Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $15,560 and the average loan amount is $6,843. The average financial aid amount is 52.43% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $31,556).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid2,095 68%$32,599,183$15,560
Pell Grants911 29%$5,168,166$5,673
Federal Students Loans1,790 58%$12,248,574$6,843

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), 557 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Spelman College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $11,994 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,072.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Spelman College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid55796%--
Grant or scholarship aid557 96%$6,680,501$11,994
Federal Grants207 36%$1,137,815$5,497
Pell Grants207 36%$1,106,815$5,347
Other Federal Grants15 3%$31,000$2,067
State/Local Grants129 22%$698,586$5,415
Institutional Grants550 95%$4,844,100$8,807
Student Loans508 88%$2,576,580$5,072
Federal Student Loans479 83%$1,251,640$2,613
Other Student Loans44 8%$1,324,940$30,112