Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $34,868 and the average loan amount is $6,421. The average financial aid amount is 57.69% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $60,438).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid14,634 51%$510,258,641$34,868
Pell Grants5,470 19%$29,664,327$5,423
Federal Students Loans6,927 24%$44,481,389$6,421

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), 2,756 students have received one or more types of financial aid at New York University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $47,096 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $8,550.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at New York University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,05350%--
Grant or scholarship aid2,756 45%$129,796,387$47,096
Federal Grants1,465 24%$9,138,721$6,238
Pell Grants1,462 24%$8,223,405$5,625
Other Federal Grants228 4%$915,316$4,015
State/Local Grants598 10%$3,556,315$5,947
Institutional Grants2,682 44%$117,101,351$43,662
Student Loans1,528 25%$13,065,097$8,550
Federal Student Loans1,491 25%$7,540,144$5,057
Other Student Loans261 4%$5,524,953$21,168