16,808 students (34% of total 49,560 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,154.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 65% of total 4,729 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,876.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern Virginia Community College, 16,808 undergraduate students (34% of total 49,560 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,154.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - NOVA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,80834% $103,439,972$6,154
Pell Grants10,40321% $42,137,715$4,051
Federal Student Loan4,0348% $21,560,723$5,345

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,074 beginning undergraduate students (65% of total 4,729 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern Virginia Community College. The average amount of aid received is $8,876.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - NOVA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,07465% --
Grants or Scholarships2,83160%$25,128,320$8,876
Federal Grants2,80059%$21,016,650$7,506
Pell Grants2,11745%$11,110,100$5,248
Other Federal Grants2,78559%$9,906,550$3,557
State/Local Grants1,90040%$3,252,777$1,712
Institutional Grants63313%$858,893$1,357
Student Loan Aid71015%$3,392,915$4,779
Federal Student Loans70715%$3,330,264$4,710
Other Student Loans8-$62,651$7,831

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 Northern Virginia Community College.

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 level2,3632,093$14,433,421$6,108
0-30,000963961$7,679,336$7,974
30,001-48,000551548$3,933,342$7,139
48,001-75,000446433$2,361,584$5,295
75,001-110,000208127$407,192$1,958
110,001 or more19524$51,967$266

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