University of Pittsburgh Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
55%
Total Aid Amount
$117.730M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.oafa.pitt.edu/financialaid
Such schemes include ASHRAE J. Richard Mehalick Scholarship, Adena Johnson Davis Nursing Scholarship, Carl S. Micarelli Memorial Scholarship, and Chancellor Scholarship. As many as 77% of the students at UPPC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $60,913,184 in a year. One can visit UPPC's financial aid page at http://www.oafa.pitt.edu/financialaid for more information. At UPPC, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 13%. In comparison, 55% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 47% get the Institution Grant, and 13% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,803, and the same stands at $3,453 for State Grant awardees and $12,717 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,236. Among other things, the annual family income of the applicant plays a major role in determining the total financial aid they are actually eligible to receive. Apart from financial grants and scholarships, candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to fund their education. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. Candidates are also required to repay these loans within a given period. At University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 53%.