Financial Aid at Central Michigan

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,388 students (83% of total 10,055 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Central Michigan University (Central Michigan). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,541.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 2,013 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,042.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Central Michigan University, 8,388 undergraduate students (83% of total 10,055 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,541.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Central Michigan
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,38883% $88,413,749$10,541
Pell Grants3,16031% $16,917,900$5,354
Federal Student Loan6,91069% $49,856,222$7,215

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,936 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 2,013 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Central Michigan University. The average amount of aid received is $13,042.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Central Michigan
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,93696% --
Grants or Scholarships1,90094%$24,778,913$13,042
Federal Grants64232%$3,673,475$5,722
Pell Grants64232%$3,556,427$5,540
Other Federal Grants1809%$117,048$650
State/Local Grants1,09154%$5,525,826$5,065
Institutional Grants1,88293%$15,579,612$8,278
Student Loan Aid1,55977%$10,539,459$6,760
Federal Student Loans1,51975%$8,083,793$5,322
Other Student Loans20510%$2,455,666$11,979

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 Central Michigan University.

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 level1,5751,526$16,425,544$10,429
0-30,000253241$3,490,887$13,798
30,001-48,000172171$2,551,079$14,832
48,001-75,000243241$2,985,877$12,288
75,001-110,000270266$2,498,942$9,255
110,001 or more637607$4,898,759$7,690

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