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Stanford Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,827
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 63%
Average Aid Amount $56,737
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,455
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 68%

Financial Aid Information at Stanford

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,827 students (63% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $56,737. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,455 students (68% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Stanford University is $62,484, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,827 students (63% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $56,737. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Stanford University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Stanford University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid4,82763%$56,737
Pell Grants1,43719%$5,071
Federal Student Loans4276%$5,747

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,455 beginning students (68% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,153 students (54% 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 Stanford University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Stanford University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,45568%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,12053%$60,619
Federal Grants40419%$6,463
Pell Grants39819%$5,288
Other Federal Grants21310%$2,378
State/Local Grants1035%$9,160
Institutional Grants1,10852%$58,067
Student Loans1447%$12,999
Federal Student Loans1246%$5,176
Other Student Loans342%$36,177