[Last update: December 11, 2025]

3,440 students (58% of total 5,905 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at State University of New York at Cortland. The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,358.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 87% of total 1,216 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,254.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At State University of New York at Cortland, 3,440 undergraduate students (58% of total 5,905 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,358.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - State University of New York at Cortland
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship3,44058% $28,751,914$8,358
Pell Grants1,61927% $8,735,795$5,396
Federal Student Loan3,58261% $22,477,170$6,275

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,057 beginning undergraduate students (87% of total 1,216 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at State University of New York at Cortland. The average amount of aid received is $8,254.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - State University of New York at Cortland
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,05787% --
Grants or Scholarships76563%$6,314,034$8,254
Federal Grants49641%$2,467,111$4,974
Pell Grants29925%$1,567,791$5,243
Other Federal Grants29224%$899,320$3,080
State/Local Grants47339%$2,172,637$4,593
Institutional Grants60650%$1,674,286$2,763
Student Loan Aid82067%$7,028,098$8,571
Federal Student Loans80666%$4,195,515$5,205
Other Student Loans19716%$2,832,583$14,379

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 State University of New York at Cortland.

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 level1,011815$6,533,394$6,462
0-30,000118118$1,786,676$15,141
30,001-48,0008181$1,017,942$12,567
48,001-75,000129129$1,078,826$8,363
75,001-110,000159155$1,082,899$6,811
110,001 or more524332$1,567,051$2,991

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