Financial Aid at UCF

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

41,221 students (69% of total 59,470 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Central Florida (UCF). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,098.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 92% of total 7,226 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,704.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Central Florida, 41,221 undergraduate students (69% of total 59,470 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,098.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UCF
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship41,22169% $333,820,032$8,098
Pell Grants19,23132% $108,122,895$5,622
Federal Student Loan13,42923% $91,499,769$6,814

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,612 beginning undergraduate students (92% of total 7,226 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Central Florida. The average amount of aid received is $9,704.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UCF
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,61292% --
Grants or Scholarships6,18686%$60,026,485$9,704
Federal Grants1,86626%$13,578,527$7,277
Pell Grants1,80825%$12,195,588$6,745
Other Federal Grants74910%$1,382,939$1,846
State/Local Grants5,91282%$38,785,007$6,560
Institutional Grants3,00242%$7,662,951$2,553
Student Loan Aid1,25417%$8,703,841$6,941
Federal Student Loans1,20817%$6,664,875$5,517
Other Student Loans1502%$2,038,966$13,593

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 Central Florida.

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 level2,3822,254$28,986,899$12,169
0-30,000702702$11,687,368$16,649
30,001-48,000476475$7,239,697$15,209
48,001-75,000473469$5,739,804$12,135
75,001-110,000284255$2,086,124$7,346
110,001 or more447353$2,233,906$4,998

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