[Last update: December 11, 2025]

1,068 students (68% of total 1,560 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The average amount of the aid awarded is $19,593.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 447 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $23,821.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Virginia Military Institute, 1,068 undergraduate students (68% of total 1,560 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $19,593.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - VMI
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship1,06868% $20,924,904$19,593
Pell Grants25716% $1,431,932$5,572
Federal Student Loan92859% $5,874,833$6,331

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

427 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 447 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Virginia Military Institute. The average amount of aid received is $23,821.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - VMI
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid42796% --
Grants or Scholarships36281%$8,623,068$23,821
Federal Grants9521%$545,786$5,745
Pell Grants8419%$494,786$5,890
Other Federal Grants174%$51,000$3,000
State/Local Grants10423%$926,510$8,909
Institutional Grants34677%$7,150,772$20,667
Student Loan Aid19844%$2,647,403$13,371
Federal Student Loans18842%$1,492,476$7,939
Other Student Loans5111%$1,154,927$22,646

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 Virginia Military Institute.

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 level163137$2,426,882$14,889
0-30,0001616$489,374$30,586
30,001-48,00087$222,064$27,758
48,001-75,0002423$556,479$23,187
75,001-110,0002120$371,343$17,683
110,001 or more9471$787,622$8,379

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