[Last update: December 11, 2025]

16,842 students (63% of total 26,874 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Auburn University (Auburn). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,920.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 85% of total 5,916 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,872.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Auburn University, 16,842 undergraduate students (63% of total 26,874 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,920.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Auburn
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,84263% $183,921,896$10,920
Pell Grants3,36713% $18,901,196$5,614
Federal Student Loan7,02926% $43,903,513$6,246

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,053 beginning undergraduate students (85% of total 5,916 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Auburn University. The average amount of aid received is $10,872.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Auburn
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid5,05385% --
Grants or Scholarships4,73780%$51,498,670$10,872
Federal Grants68712%$4,177,255$6,080
Pell Grants68312%$3,917,437$5,736
Other Federal Grants2584%$259,818$1,007
State/Local Grants2284%$1,243,796$5,455
Institutional Grants4,63178%$46,077,619$9,950
Student Loan Aid1,69729%$16,464,733$9,702
Federal Student Loans1,60227%$8,395,237$5,240
Other Student Loans3235%$8,069,496$24,983

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 Auburn 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 level1,2091,033$12,700,428$10,505
0-30,000236235$4,264,533$18,070
30,001-48,000149148$2,498,562$16,769
48,001-75,000175165$2,199,414$12,568
75,001-110,000184151$1,369,929$7,445
110,001 or more465334$2,367,990$5,092

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