Financial Aid at UMass Amherst

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$11,636	77%

18,539 students (77% of total 24,231 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,636. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 4,848 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,350.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 18,539 undergraduate students (77% of total 24,231 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $11,636.

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	18,539	77%	$215,719,264	$11,636
Pell Grants	5,041	21%	$23,392,476	$4,640
Federal Student Loan	11,626	48%	$74,784,767	$6,433

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,395 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 4,848 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The average amount of aid received is $12,350.

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	4,395	91%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	4,104	85%	$50,683,531	$12,350
Federal Grants	2,349	48%	$9,873,020	$4,203
Pell Grants	1,007	21%	$4,979,510	$4,945
Other Federal Grants	2,348	48%	$4,893,510	$2,084
State/Local Grants	868	18%	$2,345,293	$2,702
Institutional Grants	3,940	81%	$38,465,218	$9,763
Student Loan Aid	2,475	51%	$20,990,168	$8,481
Federal Student Loans	2,425	50%	$12,818,391	$5,286
Other Student Loans	416	9%	$8,171,777	$19,644

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 Massachusetts-Amherst.

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	2,192	1,852	$23,036,394	$10,509
0-30,000	337	337	$7,244,409	$21,497
30,001-48,000	244	242	$5,009,627	$20,531
48,001-75,000	330	327	$5,473,641	$16,587
75,001-110,000	286	275	$2,775,422	$9,704
110,001 or more	995	671	$2,533,295	$2,546

Financial Aid at UMass Amherst

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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