Financial Aid at Empire State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,847 students (62% of total 7,789 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Empire State University (Empire State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,143.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 93% of total 95 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,243.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Empire State University, 4,847 undergraduate students (62% of total 7,789 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,143.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Empire State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,84762% $29,774,371$6,143
Pell Grants2,86937% $16,351,800$5,699
Federal Student Loan2,63834% $23,149,008$8,775

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

88 beginning undergraduate students (93% of total 95 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Empire State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,243.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Empire State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid8893% --
Grants or Scholarships7882%$642,966$8,243
Federal Grants6568%$379,800$5,843
Pell Grants6568%$379,100$5,832
Other Federal Grants11%$700$700
State/Local Grants4749%$169,516$3,607
Institutional Grants5558%$93,650$1,703
Student Loan Aid4446%$292,241$6,642
Federal Student Loans4446%$292,241$6,642
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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 Empire State 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 level8273$580,090$7,074
0-30,0003939$354,339$9,086
30,001-48,0001716$129,882$7,640
48,001-75,0001413$88,751$6,339
75,001-110,00052$6,818$1,364
110,001 or more73$300$43

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