How Brandeis's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Brandeis University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,247, which is 62.33 % of all undergraduate students. 1,475 students which is 40.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,323.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,088 (58%)	$31,363	719 (20%)	$4,364	1,829 (51%)	$7,224
2014-15	2,139 (58%)	$33,690	728 (20%)	$4,403	1,768 (48%)	$6,977
2015-16	2,051 (57%)	$34,159	647 (18%)	$4,588	1,591 (44%)	$6,843
2016-17	2,110 (59%)	$35,310	653 (18%)	$4,576	1,556 (43%)	$6,683
2017-18	2,145 (59%)	$35,228	636 (18%)	$4,793	1,504 (42%)	$6,433
2018-19	2,166 (60%)	$36,536	618 (17%)	$4,966	1,417 (39%)	$6,122
2019-20	2,371 (64%)	$34,310	613 (17%)	$4,890	1,347 (37%)	$5,899
2020-21	2,900 (83%)	$26,752	549 (16%)	$5,100	1,151 (33%)	$5,499
2021-22	2,256 (63%)	$37,319	564 (16%)	$5,215	1,115 (31%)	$5,227
Average	2,247 (62.33%)	$33,852	636 (17.78%)	$4,766	1,475 (40.89%)	$6,323

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 545 (64.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $33,260. It can cover 51.21% of tuition & fees ($64,946).

In addition, 320 (37.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,612).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	478 (57%)	$34,635	427 (51%)	$7,074
2014-15	500 (58%)	$32,822	362 (42%)	$6,964
2015-16	454 (57%)	$33,806	325 (41%)	$6,440
2016-17	530 (63%)	$35,487	382 (45%)	$6,625
2017-18	531 (62%)	$31,085	373 (43%)	$7,431
2018-19	586 (65%)	$35,986	325 (36%)	$6,094
2019-20	595 (69%)	$32,668	254 (29%)	$5,451
2020-21	629 (83%)	$29,119	205 (27%)	$6,416
2021-22	603 (64%)	$33,733	229 (24%)	$7,017
Average	545 (64.22%)	$33,260	320 (37.56%)	$6,612

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 145 (17.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,821.

In addition, 45 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (5.11 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	179 (21%)	$4,370	177 (21%)	$1,083	40 (5%)	$2,563	477 (57%)	$32,451
2014-15	159 (19%)	$4,307	157 (18%)	$1,039	52 (6%)	$2,135	499 (58%)	$30,966
2015-16	132 (16%)	$4,800	132 (16%)	$1,708	38 (5%)	$3,703	454 (57%)	$31,604
2016-17	158 (19%)	$4,656	158 (19%)	$1,368	46 (5%)	$3,366	529 (63%)	$33,462
2017-18	136 (16%)	$4,822	136 (16%)	$1,458	38 (4%)	$3,577	529 (62%)	$29,331
2018-19	162 (18%)	$4,831	160 (18%)	$1,640	55 (6%)	$3,590	583 (65%)	$34,040
2019-20	118 (14%)	$5,077	454 (53%)	$1,279	38 (4%)	$3,689	546 (63%)	$33,182
2020-21	130 (17%)	$5,137	436 (57%)	$2,472	45 (6%)	$3,391	450 (59%)	$36,484
2021-22	127 (14%)	$5,393	121 (13%)	$1,646	49 (5%)	$3,230	602 (64%)	$32,058
Average	145 (17.11%)	$4,821	215 (25.67%)	$1,521	45 (5.11%)	$3,249	519 (60.89%)	$32,620

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 320 (37.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $320.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	427 (51%)	$7,074	419 (50%)	$5,611	44 (5%)	$15,224
2014-15	362 (42%)	$6,964	348 (41%)	$5,246	49 (6%)	$14,186
2015-16	325 (41%)	$6,440	315 (39%)	$5,055	39 (5%)	$12,845
2016-17	382 (45%)	$6,625	357 (42%)	$5,143	56 (7%)	$12,403
2017-18	373 (43%)	$7,431	365 (43%)	$5,586	40 (5%)	$18,322
2018-19	325 (36%)	$6,094	318 (36%)	$4,346	36 (4%)	$16,623
2019-20	254 (29%)	$5,451	247 (29%)	$3,784	29 (3%)	$15,514
2020-21	205 (27%)	$6,416	197 (26%)	$3,948	24 (3%)	$22,397
2021-22	229 (24%)	$7,017	219 (23%)	$3,929	31 (3%)	$24,078
Average	320 (37.56%)	$6,612	309 (36.56%)	$4,739	39 (4.56%)	$16,844

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Brandeis

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time