Financial Aid at UB

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

12,385 students (61% of total 20,463 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University at Buffalo (UB). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,093.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 4,252 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,663.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University at Buffalo, 12,385 undergraduate students (61% of total 20,463 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,093.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UB
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship12,38561% $124,997,037$10,093
Pell Grants6,77933% $39,784,584$5,869
Federal Student Loan8,13340% $50,812,012$6,248

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,674 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 4,252 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University at Buffalo. The average amount of aid received is $10,663.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UB
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,67486% --
Grants or Scholarships3,23476%$34,483,794$10,663
Federal Grants1,65439%$10,084,461$6,097
Pell Grants1,65339%$9,734,922$5,889
Other Federal Grants64215%$349,539$544
State/Local Grants2,21952%$11,738,254$5,290
Institutional Grants3,03671%$12,661,079$4,170
Student Loan Aid2,00947%$15,785,322$7,857
Federal Student Loans1,96146%$10,123,502$5,162
Other Student Loans3548%$5,661,820$15,994

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 at Buffalo.

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 level2,6762,222$22,942,292$8,573
0-30,000700700$10,362,241$14,803
30,001-48,000437437$5,427,239$12,419
48,001-75,000403395$3,136,261$7,782
75,001-110,000362323$2,084,022$5,757
110,001 or more774367$1,932,529$2,497

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