11,998 students (98% of total 12,269 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Massachusetts-Boston. The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,917.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 99% of total 2,179 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,104.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Massachusetts-Boston, 11,998 undergraduate students (98% of total 12,269 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,917.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - U of Massachusetts-Boston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,99898% $106,986,496$8,917
Pell Grants5,21242% $24,976,994$4,792
Federal Student Loan6,33652% $42,098,999$6,644

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,153 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 2,179 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Massachusetts-Boston. The average amount of aid received is $11,104.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - U of Massachusetts-Boston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,15399% --
Grants or Scholarships2,14999%$23,862,413$11,104
Federal Grants1,92588%$6,176,293$3,208
Pell Grants1,14753%$5,622,627$4,902
Other Federal Grants77836%$553,666$712
State/Local Grants1,06449%$2,575,866$2,421
Institutional Grants1,86385%$15,110,254$8,111
Student Loan Aid1,31460%$8,864,425$6,746
Federal Student Loans1,29960%$6,390,570$4,920
Other Student Loans1648%$2,473,855$15,084

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 Massachusetts-Boston.

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 level1,5291,421$17,283,532$11,304
0-30,000480480$7,602,787$15,839
30,001-48,000243243$3,568,979$14,687
48,001-75,000295293$3,545,860$12,020
75,001-110,000196181$1,215,062$6,199
110,001 or more315224$1,350,844$4,288

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