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Vanderbilt Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,667
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 66%
Average Aid Amount $49,056
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,123
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 69%

Financial Aid Information at Vanderbilt

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,667 students (66% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $49,056. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,123 students (69% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Vanderbilt University is $63,946, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,667 students (66% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $49,056. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Vanderbilt University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Vanderbilt University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid4,66766%$49,056
Pell Grants1,18317%$4,867
Federal Student Loans70610%$5,925

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,123 beginning students (69% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,067 students (66% 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 Vanderbilt University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Vanderbilt University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,12369%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,04965%$53,932
Federal Grants31820%$6,523
Pell Grants31619%$4,998
Other Federal Grants1258%$3,959
State/Local Grants1439%$5,505
Institutional Grants1,03864%$51,746
Student Loans18411%$8,872
Federal Student Loans16510%$5,106
Other Student Loans322%$24,682