[Last update: December 11, 2025]

5,863 students (67% of total 8,711 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Colorado Mesa University (Colorado Mesa). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,096.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 1,656 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,285.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Colorado Mesa University, 5,863 undergraduate students (67% of total 8,711 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,096.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Colorado Mesa
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship5,86367% $53,329,873$9,096
Pell Grants2,44728% $14,172,421$5,792
Federal Student Loan2,68831% $17,132,390$6,374

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,515 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 1,656 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Colorado Mesa University. The average amount of aid received is $8,285.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Colorado Mesa
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,51591% --
Grants or Scholarships1,39784%$11,573,869$8,285
Federal Grants57435%$3,328,229$5,798
Pell Grants57335%$3,245,229$5,664
Other Federal Grants221%$83,000$3,773
State/Local Grants71543%$3,688,311$5,158
Institutional Grants95057%$4,557,329$4,797
Student Loan Aid65640%$4,023,165$6,133
Federal Student Loans64239%$3,226,126$5,025
Other Student Loans614%$797,039$13,066

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 Colorado Mesa 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 level811718$6,124,652$7,552
0-30,000212212$2,403,207$11,336
30,001-48,000143143$1,591,265$11,128
48,001-75,000132128$1,032,506$7,822
75,001-110,000122105$573,542$4,701
110,001 or more202130$524,132$2,595

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