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HU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 8,131
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 91%
Average Aid Amount $20,762
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,743
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 99%

Financial Aid Information at HU

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 8,131 students (91% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $20,762. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,743 students (99% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Howard University is $33,344, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 8,131 students (91% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $20,762. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Howard University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Howard University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid8,13191%$20,762
Pell Grants3,63241%$5,001
Federal Student Loans4,97355%$6,513

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,743 beginning students (99% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,743 students (99% 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 Howard University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Howard University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid2,74399%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources2,74199%$20,063
Federal Grants1,09240%$5,473
Pell Grants1,08939%$5,030
Other Federal Grants1636%$3,059
State/Local Grants743%$1,054
Institutional Grants2,73599%$17,893
Student Loans1,65660%$7,415
Federal Student Loans1,60358%$5,403
Other Student Loans2017%$17,995