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Degree Student Financial Assistance by School

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School
FY2023–24 (Award Type as % of Total Aid)
Grant Loan Job Total Aid
College1 91.8% 4.9% 3.2% 100.0%
GSAS 76.3% 0.4% 23.4% 100.0%
Business2 55.1% 44.9% 0.0% 100.0%
Dental 34.7% 65.3% 0.0% 100.0%
Design 70.9% 27.0% 2.0% 100.0%
Divinity 77.3% 17.0% 5.7% 100.0%
Education 59.8% 38.4% 1.9% 100.0%
Government 73.5% 26.5% 0.0% 100.0%
Law 35.4% 63.9% 0.7% 100.0%
Medical 67.8% 32.2% 0.0% 100.0%
Public Health 64.9% 32.8% 2.3% 100.0%
Extension 27.1% 72.9% 0.0% 100.0%
University Total 71.6% 20.4% 8.0% 100.0%
Source: OIRA Financial Aid Data Collection
1 FY2023–24 College loans include parental loans.
2 FY2023–24 Business excludes outside employee support.

Last updated 5/12/25 | Download PDF of this Table

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School and Award

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School, Award Source, and Award Type
FY2024 ($ in thousands)
Grant
Loan
Job
 Total
Institutional Federal Outside Total Institutional Federal Outside Total Institutional Federal Total
College1 $249,632 $19,833 $11,510 $280,975 $4,024 $6,531 $4,461 $15,016 $7,512 $2,427 $9,939 $305,929
GSAS $196,018 $32,173 $6,068 $234,259 $19 $746 $323 $1,087 $51,713 $19,982 $71,695 $307,041
Business2 $47,783 $0 $10,652 $58,434 $105 $7,412 $40,154 $47,671 $0 $0 $0 $106,105
Dental $2,215 $128 $2,728 $5,070 $166 $8,364 $1,015 $9,545 $0 $0 $0 $14,615
Design $17,949 $29 $1,415 $19,393 $200 $5,641 $1,549 $7,390 $186 $366 $553 $27,336
Divinity $8,851 $40 $278 $9,169 $49 $1,964 $0 $2,014 $0 $682 $682 $11,864
Education $14,715 $0 $3,648 $18,362 $0 $9,231 $2,550 $11,781 $0 $576 $576 $30,719
Government $23,801 $1,827 $10,995 $36,624 $0 $7,333 $5,884 $13,217 $0 $0 $0 $49,840
Law $27,567 $3,628 $8,521 $39,716 $5,905 $25,492 $40,346 $71,743 $770 $0 $770 $112,229
Medical $28,907 $4,564 $2,406 $35,876 $2,900 $13,675 $437 $17,012 $0 $0 $0 $52,888
Public Health $10,306 $753 $7,157 $18,216 $30 $6,629 $2,532 $9,190 $0 $647 $647 $28,053
Extension $2,365 $1,427 $8 $3,801 $0 $9,068 $1,165 $10,233 $0 $0 $0 $14,034
University Total $630,107 $64,402 $65,386 $759,895 $13,396 $102,086 $100,415 $215,898 $60,182 $24,680 $84,861 $1,060,654
Source: OIRA Financial Aid Data Collection
1 FY2023–2024 College loans include $7,945,456 in parental loans.
2 FY2023–2024 Business excludes $13,667,569 in outside employee support.

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Historical Financial Assistance Trends

Degree Student Financial Assistance by School and Award Type
FY2015–FY2024 ($ in thousands)
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-20211 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
College2
Grant $181,412 $185,570 $192,649 $205,697 $215,391 $226,900 $186,365 $255,580 $266,697 $280,975
Job $6,477 $7,899 $7,086 $8,713 $8,845 $7,000 $1,432 $9,972 $10,004 $9,939
Loan $11,513 $11,361 $11,669 $12,204 $12,278 $11,891 $6,037 $11,235 $14,789 $15,016
Total $199,402 $204,830 $211,404 $226,613 $236,514 $245,791 $193,833 $276,787 $291,490 $305,929
GSAS
Grant $155,322 $157,505 $175,364 $180,258 $194,663 $208,476 $215,019 $215,575 $219,656 $234,259
Job $44,876 $47,461 $51,526 $51,574 $56,416 $58,429 $63,846 $67,937 $71,652 $71,695
Loan $1,048 $1,239 $1,037 $1,833 $1,882 $1,771 $1,273 $3,558 $4,113 $1,087
Total $201,247 $206,205 $227,926 $233,665 $252,961 $268,676 $280,137 $287,071 $295,421 $307,041
Business3
Grant $41,182 $42,480 $42,591 $47,579 $47,739 $47,990 $42,492 $47,503 $55,396 $58,434
Job $1 — — — — — — — — —
Loan $41,716 $42,618 $44,420 $44,794 $43,508 $45,623 $33,128 $46,400 $59,151 $47,671
Total $82,900 $85,098 $87,010 $92,373 $91,246 $93,613 $75,620 $93,903 $114,546 $106,105
Dental
Grant $3,597 $3,233 $3,599 $1,880 $4,401 $4,177 $4,407 $4,988 $4,861 $5,070
Job — — — — — — — — — —
Loan $8,573 $9,059 $9,303 $8,674 $8,718 $9,905 $10,275 $9,462 $9,943 $9,545
Total $12,170 $12,292 $12,902 $10,554 $13,119 $14,082 $14,682 $14,450 $14,804 $14,615
Design
Grant $14,747 $14,894 $16,284 $17,731 $18,393 $19,345 $18,063 $19,133 $19,992 $19,393
Job $529 $1,889 $1,804 $499 $636 $602 $652 $686 $688 $553
Loan $9,129 $7,731 $7,335 $7,198 $8,196 $7,344 $4,884 $7,181 $7,069 $7,390
Total $24,406 $24,515 $25,423 $25,429 $27,224 $27,291 $23,598 $27,000 $27,749 $27,336
Divinity
Grant $7,797 $7,479 $7,140 $7,371 $6,179 $6,776 $7,461 $9,097 $9,418 $9,169
Job $529 $659 $605 $938 $845 $814 $474 $740 $765 $682
Loan $2,402 $2,265 $2,069 $2,395 $1,926 $1,650 $1,186 $1,880 $1,910 $2,014
Total $10,728 $10,403 $9,813 $10,705 $8,949 $9,240 $9,120 $11,717 $12,093 $11,864
Education
Grant $15,869 $16,004 $16,158 $16,851 $17,911 $16,263 $17,605 $15,341 $15,148 $18,362
Job $415 $3,673 $2,757 $414 $427 $880 $675 $546 $455 $576
Loan $12,118 $12,813 $12,730 $13,310 $12,941 $11,172 $14,204 $13,688 $10,890 $11,781
Total $28,402 $32,490 $31,646 $30,575 $31,279 $28,315 $32,484 $29,575 $26,494 $30,719
Government
Grant $30,872 $32,862 $31,958 $33,587 $33,985 $33,923 $27,173 $33,356 $42,603 $36,624
Job $1,036 $1,153 $1,106 $1,474 $1,773 $1,926 $105 $28 — —
Loan $9,861 $10,271 $10,048 $12,176 $12,901 $12,184 $11,968 $13,941 $28,432 $13,217
Total $41,770 $44,286 $43,112 $47,237 $48,659 $48,033 $39,247 $47,324 $71,036 $49,840
Law
Grant $27,161 $30,707 $30,297 $32,794 $33,553 $37,496 $35,669 $41,628 $40,817 $39,716
Job $427 $721 $796 $495 $540 $348 $188 $274 $727 $770
Loan $69,100 $71,787 $74,413 $75,168 $72,517 $71,451 $64,928 $65,769 $70,145 $71,743
Total $96,689 $103,215 $105,506 $108,457 $106,610 $109,295 $100,786 $107,670 $111,690 $112,229
Medical
Grant $29,723 $29,709 $27,293 $26,505 $28,288 $31,640 $32,273 $33,074 $33,285 $35,876
Job $1 — — — $4 — $1 — — —
Loan $11,864 $13,925 $14,948 $14,034 $14,461 $13,873 $13,480 $14,535 $15,823 $17,012
Total $41,588 $43,634 $42,241 $40,538 $42,753 $45,512 $45,754 $47,609 $49,108 $52,888
Public Health
Grant $19,059 $20,916 $17,812 $17,241 $16,198 $15,849 $15,503 $17,618 $18,429 $18,216
Job $93 $106 $142 $184 $625 $263 $157 $164 $164 $647
Loan $6,741 $8,056 $8,904 $9,657 $11,708 $7,372 $7,730 $8,426 $9,432 $9,190
Total $25,893 $29,077 $26,858 $27,081 $28,531 $23,484 $23,390 $26,207 $28,025 $28,053
Extension
Grant $1,987 $2,622 $3,171 $4,016 $4,387 $3,506 $4,593 $4,387 $4,049 $3,801
Job — — — — — — — — — —
Loan $5,151 $6,299 $6,929 $8,743 $9,203 $10,764 $10,186 $9,970 $9,900 $10,233
Total $7,138 $8,921 $10,100 $12,759 $13,590 $14,269 $14,779 $14,358 $13,949 $14,034
A.R.T.4
Grant $195 $187 $172 — — — — — — —
Job $40 $34 $37 — — — — — — —
Loan $1,549 $1,464 $1,421 — — — — — — —
Total $1,784 $1,684 $1,629 — — — — — — —
University Total $774,117 $806,649 $835,572 $865,987 $901,436 $927,601 $853,429 $983,672 $1,056,404 $1,060,654
Source: OIRA Financial Aid Data Collection
Dollar amounts listed are not adjusted for inflation.
1 FY2020-2021 coincides with the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
2 College loans include parental loans.
3 Business excludes outside employee support.
4 Since 2019, the American Reperatory Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University (ART) has not been accepting new students. There are no remaining students in its programs.

Last updated 5/12/25 | Download PDF of this Table