Financial Aid at Central Lakes College-Brainerd

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

1,956 students (43% of total 4,532 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Central Lakes College-Brainerd. The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,822.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 88% of total 388 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,579.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Central Lakes College-Brainerd, 1,956 undergraduate students (43% of total 4,532 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $4,822.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship1,95643% $9,431,794$4,822
Pell Grants65514% $2,905,982$4,437
Federal Student Loan54212% $3,205,844$5,915

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

340 beginning undergraduate students (88% of total 388 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Central Lakes College-Brainerd. The average amount of aid received is $5,579.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid34088% --
Grants or Scholarships29877%$1,662,496$5,579
Federal Grants18748%$935,507$5,003
Pell Grants17846%$880,979$4,949
Other Federal Grants308%$54,528$1,818
State/Local Grants22257%$608,959$2,743
Institutional Grants15941%$118,030$742
Student Loan Aid13735%$751,397$5,485
Federal Student Loans13635%$672,967$4,948
Other Student Loans92%$78,430$8,714

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 Lakes College-Brainerd.

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 level244209$1,262,473$5,174
0-30,0007170$534,185$7,524
30,001-48,0004444$351,466$7,988
48,001-75,0004949$258,930$5,284
75,001-110,0002719$74,934$2,775
110,001 or more5327$42,958$811

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