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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,557
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 77%
Average Aid Amount $44,422
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 932
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 79%

Financial Aid Information at MIT

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,557 students (77% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $44,422. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 932 students (79% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $60,156, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,557 students (77% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $44,422. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,55777%$44,422
Pell Grants85518%$5,286
Federal Student Loans2064%$6,230

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 932 beginning students (79% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 845 students (72% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid93279%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources83271%$45,591
Federal Grants73863%$3,714
Pell Grants21018%$5,290
Other Federal Grants73863%$2,209
State/Local Grants192%$2,547
Institutional Grants64755%$54,315
Student Loans807%$13,792
Federal Student Loans716%$5,284
Other Student Loans171%$42,837