Financial Aid at CU Boulder

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

15,849 students (49% of total 32,105 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,072.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 67% of total 7,463 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,225.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Colorado Boulder, 15,849 undergraduate students (49% of total 32,105 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,072.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - CU Boulder
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship15,84949% $191,324,186$12,072
Pell Grants4,65114% $26,424,911$5,682
Federal Student Loan7,96125% $49,421,686$6,208

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,970 beginning undergraduate students (67% of total 7,463 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Colorado Boulder. The average amount of aid received is $11,225.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - CU Boulder
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,97067% --
Grants or Scholarships3,97353%$44,595,603$11,225
Federal Grants1,08715%$6,372,427$5,862
Pell Grants1,08715%$6,057,927$5,573
Other Federal Grants1142%$314,500$2,759
State/Local Grants84811%$4,329,473$5,106
Institutional Grants3,95853%$33,893,703$8,563
Student Loan Aid2,30731%$25,143,524$10,899
Federal Student Loans2,20230%$11,418,211$5,185
Other Student Loans4846%$13,725,313$28,358

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Colorado Boulder.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,7021,370$20,399,375$11,986
0-30,000341340$7,575,391$22,215
30,001-48,000241239$5,042,051$20,921
48,001-75,000269263$4,374,566$16,262
75,001-110,000215178$1,552,038$7,219
110,001 or more636350$1,855,329$2,917

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