Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,622, which is 55.44 % of all undergraduate students. 8,279 students which is 31.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,009.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 52.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 32% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at New York University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,622, which is 55.44 % of all undergraduate students. 8,279 students which is 31.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,009.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1414,146 (57%)$22,1985,302 (21%)$4,50010,012 (41%)$7,952
2014-1514,177 (57%)$25,1465,443 (22%)$4,5459,448 (38%)$7,482
2015-1614,031 (55%)$27,5475,416 (21%)$4,6079,043 (35%)$7,236
2016-1713,735 (53%)$28,9565,303 (20%)$4,6598,655 (33%)$7,145
2017-1812,860 (49%)$29,4805,205 (20%)$4,9338,223 (31%)$7,355
2018-1912,546 (47%)$30,5325,118 (19%)$5,0827,815 (29%)$6,497
2019-2015,861 (59%)$26,2764,939 (18%)$5,1437,384 (27%)$6,581
2020-2119,608 (71%)$24,6365,044 (18%)$5,3277,006 (26%)$6,411
2021-2214,634 (51%)$34,8685,470 (19%)$5,4236,927 (24%)$6,421
Average14,622 (55.44%)$27,7385,249 (19.78%)$4,9138,279 (31.56%)$7,009
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,176 (52.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $31,691. It can cover 52.44% of tuition & fees ($60,438).

In addition, 1,899 (31.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,310).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,000 (53%)$26,4472,351 (42%)$9,073
2014-153,120 (53%)$30,3192,202 (38%)$7,995
2015-162,984 (51%)$32,5051,940 (33%)$8,166
2016-172,749 (45%)$31,5422,013 (33%)$7,526
2017-182,716 (45%)$29,8321,881 (31%)$7,683
2018-192,861 (46%)$33,6941,856 (30%)$7,956
2019-203,436 (60%)$28,7351,583 (28%)$8,524
2020-214,963 (75%)$25,0471,739 (26%)$9,321
2021-222,756 (45%)$47,0961,528 (25%)$8,550
Average3,176 (52.56%)$31,6911,899 (31.78%)$8,310
*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.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,241 (21.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,065.

In addition, 599 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (10.00 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,276 (23%)$4,628171 (3%)$3,697691 (12%)$3,5032,908 (52%)$24,204
2014-151,321 (23%)$4,665130 (2%)$3,998765 (13%)$4,3053,003 (51%)$28,179
2015-161,215 (21%)$4,833174 (3%)$4,019616 (10%)$4,8142,882 (49%)$30,346
2016-171,259 (21%)$4,7328 (0%)$3,931589 (10%)$4,7562,600 (43%)$29,969
2017-181,183 (20%)$5,0633 (0%)$3,724563 (9%)$5,1782,641 (44%)$27,303
2018-191,218 (20%)$5,23156 (1%)$3,692554 (9%)$4,9182,805 (46%)$31,050
2019-201,066 (19%)$5,369597 (10%)$472504 (9%)$4,9333,291 (57%)$27,421
2020-211,169 (18%)$5,4403,823 (58%)$2,807511 (8%)$5,1454,045 (61%)$25,856
2021-221,462 (24%)$5,625228 (4%)$4,015598 (10%)$5,9472,682 (44%)$43,662
Average1,241 (21.00%)$5,065577 (11.57%)$3,373599 (10.00%)$4,8332,984 (49.67%)$29,777
*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.

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, 1,899 (31.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,899.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,351 (42%)$9,0732,324 (41%)$7,233184 (3%)$24,574
2014-152,202 (38%)$7,9952,161 (37%)$6,395151 (3%)$25,066
2015-161,940 (33%)$8,1661,885 (32%)$5,550180 (3%)$29,894
2016-172,013 (33%)$7,5261,951 (32%)$5,203175 (3%)$28,564
2017-181,881 (31%)$7,6831,828 (30%)$5,396156 (3%)$29,406
2018-191,856 (30%)$7,9561,810 (29%)$5,180175 (3%)$30,796
2019-201,583 (28%)$8,5241,520 (26%)$5,202181 (3%)$30,870
2020-211,739 (26%)$9,3211,670 (25%)$5,094203 (3%)$37,948
2021-221,528 (25%)$8,5501,491 (25%)$5,057261 (4%)$21,168
Average1,899 (31.78%)$8,3101,849 (30.78%)$5,590185 (3.11%)$28,698

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