16,197 students (83% of total 19,552 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,063.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 4,709 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,941.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 16,197 undergraduate students (83% of total 19,552 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,063.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - U of Nebraska-Lincoln
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,19783% $179,182,111$11,063
Pell Grants4,35822% $19,685,845$4,517
Federal Student Loan6,45733% $37,095,023$5,745

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,459 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 4,709 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The average amount of aid received is $10,941.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - U of Nebraska-Lincoln
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,45995% --
Grants or Scholarships4,26991%$46,707,289$10,941
Federal Grants2,99464%$10,702,871$3,575
Pell Grants1,22226%$5,649,905$4,623
Other Federal Grants2,92662%$5,052,966$1,727
State/Local Grants70915%$1,588,220$2,240
Institutional Grants4,19389%$34,416,198$8,208
Student Loan Aid1,87940%$12,312,657$6,553
Federal Student Loans1,82239%$8,822,989$4,842
Other Student Loans2535%$3,489,668$13,793

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 Nebraska-Lincoln.

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 level1,9171,788$16,257,727$8,481
0-30,000359359$4,676,814$13,027
30,001-48,000326326$4,172,717$12,800
48,001-75,000367367$3,709,727$10,108
75,001-110,000296272$1,752,250$5,920
110,001 or more569464$1,946,219$3,420

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