Financial Aid at Tufts
Financial Aid Amount Received
$51,231 (75.51% of tuition)
Percent of Financial Aid Received
40% of 6,815 students
2,714 undergraduate students (40% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Tufts University. The percentage of students who received financial aid lower compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.
Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Vanderbilt University and Carnegie Mellon University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is lower (the average of the schools is 58.17%).
Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type
The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $51,231 and the average loan amount is $4,920. The average financial aid amount is 75.51% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $67,844).
| Number Receiving Aid | Percent Receiving Aid | Total Amount of Aid Received | Average Amount of Aid Received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid | 2,714 | 40% | $139,040,224 | $51,231 |
| Pell Grants | 789 | 12% | $4,393,762 | $5,569 |
| Federal Students Loans | 1,301 | 19% | $6,401,125 | $4,920 |
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), 688 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Tufts University.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $51,267 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $8,657.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Tufts University.
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 | 731 | 44% | - | - |
| Grant or scholarship aid | 688 | 41% | $35,271,443 | $51,267 |
| Federal Grants | 194 | 12% | $1,219,246 | $6,285 |
| Pell Grants | 194 | 12% | $1,073,446 | $5,533 |
| Other Federal Grants | 181 | 11% | $145,800 | $806 |
| State/Local Grants | 50 | 3% | $200,450 | $4,009 |
| Institutional Grants | 681 | 41% | $33,851,747 | $49,709 |
| Student Loans | 325 | 20% | $2,813,443 | $8,657 |
| Federal Student Loans | 311 | 19% | $1,166,521 | $3,751 |
| Other Student Loans | 139 | 8% | $1,646,922 | $11,848 |