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Yale Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,728
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 57%
Average Aid Amount $60,487
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,045
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 59%

Financial Aid Information at Yale

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,728 students (57% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $60,487. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,045 students (59% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Yale University is $64,700, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,728 students (57% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $60,487. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Yale University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Yale University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,72857%$60,487
Pell Grants1,22719%$4,984
Federal Student Loans3616%$5,952

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,045 beginning students (59% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 941 students (53% 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 Yale University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Yale University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,04559%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources92052%$63,523
Federal Grants31117%$6,803
Pell Grants31117%$5,163
Other Federal Grants1428%$3,592
State/Local Grants00%$0
Institutional Grants91951%$61,290
Student Loans1006%$4,926
Federal Student Loans975%$4,985
Other Student Loans30%$3,048