Financial Aid at PU

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$9,819	45%

17,194 students (45% of total 37,806 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 $9,819. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 60% of total 10,219 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,950.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Purdue University-Main Campus, 17,194 undergraduate students (45% of total 37,806 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $9,819.

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	17,194	45%	$168,836,265	$9,819
Pell Grants	5,337	14%	$26,204,900	$4,910
Federal Student Loan	9,153	24%	$54,286,394	$5,931

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,162 beginning undergraduate students (60% of total 10,219 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 $8,950.

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	6,162	60%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	4,932	48%	$44,140,012	$8,950
Federal Grants	3,189	31%	$11,056,744	$3,467
Pell Grants	1,325	13%	$6,609,470	$4,988
Other Federal Grants	3,110	30%	$4,447,274	$1,430
State/Local Grants	1,099	11%	$7,435,331	$6,766
Institutional Grants	3,428	34%	$25,647,937	$7,482
Student Loan Aid	2,960	29%	$27,010,743	$9,125
Federal Student Loans	2,781	27%	$14,422,616	$5,186
Other Student Loans	652	6%	$12,588,127	$19,307

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 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 Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	2,163	1,479	$18,401,836	$8,508
0-30,000	364	364	$6,199,034	$17,030
30,001-48,000	309	308	$4,902,302	$15,865
48,001-75,000	370	354	$4,599,187	$12,430
75,001-110,000	392	222	$1,725,703	$4,402
110,001 or more	728	231	$975,610	$1,340

Financial Aid at PU

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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