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Harvard Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,422
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 46%
Average Aid Amount $55,433
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,407
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 72%

Financial Aid Information at Harvard

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,422 students (46% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $55,433. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,407 students (72% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Harvard University is $59,076, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,422 students (46% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $55,433. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Harvard University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Harvard University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid4,42246%$55,433
Pell Grants1,28513%$5,196
Federal Student Loans2593%$5,873

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,407 beginning students (72% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,117 students (57% 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 Harvard University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Harvard University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,40772%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,09456%$61,801
Federal Grants36619%$7,628
Pell Grants36619%$5,305
Other Federal Grants21411%$3,973
State/Local Grants613%$2,817
Institutional Grants1,09156%$59,255
Student Loans1679%$9,004
Federal Student Loans714%$5,104
Other Student Loans1287%$8,916