All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 18,539 undergraduate students (77% of total 24,231 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,636.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UMass Amherst
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship18,53977% $215,719,264$11,636
Pell Grants5,04121% $23,392,476$4,640
Federal Student Loan11,62648% $74,784,767$6,433

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,395 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 4,848 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The average amount of aid received is $12,350.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UMass Amherst
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,39591% --
Grants or Scholarships4,10485%$50,683,531$12,350
Federal Grants2,34948%$9,873,020$4,203
Pell Grants1,00721%$4,979,510$4,945
Other Federal Grants2,34848%$4,893,510$2,084
State/Local Grants86818%$2,345,293$2,702
Institutional Grants3,94081%$38,465,218$9,763
Student Loan Aid2,47551%$20,990,168$8,481
Federal Student Loans2,42550%$12,818,391$5,286
Other Student Loans4169%$8,171,777$19,644

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 Massachusetts-Amherst. 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 level2,1921,852$23,036,394$10,509
0-30,000337337$7,244,409$21,497
30,001-48,000244242$5,009,627$20,531
48,001-75,000330327$5,473,641$16,587
75,001-110,000286275$2,775,422$9,704
110,001 or more995671$2,533,295$2,546

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