Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $43,990 and the average loan amount is $4,653. The average financial aid amount is 70.23% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $62,634).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,248 64%$54,899,868$43,990
Pell Grants275 14%$1,331,173$4,841
Federal Students Loans851 44%$3,959,646$4,653

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), 296 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Carleton College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $45,715 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $4,597.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Carleton College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid29665%--
Grant or scholarship aid296 65%$13,531,688$45,715
Federal Grants278 61%$1,061,553$3,819
Pell Grants78 17%$385,032$4,936
Other Federal Grants276 61%$676,521$2,451
State/Local Grants35 8%$189,787$5,422
Institutional Grants294 65%$12,280,348$41,770
Student Loans204 45%$937,798$4,597
Federal Student Loans203 45%$794,460$3,914
Other Student Loans10 2%$143,338$14,334