Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $54,352 and the average loan amount is $4,860. The average financial aid amount is 82.33% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $66,014).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid7,656 49%$416,116,244$54,352
Pell Grants2,737 18%$14,329,402$5,235
Federal Students Loans3,594 23%$17,467,719$4,860

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), 1,901 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Cornell University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $54,219 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $8,309.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Cornell University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,07056%--
Grant or scholarship aid1,901 51%$103,071,054$54,219
Federal Grants705 19%$5,213,349$7,395
Pell Grants705 19%$3,784,782$5,368
Other Federal Grants359 10%$1,428,567$3,979
State/Local Grants534 14%$2,135,336$3,999
Institutional Grants1,837 49%$95,722,369$52,108
Student Loans1,022 27%$8,491,965$8,309
Federal Student Loans963 26%$3,845,603$3,993
Other Student Loans606 16%$4,646,362$7,667