Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $48,362 and the average loan amount is $4,051. The average financial aid amount is 71.33% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $67,805).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,499 61%$72,494,194$48,362
Pell Grants513 21%$2,720,207$5,303
Federal Students Loans1,047 43%$4,241,457$4,051

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), 392 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Vassar College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $53,840 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $4,507.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Vassar College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid45667%--
Grant or scholarship aid392 58%$21,105,153$53,840
Federal Grants152 22%$891,131$5,863
Pell Grants142 21%$747,131$5,261
Other Federal Grants49 7%$144,000$2,939
State/Local Grants74 11%$235,707$3,185
Institutional Grants386 57%$19,978,315$51,757
Student Loans308 45%$1,388,121$4,507
Federal Student Loans303 45%$814,122$2,687
Other Student Loans23 3%$573,999$24,956