Niagara University Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
92%
Total Aid Amount
$57.173M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.niagara.edu/scholarships-financialaid
Students can avail of scholarships provided by the university, such as Achievement Award, Aid to Native Americans, Albert E. Wischmeyer Memorial Scholarship, and Carnegie Dartlet $10,000 Scholarship, if they find educational expenses to be on the higher side. Notably, 99% of the students at Niagara University get some kind of financial aid every year, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided adds up to around $11,701,399. The total percentage of candidates applying to Niagara University who receive the Federal Grant is 35%. On the other hand, 99% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 99% receive the Institution Grant, and 34% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,234, and the same stands at $3,420 for State Grant awardees and $24,999 for Institution Grant recipients. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $4,680. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. Alternatively, the candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans, apart from financial grants and scholarship schemes to pay for their studies. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At NU, an estimated number of 72% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.