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SHU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 6,409
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 95%
Average Aid Amount $20,498
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,773
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 100%

Financial Aid Information at SHU

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,409 students (95% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $20,498. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,773 students (100% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Sacred Heart University is $50,404, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,409 students (95% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $20,498. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Sacred Heart University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Sacred Heart University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid6,40995%$20,498
Pell Grants1,02915%$5,043
Federal Student Loans3,85257%$6,550

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,773 beginning students (100% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,759 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 Sacred Heart University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Sacred Heart University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,773100%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,75299%$20,597
Federal Grants28616%$6,611
Pell Grants27315%$5,172
Other Federal Grants22613%$2,118
State/Local Grants1227%$3,348
Institutional Grants1,74598%$19,362
Student Loans1,11363%$15,672
Federal Student Loans1,08061%$5,366
Other Student Loans38021%$30,650