[Last update: December 11, 2025]

10,650 students (53% of total 20,004 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Hillsborough College (HCC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,391.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 72% of total 3,278 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,797.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Hillsborough College, 10,650 undergraduate students (53% of total 20,004 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,391.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - HCC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship10,65053% $57,412,565$5,391
Pell Grants8,40742% $40,265,490$4,790
Federal Student Loan10,52053% $60,981,160$5,797

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,367 beginning undergraduate students (72% of total 3,278 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Hillsborough College. The average amount of aid received is $6,797.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - HCC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,36772% --
Grants or Scholarships2,07763%$14,117,400$6,797
Federal Grants1,71952%$10,559,595$6,143
Pell Grants1,71952%$10,346,395$6,019
Other Federal Grants1013%$213,200$2,111
State/Local Grants1,57748%$2,497,917$1,584
Institutional Grants45714%$1,059,888$2,319
Student Loan Aid2,09964%$10,535,618$5,019
Federal Student Loans2,09664%$10,435,299$4,979
Other Student Loans11-$100,319$9,120

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 Hillsborough College.

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 level1,9831,705$10,388,670$5,239
0-30,0001,9561,688$10,295,080$5,263
30,001-48,0001611$56,129$3,508
48,001-75,00086$37,461$4,683
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