Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $49,638 and the average loan amount is $10,126. The average financial aid amount is 72.81% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $68,171).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid5,002 57%$248,287,088$49,638
Pell Grants1,957 22%$10,296,481$5,261
Federal Students Loans1,345 15%$13,619,441$10,126

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 824 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Columbia University in the City of New York.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $61,061 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $16,849.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Columbia University in the City of New York.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid85253%--
Grant or scholarship aid824 52%$50,313,904$61,061
Federal Grants589 37%$2,908,627$4,938
Pell Grants305 19%$1,728,177$5,666
Other Federal Grants552 35%$1,180,450$2,138
State/Local Grants92 6%$452,985$4,924
Institutional Grants815 51%$46,952,292$57,610
Student Loans155 10%$2,611,544$16,849
Federal Student Loans119 7%$712,575$5,988
Other Student Loans56 4%$1,898,969$33,910