Financial Aid at CU Boulder

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$11,017 56%
17,868 students (56% of total 31,675 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Colorado Boulder.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,017. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 68% of total 6,648 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,477.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Colorado Boulder, 17,868 undergraduate students (56% of total 31,675 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $11,017.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship17,86856% $196,854,318$11,017
Pell Grants4,54514% $22,755,509$5,007
Federal Student Loan7,36023% $45,400,277$6,169

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,530 beginning undergraduate students (68% of total 6,648 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 $10,477.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,53068% --
Grants or Scholarships3,81057%$39,917,770$10,477
Federal Grants1,53423%$8,776,029$5,721
Pell Grants92314%$4,637,384$5,024
Other Federal Grants1,47522%$4,138,645$2,806
State/Local Grants66110%$2,593,594$3,924
Institutional Grants3,43852%$28,548,147$8,304
Student Loan Aid1,96129%$20,814,586$10,614
Federal Student Loans1,86228%$9,250,070$4,968
Other Student Loans4036%$11,564,516$28,696

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

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 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 level1,4251,135$16,217,045$11,380
0-30,000289288$5,861,199$20,281
30,001-48,000175175$3,658,818$20,908
48,001-75,000240237$3,864,232$16,101
75,001-110,000206175$1,539,141$7,472
110,001 or more515260$1,293,655$2,512
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