Financial Aid at UNR

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

11,169 students (62% of total 17,965 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Nevada-Reno (UNR). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,181.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 3,388 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,375.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Nevada-Reno, 11,169 undergraduate students (62% of total 17,965 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,181.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UNR
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,16962% $91,374,667$8,181
Pell Grants4,11323% $22,479,232$5,465
Federal Student Loan4,30324% $26,323,741$6,118

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,221 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 3,388 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Nevada-Reno. The average amount of aid received is $7,375.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UNR
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,22195% --
Grants or Scholarships3,15893%$23,290,671$7,375
Federal Grants1,06231%$6,246,923$5,882
Pell Grants1,06031%$6,008,705$5,669
Other Federal Grants1224%$238,218$1,953
State/Local Grants2,31668%$8,264,814$3,569
Institutional Grants2,83684%$8,778,934$3,096
Student Loan Aid1,13333%$7,806,405$6,890
Federal Student Loans1,11133%$5,516,399$4,965
Other Student Loans1755%$2,290,006$13,086

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 Nevada-Reno.

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 level1,2051,193$11,206,685$9,300
0-30,000307307$3,860,916$12,576
30,001-48,000245245$2,993,918$12,220
48,001-75,000236235$2,262,273$9,586
75,001-110,000162160$1,078,891$6,660
110,001 or more255246$1,010,687$3,963

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