Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $58,328 and the average loan amount is $5,451. The average financial aid amount is 86.69% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $67,280).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,208 61%$70,460,376$58,328
Pell Grants465 24%$2,409,019$5,181
Federal Students Loans221 11%$1,204,779$5,451

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 298 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Amherst College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $58,693 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $9,293.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Amherst College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid30359%--
Grant or scholarship aid298 58%$17,490,565$58,693
Federal Grants116 23%$708,632$6,109
Pell Grants114 22%$628,082$5,509
Other Federal Grants81 16%$80,550$994
State/Local Grants19 4%$44,484$2,341
Institutional Grants292 57%$16,737,449$57,320
Student Loans64 12%$594,776$9,293
Federal Student Loans57 11%$277,990$4,877
Other Student Loans14 3%$316,786$22,628