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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 2,980
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 64%
Average Aid Amount $55,629
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 817
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 72%

Financial Aid Information at MIT

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,980 students (64% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $55,629. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 817 students (72% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $62,396, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,980 students (64% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $55,629. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid2,98064%$55,629
Pell Grants88319%$5,428
Federal Student Loans3067%$6,091

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 817 beginning students (72% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 674 students (59% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid81772%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources65458%$58,331
Federal Grants20518%$8,846
Pell Grants20518%$5,987
Other Federal Grants14713%$3,986
State/Local Grants262%$2,242
Institutional Grants64857%$55,983
Student Loans868%$12,071
Federal Student Loans747%$5,206
Other Student Loans242%$27,203