of Financial Support Disbursed
University Scholarships	$2,110	$2,426	$3,156	$3,002	$3,859
PELL (Federal)	$2,819	$3,197	$3,948	$3,963	$3,740
Note: PELL Maximum Amount	$4,310	$4,731	$5,350	$5,550	$5,550
Other Federal	$1,934	$1,914	$1,268	$940	$482
State/Local Gvt	$3,538	$3,390	$2,018	$2,226	$2,472
Private	$2,143	$2,253	$2,266	$2,306	$2,404
Athletic	$14,137	$14,414	$13,845	$13,720	$13,814
Regents Scholarship	$3,654	$3,612	$3,426	$3,188	$3,647
Work Study	$1,835	$1,834	$1,826	$1,861	$1,765
U Employment-Students No Work Study	$1,998	$2,129	$2,054	$2,135	$1,977
Loans	$8,029	$8,976	$8,373	$7,789	$8,379
Parent Loans	$6,236	$5,648	$7,658	$9,717	$9,868
Waivers	$7,956	$6,109	$5,106	$4,308	$4,248
% of Unduplicated Head Count Receiving Financial Support
University Scholarships	53%	58%	38%	41%	42%
PELL (Federal)	20%	20%	23%	27%	26%
Other Federal	9%	9%	19%	25%	20%
State/Local Gvt	21%	22%	69%	69%	33%
Private	10%	11%	11%	11%	10%
Athletic	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Regents Scholarship	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Work Study	10%	9%	10%	8%	11%
U Employment-Students No Work Study	30%	29%	29%	29%	31%
Loans	52%	53%	54%	54%	54%
Parent Loans	8%	7%	10%	13%	12%
Waivers	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%
Student Demographics
Students of Color (first term)*	5,379	5,481	5,730	5,892	5,806
% Students of Color	18%	18%	18%	18%	18%
% Students of Color with Financial Support	83%	85%	95%	95%	87%
First Generation Students (first term)*	9,221	9,418	9,932	10,169	9,958
% First Generation Students	30%	31%	31%	31%	31%
% First Generation Students with Financial Support	83%	85%	93%	92%	86%
International Students (first term)*	613	1,027	1,602	2,048	2,457
% International Students	2%	3%	5%	6%	8%
% International Students with Financial Support	16%	21%	13%	12%	10%
Non-MN Residents (first term)*	8,403	8,601	9,066	9,403	9,778
% Non-MN Residents	28%	28%	29%	29%	30%
% Non-MN Residents with Financial Support	62%	66%	68%	68%	67%
Average Loan Debt for Students with Debt (not all graduates)
Average Loan Debt For Bachelor's Degree Recipients including PLUS	$27,451	$29,407	$29,931	$30,954	$32,326
Average Loan Debt For Bachelor's Degree Recipients excluding PLUS	$23,074	$25,443	$26,348	$27,086	$27,578
% of Bachelor's Degree Recipients with no Debt (includes PLUS)	36%	35%	36%	34%	36%
% of Bachelor's Degree Recipients with no Debt (excludes PLUS)	36%	36%	36%	34%	36%
Median Loan Debt for Students with Debt (not all graduates)
Median Loan Debt For Bachelor's Degree Recipients including PLUS	$24,005	$25,560	$25,780	$26,451	$27,334
Median Loan Debt For Bachelor's Degree Recipients excluding PLUS	$21,120	$23,445	$23,503	$24,337	$24,646

Notes & Data Sources:

Students with Aid includes Gift Aid (examples include: Athletic, Federal PELL, State Grants, University of Minnesota scholarships, etc.), Loans (including PLUS), and Work Study (Excludes Waivers, Tuition Benefits, and Other Employment)
* Unduplicated Head Count for Enrolled Students (first term) used to calculate percentages. First term is used to determine where to report a student (campus or student type), so if a student does not enroll fall term, but does enroll spring term for a respective aid year, the student will be reported based on their spring term enrollment (first term enrolled for the year).
PLUS = Parent Loans
FT = Full-Time, PT = Part-Time
FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid
University Scholarships includes UPromise, MN Resident, Aid from Admissions, Aid from MN Medical Foundation, Aid from U of M Foundation, Multicultural Excellence Program (MEP), College/Departmental Aid (excludes Athletic Scholarships and Waivers)
Work Study includes State, Federal, and Employer (U of MN) contribution
House Hold Income = Parent + Student if dependent, Only Student income if independent
For International Students with Aid the majority of aid is Athletic and/or University Grants.
Average Loan Debts not available prior to Fall 2003 or for Rochester campus.
First enrollments for the Rochester campus began Fall 2009.
For Undergraduate students there is a sharp increase in State/Local Gvt aid for 2010 and 2011. This is related to Federal Stimulus Funding received from the State and used for student aid.