Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $32,977 and the average loan amount is $6,368. The average financial aid amount is 59.06% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $55,834).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid2,848 95%$93,917,603$32,977
Pell Grants504 17%$2,392,731$4,747
Federal Students Loans1,459 48%$9,290,212$6,368

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), 755 students have received one or more types of financial aid at The Catholic University of America.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $38,232 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $9,500.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at The Catholic University of America.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid75599%--
Grant or scholarship aid755 99%$28,865,009$38,232
Federal Grants158 21%$1,110,643$7,029
Pell Grants158 21%$853,843$5,404
Other Federal Grants132 17%$256,800$1,945
State/Local Grants34 4%$103,109$3,033
Institutional Grants755 99%$27,651,257$36,624
Student Loans446 58%$4,236,994$9,500
Federal Student Loans444 58%$2,297,850$5,175
Other Student Loans83 11%$1,939,144$23,363