[Last update: December 11, 2025]

21,093 students (50% of total 42,444 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,548.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 65% of total 9,230 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,681.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At The University of Texas at Austin, 21,093 undergraduate students (50% of total 42,444 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,548.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UT Austin
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship21,09350% $264,684,846$12,548
Pell Grants10,97026% $62,665,220$5,712
Federal Student Loan11,57627% $70,005,182$6,047

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,045 beginning undergraduate students (65% of total 9,230 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at The University of Texas at Austin. The average amount of aid received is $13,681.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UT Austin
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,04565% --
Grants or Scholarships3,89242%$53,247,860$13,681
Federal Grants2,36526%$14,246,730$6,024
Pell Grants2,36526%$14,196,652$6,003
Other Federal Grants30-$50,078$1,669
State/Local Grants2,72430%$19,807,486$7,271
Institutional Grants3,41837%$19,193,644$5,615
Student Loan Aid2,50227%$15,176,616$6,066
Federal Student Loans2,46227%$12,352,455$5,017
Other Student Loans1602%$2,824,161$17,651

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 level3,9213,129$39,851,862$10,164
0-30,0001,1581,154$19,535,268$16,870
30,001-48,000713710$10,194,953$14,299
48,001-75,000662656$7,430,407$11,224
75,001-110,000453419$1,877,632$4,145
110,001 or more935190$813,602$870

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