Financial Aid at CU Boulder

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$11,017	56%

17,868 students (56% of total 31,675 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Colorado Boulder.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,017. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 68% of total 6,648 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,477.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Colorado Boulder, 17,868 undergraduate students (56% of total 31,675 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $11,017.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	17,868	56%	$196,854,318	$11,017
Pell Grants	4,545	14%	$22,755,509	$5,007
Federal Student Loan	7,360	23%	$45,400,277	$6,169

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,530 beginning undergraduate students (68% of total 6,648 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Colorado Boulder. The average amount of aid received is $10,477.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	4,530	68%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	3,810	57%	$39,917,770	$10,477
Federal Grants	1,534	23%	$8,776,029	$5,721
Pell Grants	923	14%	$4,637,384	$5,024
Other Federal Grants	1,475	22%	$4,138,645	$2,806
State/Local Grants	661	10%	$2,593,594	$3,924
Institutional Grants	3,438	52%	$28,548,147	$8,304
Student Loan Aid	1,961	29%	$20,814,586	$10,614
Federal Student Loans	1,862	28%	$9,250,070	$4,968
Other Student Loans	403	6%	$11,564,516	$28,696

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of Colorado Boulder.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	1,425	1,135	$16,217,045	$11,380
0-30,000	289	288	$5,861,199	$20,281
30,001-48,000	175	175	$3,658,818	$20,908
48,001-75,000	240	237	$3,864,232	$16,101
75,001-110,000	206	175	$1,539,141	$7,472
110,001 or more	515	260	$1,293,655	$2,512

Financial Aid at CU Boulder

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

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