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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,301
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 64%
Average Aid Amount $45,284
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 441
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 79%

Financial Aid Information at Carleton

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,301 students (64% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $45,284. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 441 students (79% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Carleton College is $65,457, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,301 students (64% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $45,284. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Carleton College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Carleton College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,30164%$45,284
Pell Grants28614%$4,794
Federal Student Loans91745%$4,960

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 441 beginning students (79% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 341 students (61% 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 Carleton College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Carleton College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid44179%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources33360%$46,821
Federal Grants6912%$6,483
Pell Grants6912%$4,990
Other Federal Grants356%$2,943
State/Local Grants204%$5,941
Institutional Grants33360%$45,121
Student Loans22941%$4,492
Federal Student Loans22841%$3,865
Other Student Loans112%$13,397