The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Members Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at The Big Ten Conference (B1G) schools, a total of 277,923 undergraduate students has awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $14,905 while the 2024 average tuition & fees of the B1G is $40,797. The average financial aid amount could cover 36.54% of tuition & fees.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 64%% of students (63,582 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
The following list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent of students received financial aid.
- For all undergraduate students, University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 83% and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest graduation rate of 45%.
- For all undergraduate students, Northwestern University has the highest amount of grant aid of $53,533 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest amount of grant aid of $9,819.
- For first-time full-time students, Michigan State University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 92% and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the lowest graduation rate of 44%.
- For first-time full-time students, Northwestern University has the highest amount of grant aid of $61,716 and Michigan State University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $8,684.
B1G Schools Financial Aid Comparison
The following table compares financial aid statistics between B1G schools. The "-" value in column(s) means that the data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years | $39,192 ($18,060) | 20,318 | 58% | $16,449 | 4,427 | 54% | $16,552 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, 4 years | $65,997 ($52,678) | 4,780 | 54% | $53,533 | 1,042 | 50% | $61,716 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public, 4 years | $40,482 ($11,790) | 24,658 | 72% | $11,451 | 7,012 | 74% | $10,336 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years | $32,927 ($10,964) | 15,105 | 70% | $10,058 | 3,672 | 82% | $9,959 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Public, 4 years | $40,306 ($11,505) | 15,197 | 49% | $11,409 | 2,905 | 48% | $11,232 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years | $60,107 ($18,309) | 22,636 | 70% | $16,599 | 4,824 | 67% | $15,121 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public, 4 years | $44,040 ($17,270) | 26,440 | 69% | $10,980 | 8,144 | 92% | $8,684 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, 4 years | $36,402 ($16,488) | 19,606 | 54% | $10,416 | 4,342 | 63% | $11,388 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public, 4 years | $27,748 ($10,108) | 16,197 | 83% | $11,063 | 4,269 | 91% | $10,941 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years | $36,001 ($17,239) | 22,301 | 62% | $11,439 | 4,026 | 57% | $12,785 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public, 4 years | $38,365 ($12,859) | 34,142 | 72% | $11,125 | 6,229 | 74% | $10,993 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Public, 4 years | $40,188 ($20,234) | 22,591 | 56% | $11,574 | 3,757 | 44% | $10,066 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years | $40,603 ($11,205) | 16,758 | 48% | $12,757 | 4,001 | 47% | $11,171 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public, 4 years | $28,794 ($9,992) | 17,194 | 45% | $9,819 | 4,932 | 48% | $8,950 |
| Average | $40,797 | 277,923 | 62% | $14,905 | 63,582 | 64% | $14,992 |
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