Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $37,319 and the average loan amount is $5,227. The average financial aid amount is 57.46% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $64,946).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid2,256 63%$84,192,323$37,319
Pell Grants564 16%$2,941,162$5,215
Federal Students Loans1,115 31%$5,828,012$5,227

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), 603 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Brandeis University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $33,733 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,017.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Brandeis University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid61666%--
Grant or scholarship aid603 64%$20,341,071$33,733
Federal Grants127 14%$884,031$6,961
Pell Grants127 14%$684,872$5,393
Other Federal Grants121 13%$199,159$1,646
State/Local Grants49 5%$158,292$3,230
Institutional Grants602 64%$19,298,748$32,058
Student Loans229 24%$1,606,932$7,017
Federal Student Loans219 23%$860,505$3,929
Other Student Loans31 3%$746,427$24,078