Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $50,142 and the average loan amount is $4,977. The average financial aid amount is 76.20% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $65,805).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid3,643 53%$182,666,203$50,142
Pell Grants841 12%$4,195,485$4,989
Federal Students Loans1,174 17%$5,842,437$4,977

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), 741 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Duke University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $57,444 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,351.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Duke University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid79746%--
Grant or scholarship aid741 42%$42,566,173$57,444
Federal Grants225 13%$1,566,784$6,963
Pell Grants219 13%$1,121,543$5,121
Other Federal Grants192 11%$445,241$2,319
State/Local Grants47 3%$273,230$5,813
Institutional Grants736 42%$40,726,159$55,334
Student Loans326 19%$2,070,352$6,351
Federal Student Loans315 18%$1,333,888$4,235
Other Student Loans35 2%$736,464$21,042