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Financial Aid Comparison Between Best Public Affairs Schools

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Financial Aid Statistics Comparison

For all undergraduate students, the average percent receiving aid is 58.32 % and the average aid amount is $29,417. The financial aid includes Federal (Pell and other federal), state, local, institutional or other grant aid, and federal student loans. The following table compares the total number and percentage of undergraduate students who received any financial aid between best Public Affairs schools for academic year 2023-2024.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid Statistics Between Best Public Affairs Schools
RankNameNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount
1 Indiana University-Bloomington
23,69566%$11,389
2 Syracuse University
12,35580%$30,721
3 Harvard University
4,56249%$55,827
4 University of California-Berkeley
18,62957%$22,996
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
16,89152%$24,478
6 University of Southern California
14,18769%$44,920
6 University of Georgia
26,30586%$10,849
6 University of Chicago
3,83651%$48,772
9 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
14,14839%$15,799
9 American University
3,77448%$32,205
9 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
50,58877%$12,396
12 Georgetown University
2,80435%$46,162
13 George Washington University
7,43565%$35,798
14 New York University
13,50846%$40,263
15 Princeton University
3,36560%$62,593
16 University of California-Los Angeles
17,82055%$21,007
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
19,90951%$11,363
18 The University of Texas at Austin
20,93551%$12,383
19 Carnegie Mellon University
3,37948%$43,489
20 Ohio State University-Main Campus
28,67762%$11,931
21 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10,31552%$15,205
22 Columbia University in the City of New York
4,98355%$52,519
23 Duke University
3,44752%$53,004
24 Georgia State University
23,73482%$8,636
25 University of Kansas
13,49770%$10,731
Average14,51158.32%$29,417
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Beginning Students Financial Aid

For first-time, full-time beginning students, the average percent of receiving grant and/or scholarship is 2.41 % and the average grant amount is $1,250. This includes grants or scholarship from all sources - federal (pell grants and other federal grants), state/local, and institutions. The average percent of students who receiving student loans (federal and other student loans) is 1.02 % and the average loan amount is $361. The following table compares the financial aid statistics for first-time, full-time undergraduate students (freshmen) between best Public Affairs schools for academic year 2023-2024.

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Beginning Student Financial Aid Comparison Between Best Public Affairs Schools
RankNameGrants/ScholarshipsStudent Loans
Number Receiving Aid (Percentage)Average AmountNumber Receiving Aid (Percentage)Average Amount
1 Indiana University-Bloomington
7,145
(74%)		$9,8573,122
(32%)		$9,445
2 Syracuse University
3,344
(82%)		$29,1101,267
(31%)		$12,630
3 Harvard University
932
(57%)		$64,942145
(9%)		$8,729
4 University of California-Berkeley
3,369
(50%)		$25,9511,390
(21%)		$6,529
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
3,850
(55%)		$22,0051,687
(24%)		$9,814
6 University of Southern California
2,319
(68%)		$43,208866
(25%)		$9,085
6 University of Georgia
5,187
(83%)		$11,6571,297
(21%)		$7,031
6 University of Chicago
789
(46%)		$58,877115
(7%)		$13,890
9 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
3,125
(43%)		$14,3901,389
(19%)		$6,813
9 American University
1,089
(62%)		$31,402758
(43%)		$9,121
9 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
13,371
(89%)		$11,9924,480
(30%)		$8,308
12 Georgetown University
564
(36%)		$46,729313
(20%)		$10,480
13 George Washington University
2,264
(77%)		$35,3671,124
(38%)		$10,130
14 New York University
2,509
(41%)		$48,2691,385
(22%)		$9,849
15 Princeton University
904
(60%)		$60,629116
(8%)		$7,667
16 University of California-Los Angeles
3,144
(49%)		$22,4411,383
(21%)		$6,406
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
4,183
(62%)		$11,8072,791
(42%)		$10,378
18 The University of Texas at Austin
4,198
(47%)		$12,0602,662
(30%)		$6,066
19 Carnegie Mellon University
837
(49%)		$47,550619
(36%)		$6,883
20 Ohio State University-Main Campus
5,109
(64%)		$11,7912,614
(33%)		$8,718
21 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1,685
(38%)		$15,365855
(19%)		$8,243
22 Columbia University in the City of New York
777
(52%)		$65,173109
(7%)		$14,737
23 Duke University
724
(41%)		$59,327282
(16%)		$11,551
24 Georgia State University
4,911
(93%)		$10,9282,139
(41%)		$5,968
25 University of Kansas
3,897
(89%)		$10,6441,909
(44%)		$7,351
Average3,209
(60.28%)		$31,2591,393
(25.56%)		$9,033
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