Financial Aid at PU

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$10,024 43%
16,777 students (43% of total 38,593 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Purdue University-Main Campus.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,024. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 60% of total 9,364 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,126.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Purdue University-Main Campus, 16,777 undergraduate students (43% of total 38,593 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $10,024.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,77743% $168,171,359$10,024
Pell Grants5,01113% $26,770,780$5,342
Federal Student Loan8,95723% $53,732,290$5,999

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,646 beginning undergraduate students (60% of total 9,364 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Purdue University-Main Campus. The average amount of aid received is $11,126.
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 Aid5,64660% --
Grants or Scholarships3,62739%$40,352,851$11,126
Federal Grants1,23013%$6,924,799$5,630
Pell Grants1,22513%$6,519,523$5,322
Other Federal Grants1,23013%$405,276$329
State/Local Grants1,03411%$7,022,803$6,792
Institutional Grants3,27035%$26,405,249$8,075
Student Loan Aid2,66228%$23,961,399$9,001
Federal Student Loans2,50427%$12,875,143$5,142
Other Student Loans5666%$11,086,256$19,587

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 2022-2023 at Purdue University-Main Campus.
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 level1,9741,324$17,020,055$8,622
0-30,000340340$5,997,524$17,640
30,001-48,000275275$4,576,527$16,642
48,001-75,000302289$4,113,062$13,619
75,001-110,000368196$1,342,569$3,648
110,001 or more689224$990,373$1,437
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