17,868 students (56% of total 31,675 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,017.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 68% of total 6,648 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,477.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Colorado Boulder, 17,868 undergraduate students (56% of total 31,675 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,017.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - CU Boulder
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship17,86856% $196,854,318$11,017
Pell Grants4,54514% $22,755,509$5,007
Federal Student Loan7,36023% $45,400,277$6,169

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,530 beginning undergraduate students (68% of total 6,648 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Colorado Boulder. The average amount of aid received is $10,477.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - CU Boulder
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,53068% --
Grants or Scholarships3,81057%$39,917,770$10,477
Federal Grants1,53423%$8,776,029$5,721
Pell Grants92314%$4,637,384$5,024
Other Federal Grants1,47522%$4,138,645$2,806
State/Local Grants66110%$2,593,594$3,924
Institutional Grants3,43852%$28,548,147$8,304
Student Loan Aid1,96129%$20,814,586$10,614
Federal Student Loans1,86228%$9,250,070$4,968
Other Student Loans4036%$11,564,516$28,696

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following 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 of Colorado Boulder.

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 level1,4251,135$16,217,045$11,380
0-30,000289288$5,861,199$20,281
30,001-48,000175175$3,658,818$20,908
48,001-75,000240237$3,864,232$16,101
75,001-110,000206175$1,539,141$7,472
110,001 or more515260$1,293,655$2,512

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