[Last update: December 11, 2025]

17,460 students (76% of total 23,091 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Clemson University (Clemson). The average amount of the aid awarded is $13,367.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 4,504 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,389.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Clemson University, 17,460 undergraduate students (76% of total 23,091 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $13,367.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Clemson
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship17,46076% $233,380,031$13,367
Pell Grants3,40615% $17,636,936$5,178
Federal Student Loan7,19631% $46,319,098$6,437

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,873 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 4,504 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Clemson University. The average amount of aid received is $11,389.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Clemson
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,87386% --
Grants or Scholarships3,36475%$38,314,270$11,389
Federal Grants66315%$3,845,681$5,800
Pell Grants66115%$3,675,073$5,560
Other Federal Grants1563%$170,608$1,094
State/Local Grants2,28951%$14,937,991$6,526
Institutional Grants2,38753%$19,530,598$8,182
Student Loan Aid1,68437%$20,842,056$12,377
Federal Student Loans1,57335%$8,402,705$5,342
Other Student Loans49511%$12,439,351$25,130

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 Clemson University.

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 level1,1481,144$14,214,861$12,382
0-30,000168168$3,407,421$20,282
30,001-48,000146146$2,867,073$19,637
48,001-75,000185184$2,683,657$14,506
75,001-110,000186186$1,948,119$10,474
110,001 or more463460$3,308,591$7,146

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