Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $40,263 and the average loan amount is $6,420. The average financial aid amount is 66.62% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $60,438).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid13,508 46%$543,877,540$40,263
Pell Grants5,458 19%$31,159,838$5,709
Federal Students Loans6,383 22%$40,980,071$6,420

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), 2,509 students have received one or more types of financial aid at New York University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $48,269 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $9,849.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at New York University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,79345%--
Grant or scholarship aid2,509 41%$121,106,400$48,269
Federal Grants1,335 22%$8,941,949$6,698
Pell Grants1,333 22%$7,905,148$5,930
Other Federal Grants257 4%$1,036,801$4,034
State/Local Grants559 9%$2,827,672$5,058
Institutional Grants2,425 39%$109,336,779$45,087
Student Loans1,385 22%$13,641,161$9,849
Federal Student Loans1,333 22%$6,810,149$5,109
Other Student Loans313 5%$6,831,012$21,824