[Last update: December 11, 2025]

25,360 students (65% of total 39,139 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Miami Dade College (MDC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,779.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 6,472 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,216.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Miami Dade College, 25,360 undergraduate students (65% of total 39,139 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,779.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - MDC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship25,36065% $146,546,516$5,779
Pell Grants19,46950% $110,104,796$5,655
Federal Student Loan1,2783% $8,070,529$6,315

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,588 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 6,472 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Miami Dade College. The average amount of aid received is $7,216.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - MDC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid5,58886% --
Grants or Scholarships5,53486%$39,935,150$7,216
Federal Grants4,77074%$31,660,534$6,637
Pell Grants4,35467%$30,807,268$7,076
Other Federal Grants1,12117%$853,266$761
State/Local Grants1,65326%$3,079,501$1,863
Institutional Grants1,71827%$5,195,115$3,024
Student Loan Aid841%$414,152$4,930
Federal Student Loans841%$414,152$4,930
Other Student Loans----

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 Miami Dade 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 level4,6584,621$30,771,786$6,606
0-30,0002,9102,908$21,612,299$7,427
30,001-48,0001,1161,113$6,877,611$6,163
48,001-75,000559551$2,070,854$3,705
75,001-110,0005744$156,101$2,739
110,001 or more165$54,921$3,433

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