Financial Aid Statistics Comparison
For all undergraduate students, the average percent receiving aid is 61.80 % and the average aid amount is $28,013. 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 2022-2023.
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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 2.54 % and the average grant amount is $1,195. 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 1.09 % and the average loan amount is $338. The following table compares the financial aid statistics for first-time, full-time undergraduate students (freshmen) between best Public Affairs schools for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Grants/Scholarships | Student Loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | |||
| 1 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 7,012 (74%) | $10,336 | 3,202 (34%) | $9,757 | |
| 2 | Syracuse University | 2,872 (77%) | $34,737 | 1,542 (41%) | $10,986 | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 1,094 (56%) | $61,801 | 167 (9%) | $9,004 | |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | 3,572 (52%) | $21,669 | 1,470 (21%) | $7,238 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 4,824 (67%) | $15,121 | 1,793 (25%) | $8,470 | |
| 6 | University of Southern California | 2,607 (71%) | $45,262 | 1,127 (31%) | $7,526 | |
| 6 | University of Georgia | 5,274 (91%) | $11,559 | 1,353 (23%) | $6,778 | |
| 6 | University of Chicago | 1,070 (52%) | $48,422 | 134 (7%) | $12,150 | |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 3,149 (44%) | $14,731 | 1,576 (22%) | $6,169 | |
| 9 | American University | 1,561 (66%) | $27,138 | 1,055 (45%) | $9,129 | |
| 9 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 12,495 (89%) | $12,381 | 4,210 (30%) | $8,002 | |
| 12 | Georgetown University | 534 (34%) | $45,949 | 341 (22%) | $8,982 | |
| 13 | George Washington University | 2,001 (78%) | $35,257 | 982 (38%) | $10,893 | |
| 14 | New York University | 2,756 (45%) | $47,096 | 1,528 (25%) | $8,550 | |
| 15 | Princeton University | 786 (61%) | $59,792 | 75 (6%) | $7,559 | |
| 16 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3,012 (46%) | $21,766 | 1,389 (21%) | $6,418 | |
| 17 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 4,342 (63%) | $11,388 | 2,749 (40%) | $9,722 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | 7,624 (86%) | $8,321 | 2,557 (29%) | $5,851 | |
| 19 | Carnegie Mellon University | 896 (47%) | $43,966 | 804 (42%) | $6,525 | |
| 20 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 6,229 (74%) | $10,993 | 3,018 (36%) | $7,842 | |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1,853 (40%) | $18,066 | 933 (20%) | $7,953 | |
| 22 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 824 (52%) | $61,061 | 155 (10%) | $16,849 | |
| 23 | Duke University | 741 (42%) | $57,444 | 326 (19%) | $6,351 | |
| 24 | Georgia State University | 5,401 (94%) | $11,563 | 2,427 (42%) | $5,857 | |
| 25 | University of Kansas | 3,536 (87%) | $11,140 | 1,743 (43%) | $6,880 | |
| Average | 3,443 (63.52%) | $29,878 | 1,466 (27.24%) | $8,458 | ||
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