Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $45,284 and the average loan amount is $4,960. The average financial aid amount is 69.18% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $65,457).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,301 64%$58,914,103$45,284
Pell Grants286 14%$1,371,204$4,794
Federal Students Loans917 45%$4,548,441$4,960

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), 333 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 $46,821 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $4,492.
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 Aid34161%--
Grant or scholarship aid333 60%$15,591,559$46,821
Federal Grants69 12%$447,331$6,483
Pell Grants69 12%$344,331$4,990
Other Federal Grants35 6%$103,000$2,943
State/Local Grants20 4%$118,822$5,941
Institutional Grants333 60%$15,025,406$45,121
Student Loans229 41%$1,028,659$4,492
Federal Student Loans228 41%$881,293$3,865
Other Student Loans11 2%$147,366$13,397