Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $49,857 and the average loan amount is $4,951. The average financial aid amount is 73.49% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $67,844).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid2,676 40%$133,416,558$49,857
Pell Grants807 12%$4,255,477$5,273
Federal Students Loans1,320 20%$6,535,368$4,951

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), 681 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Tufts University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $51,613 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,034.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Tufts University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid74642%--
Grant or scholarship aid681 39%$35,148,726$51,613
Federal Grants284 16%$1,572,425$5,537
Pell Grants215 12%$1,189,245$5,531
Other Federal Grants274 15%$383,180$1,398
State/Local Grants58 3%$215,734$3,720
Institutional Grants675 38%$33,360,567$49,423
Student Loans352 20%$2,476,089$7,034
Federal Student Loans334 19%$1,256,597$3,762
Other Student Loans149 8%$1,219,492$8,185