Financial Aid at Penn State Altoona

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$10,140	71%

1,915 students (71% of total 2,680 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,140. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 83% of total 1,002 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,574.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, 1,915 undergraduate students (71% of total 2,680 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $10,140.

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	1,915	71%	$19,417,751	$10,140
Pell Grants	748	28%	$3,692,424	$4,936
Federal Student Loan	1,505	56%	$9,072,195	$6,028

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

829 beginning undergraduate students (83% of total 1,002 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. The average amount of aid received is $9,574.

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	829	83%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	685	68%	$6,558,334	$9,574
Federal Grants	517	52%	$2,576,678	$4,984
Pell Grants	296	30%	$1,446,950	$4,888
Other Federal Grants	508	51%	$1,129,728	$2,224
State/Local Grants	187	19%	$711,205	$3,803
Institutional Grants	510	51%	$3,270,451	$6,413
Student Loan Aid	622	62%	$7,079,716	$11,382
Federal Student Loans	598	60%	$3,103,225	$5,189
Other Student Loans	199	20%	$3,976,491	$19,982

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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.

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	414	288	$2,913,881	$7,038
0-30,000	66	65	$953,471	$14,447
30,001-48,000	46	46	$580,915	$12,629
48,001-75,000	65	61	$584,185	$8,987
75,001-110,000	81	61	$471,398	$5,820
110,001 or more	156	55	$323,912	$2,076

Financial Aid at Penn State Altoona

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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