Financial Aid at UNC

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$16,747	52%

10,312 students (52% of total 19,845 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $16,747. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 59% of total 4,678 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $18,066.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 10,312 undergraduate students (52% of total 19,845 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $16,747.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	10,312	52%	$172,698,315	$16,747
Pell Grants	4,210	21%	$22,046,758	$5,237
Federal Student Loan	3,615	18%	$19,327,639	$5,347

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,781 beginning undergraduate students (59% of total 4,678 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The average amount of aid received is $18,066.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	2,781	59%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,853	40%	$33,475,692	$18,066
Federal Grants	1,420	30%	$9,205,669	$6,483
Pell Grants	882	19%	$4,803,430	$5,446
Other Federal Grants	1,367	29%	$4,402,239	$3,220
State/Local Grants	905	19%	$3,827,972	$4,230
Institutional Grants	1,664	36%	$20,442,051	$12,285
Student Loan Aid	933	20%	$7,419,947	$7,953
Federal Student Loans	881	19%	$4,128,700	$4,686
Other Student Loans	444	9%	$3,291,247	$7,413

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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 Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	1,420	1,078	$17,461,360	$12,297
0-30,000	358	356	$7,666,678	$21,415
30,001-48,000	255	255	$4,913,801	$19,270
48,001-75,000	256	244	$3,431,785	$13,405
75,001-110,000	189	139	$1,081,138	$5,720
110,001 or more	362	84	$367,958	$1,016

Financial Aid at UNC

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

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