Financial Aid at UB

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$9,020 60%
12,932 students (60% of total 21,467 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University at Buffalo.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,020. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 4,285 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,521.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University at Buffalo, 12,932 undergraduate students (60% of total 21,467 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $9,020.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship12,93260% $116,641,673$9,020
Pell Grants6,88632% $35,755,908$5,193
Federal Student Loan8,51740% $52,158,712$6,124

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,682 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 4,285 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University at Buffalo. The average amount of aid received is $8,521.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,68286% --
Grants or Scholarships3,15874%$26,909,802$8,521
Federal Grants1,51335%$8,246,500$5,450
Pell Grants1,50435%$7,782,178$5,174
Other Federal Grants1,11726%$464,322$416
State/Local Grants2,19551%$10,287,139$4,687
Institutional Grants2,88367%$8,376,163$2,905
Student Loan Aid2,06748%$16,202,423$7,839
Federal Student Loans2,04148%$10,347,111$5,070
Other Student Loans3929%$5,855,312$14,937

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 at Buffalo.
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 LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,5962,155$20,795,670$8,011
0-30,000676675$9,234,080$13,660
30,001-48,000422421$5,054,798$11,978
48,001-75,000387384$2,869,818$7,416
75,001-110,000357330$1,921,896$5,383
110,001 or more754345$1,715,078$2,275
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