[Last update: December 11, 2025]

20,572 students (63% of total 32,570 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (UC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,878.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 88% of total 6,821 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,196.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, 20,572 undergraduate students (63% of total 32,570 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,878.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship20,57263% $162,066,676$7,878
Pell Grants6,11019% $34,361,103$5,624
Federal Student Loan12,15437% $78,131,454$6,428

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,016 beginning undergraduate students (88% of total 6,821 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. The average amount of aid received is $8,196.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,01688% --
Grants or Scholarships4,99473%$40,932,407$8,196
Federal Grants1,57823%$8,850,771$5,609
Pell Grants1,52822%$8,335,689$5,455
Other Federal Grants4767%$515,082$1,082
State/Local Grants1,10716%$4,182,777$3,778
Institutional Grants4,55367%$27,898,859$6,128
Student Loan Aid3,50351%$33,972,502$9,698
Federal Student Loans3,30248%$17,574,107$5,322
Other Student Loans84512%$16,398,395$19,406

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 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus.

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 level3,3142,293$18,649,443$5,627
0-30,000406406$5,552,173$13,675
30,001-48,000329328$4,082,859$12,410
48,001-75,000437392$3,572,901$8,176
75,001-110,000551349$1,925,481$3,495
110,001 or more1,591818$3,516,029$2,210

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