Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $57,170 and the average loan amount is $6,013. The average financial aid amount is 91.60% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $62,412).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid975 57%$55,740,884$57,170
Pell Grants340 20%$1,828,329$5,377
Federal Students Loans166 10%$998,152$6,013

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), 230 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Swarthmore College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $62,084 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,970.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Swarthmore College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid23655%--
Grant or scholarship aid230 53%$14,279,228$62,084
Federal Grants86 20%$514,509$5,983
Pell Grants86 20%$454,120$5,280
Other Federal Grants21 5%$60,389$2,876
State/Local Grants22 5%$97,810$4,446
Institutional Grants230 53%$13,666,909$59,421
Student Loans35 8%$208,941$5,970
Federal Student Loans34 8%$173,121$5,092
Other Student Loans3 1%$35,820$11,940