Financial Aid at FDU-Metropolitan
Financial Aid Amount Received
$30,761 (81.62% of tuition)
Percent of Financial Aid Received
35% of 5,380 students
1,894 undergraduate students (35% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus. The percentage of students who received financial aid lower compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey.
Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus and Georgian Court University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is lower (the average of the schools is 76.78%).
Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type
The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $30,761 and the average loan amount is $7,316. The average financial aid amount is 81.62% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $37,686).
| Number Receiving Aid | Percent Receiving Aid | Total Amount of Aid Received | Average Amount of Aid Received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,894 | 35% | $58,261,740 | $30,761 |
| Pell Grants | 1,157 | 22% | $6,360,076 | $5,497 |
| Federal Students Loans | 1,189 | 22% | $8,698,430 | $7,316 |
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), 452 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $31,504 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,405.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus.
First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type
| Number Receiving Aid | Percent Receiving Aid | Total Amount of Aid Received | Average Amount of Aid Received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Financial Aid | 452 | 88% | - | - |
| Grant or scholarship aid | 452 | 88% | $14,239,940 | $31,504 |
| Federal Grants | 289 | 56% | $1,898,626 | $6,570 |
| Pell Grants | 288 | 56% | $1,724,506 | $5,988 |
| Other Federal Grants | 173 | 34% | $174,120 | $1,006 |
| State/Local Grants | 232 | 45% | $2,767,876 | $11,931 |
| Institutional Grants | 451 | 88% | $9,573,438 | $21,227 |
| Student Loans | 231 | 45% | $1,710,516 | $7,405 |
| Federal Student Loans | 227 | 44% | $1,183,652 | $5,214 |
| Other Student Loans | 25 | 5% | $526,864 | $21,075 |