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Degree Student Financial Assistance by School

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School
FY2022 Award Type as a Percent of Total
Grant Loan Job Total Aid
College 92.3% 4.1% 3.6% 100.0%
GSAS 75.2% 1.3% 23.6% 100.0%
Business 50.6% 49.4% 0.0% 100.0%
Dental 34.5% 65.5% 0.0% 100.0%
Design 70.9% 26.6% 2.5% 100.0%
Divinity 77.6% 16.0% 6.3% 100.0%
Education 51.9% 46.3% 1.8% 100.0%
Government 70.5% 29.5% 0.1% 100.0%
Law 38.7% 61.1% 0.3% 100.0%
Medical 69.5% 30.5% 0.0% 100.0%
Public Health 67.2% 32.1% 0.6% 100.0%
Extension 30.6% 69.4% 0.0% 100.0%
University Total 70.9% 21.0% 8.1% 100.0%
College loan percentage includes parental loans.
Source: OIRA Financial Aid Data Collection

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Degree Student Financial Assistance by School and Award

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School, Award Source and Award Type
FY2022 ($ in 000s)
Grant Loan 1 Job Grand Total
Institution Federal Outside Total Institution Federal Outside Total Institution Federal Total
College $224,681 $16,974 $13,925 $255,580 $3,662 $5,344 $2,229 $11,235 $7,164 $2,809 $9,972 $276,787
GSAS $187,809 $20,304 $5,603 $213,716 $235 $1,754 $1,569 $3,558 $46,932 $20,081 $67,013 $284,288
Business $39,850 $0 $7,653 $47,503 $170 $9,579 $36,651 $46,400 $0 $0 $0 $93,903
Dental $2,109 $41 $2,838 $4,988 $215 $8,846 $402 $9,462 $0 $0 $0 $14,450
Design $18,120 $43 $971 $19,133 $112 $6,251 $818 $7,181 $158 $528 $686 $27,000
Divinity $8,700 $115 $282 $9,097 $21 $1,846 $12 $1,880 $0 $740 $740 $11,717
Education $14,079 $58 $1,203 $15,341 $96 $12,516 $1,076 $13,688 $0 $546 $546 $29,575
Government $24,717 $2,748 $5,892 $33,356 $0 $9,640 $4,301 $13,941 $0 $28 $28 $47,324
Law $29,772 $4,671 $7,185 $41,628 $6,823 $23,735 $35,211 $65,769 $274 $0 $274 $107,670
Medical $25,488 $3,832 $3,754 $33,074 $1,602 $12,012 $922 $14,535 $0 $0 $0 $47,609
Public Health $10,579 $342 $6,698 $17,618 $161 $6,694 $1,571 $8,426 $0 $164 $164 $26,207
Extension $2,758 $1,610 $19 $4,387 $0 $8,782 $1,188 $9,970 $0 $0 $0 $14,358
University Total $588,662 $50,737 $56,022 $695,422 $13,097 $106,999 $85,948 $206,044 $54,527 $24,895 $79,423 $980,888
Source: OIRA Financial Aid Data Collection.
1 FY2022 College loans include $6,403,269 in parental loans

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Historical Financial Assistance Trends

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School and Award Type
FY2013-2022 ($ in 000s)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
College
Grant $176,290 $181,636 $181,412 $185,570 $192,649 $205,697 $215,391 $226,900 $186,365 $255,580
Job $7,359 $6,604 $6,477 $7,899 $7,086 $8,713 $8,845 $7,000 $1,432 $9,972
Loan $11,862 $11,422 $11,513 $11,361 $11,669 $12,204 $12,278 $11,891 $6,037 $11,235
Total $195,512 $199,662 $199,402 $204,830 $211,404 $226,613 $236,514 $245,791 $193,833 $276,787
GSAS
Grant $143,863 $151,314 $155,322 $157,505 $175,364 $180,258 $194,663 $208,476 $215,019 $213,716
Job $40,958 $42,540 $44,876 $47,461 $51,526 $51,574 $56,416 $58,429 $63,846 $67,013
Loan $1,399 $1,591 $1,048 $1,239 $1,037 $1,833 $1,882 $1,771 $1,273 $3,558
Total $186,221 $195,445 $201,247 $206,205 $227,926 $233,665 $252,961 $268,676 $280,137 $284,288
Business
Grant $36,405 $38,394 $41,182 $42,480 $42,591 $47,579 $47,739 $47,990 $42,492 $47,503
Job – – $1 – – – – – – –
Loan $40,427 $41,074 $41,716 $42,618 $44,420 $44,794 $43,508 $45,623 $33,128 $46,400
Total $76,833 $79,468 $82,900 $85,098 $87,010 $92,373 $91,246 $93,613 $75,620 $93,903
Dental
Grant $1,912 $3,023 $3,597 $3,233 $3,599 $1,880 $4,401 $4,177 $4,407 $4,988
Loan $8,005 $8,054 $8,573 $9,059 $9,303 $8,674 $8,718 $9,905 $10,275 $9,462
Total $9,917 $11,077 $12,170 $12,292 $12,902 $10,554 $13,119 $14,082 $14,682 $14,450
Design
Grant $14,012 $14,271 $14,747 $14,894 $16,284 $17,731 $18,393 $19,345 $18,063 $19,133
Job $406 $479 $529 $1,889 $1,804 $499 $636 $602 $652 $686
Loan $10,132 $9,880 $9,129 $7,731 $7,335 $7,198 $8,196 $7,344 $4,884 $7,181
Total $24,550 $24,630 $24,406 $24,515 $25,423 $25,429 $27,224 $27,291 $23,598 $27,000
Divinity
Grant $7,881 $7,742 $7,797 $7,479 $7,140 $7,371 $6,179 $6,776 $7,461 $9,097
Job $509 $580 $529 $659 $605 $938 $845 $814 $474 $740
Loan $2,124 $2,319 $2,402 $2,265 $2,069 $2,395 $1,926 $1,650 $1,186 $1,880
Total $10,514 $10,641 $10,728 $10,403 $9,813 $10,705 $8,949 $9,240 $9,120 $11,717
Education
Grant $15,992 $16,126 $15,869 $16,004 $16,158 $16,851 $17,911 $16,263 $17,605 $15,341
Job $436 $466 $415 $3,673 $2,757 $414 $427 $880 $675 $546
Loan $13,692 $12,389 $12,118 $12,813 $12,730 $13,310 $12,941 $11,172 $14,204 $13,688
Total $30,120 $28,981 $28,402 $32,490 $31,646 $30,575 $31,279 $28,315 $32,484 $29,575
Government
Grant $28,581 $28,750 $30,872 $32,862 $31,958 $33,587 $33,985 $33,923 $27,173 $33,356
Job $1,156 $936 $1,036 $1,153 $1,106 $1,474 $1,773 $1,926 $105 $28
Loan $11,152 $11,604 $9,861 $10,271 $10,048 $12,176 $12,901 $12,184 $11,968 $13,941
Total $40,888 $41,291 $41,770 $44,286 $43,112 $47,237 $48,659 $48,033 $39,247 $47,324
Law
Grant $24,805 $25,536 $27,161 $30,707 $30,297 $32,794 $33,553 $37,496 $35,669 $41,628
Job $475 $446 $427 $721 $796 $495 $540 $348 $188 $274
Loan $59,515 $66,194 $69,100 $71,787 $74,413 $75,168 $72,517 $71,451 $64,928 $65,769
Total $84,794 $92,176 $96,689 $103,215 $105,506 $108,457 $106,610 $109,295 $100,786 $107,670
Medical
Grant $24,201 $26,090 $29,723 $29,709 $27,293 $26,505 $28,288 $31,640 $32,273 $33,074
Job – $1 $1 – – – $4 – $1 –
Loan $11,641 $11,774 $11,864 $13,925 $14,948 $14,034 $14,461 $13,873 $13,480 $14,535
Total $35,842 $37,866 $41,588 $43,634 $42,241 $40,538 $42,753 $45,512 $45,754 $47,609
Public Health
Grant $17,028 $18,151 $19,059 $20,916 $17,812 $17,241 $16,198 $15,849 $15,503 $17,618
Job $73 $82 $93 $106 $142 $184 $625 $263 $157 $164
Loan $7,576 $7,230 $6,741 $8,056 $8,904 $9,657 $11,708 $7,372 $7,730 $8,426
Total $24,677 $25,463 $25,893 $29,077 $26,858 $27,081 $28,531 $23,484 $23,390 $26,207
Extension
Grant $1,615 $1,806 $1,987 $2,622 $3,171 $4,016 $4,387 $3,506 $4,593 $4,387
Loan $5,060 $4,617 $5,151 $6,299 $6,929 $8,743 $9,203 $10,764 $10,186 $9,970
Total $6,675 $6,423 $7,138 $8,921 $10,100 $12,759 $13,590 $14,269 $14,779 $14,358
ART
Grant $107 $141 $195 $187 $172 – – – – –
Job $14 $23 $40 $34 $37 – – – – –
Loan $1,584 $1,609 $1,549 $1,464 $1,421 – – – – –
Total $1,704 $1,772 $1,784 $1,684 $1,629 – – – – –
University Total
Total $728,247 $754,894 $774,117 $806,649 $835,572 $865,987 $901,436 $927,601 $853,429 $980,888
College loans include parental loans.
FY2021 coincides with the year of the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Since 2019, the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University is no longer accepting students.
Source: OIRA Financial Aid Data Collection

Last updated 3/24/23 | Download PDF of this Table