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American Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,980
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 47%
Average Aid Amount $30,338
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,969
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 83%

Financial Aid Information at American

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,980 students (47% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $30,338. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,969 students (83% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at American University is $56,543, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,980 students (47% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $30,338. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at American University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at American University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,98047%$30,338
Pell Grants1,05512%$4,937
Federal Student Loans2,91834%$5,846

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,969 beginning students (83% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,753 students (74% 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 American University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at American University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,96983%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,56166%$27,138
Federal Grants34715%$6,767
Pell Grants24810%$5,082
Other Federal Grants34615%$3,144
State/Local Grants251%$475
Institutional Grants1,53365%$26,094
Student Loans1,05545%$9,129
Federal Student Loans1,03744%$5,138
Other Student Loans1446%$29,878