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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 7,051
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 47%
Average Aid Amount $49,149
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,896
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 59%

Financial Aid Information at Cornell

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 7,051 students (47% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $49,149. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,896 students (59% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees at Cornell University is $63,200, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 7,051 students (47% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $49,149. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Cornell University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Cornell University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid7,05147%$49,149
Pell Grants2,44016%$4,961
Federal Student Loans4,93633%$4,577

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,896 beginning students (59% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,839 students (58% 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 Cornell University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Cornell University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,89659%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,48947%$47,664
Federal Grants50616%$6,737
Pell Grants48815%$5,076
Other Federal Grants2337%$4,000
State/Local Grants43614%$3,432
Institutional Grants1,43145%$46,168
Student Loans1,22638%$7,639
Federal Student Loans1,16937%$3,930
Other Student Loans64320%$7,419