AVERAGE MERIT AID AT VIRGINIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 2021: List of Average Merit Aid Awards

AVERAGE MERIT AID AT VIRGINIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 2021:

List of Average Merit Aid Awards

Ever wondered how much on average a student applying to a college or university will receive in non-need based scholarships/grants (aka merit aid)

I did too. So today I searched every college and university in Virginia to determine the average dollar amount in merit aid awards for each college.

Here is what I found for the average dollar amount of "Institutional Non-Need Based Scholarships and Grants" for "First-time Full-time Freshmen" using common data sets from 2020-2021 or 2019-2020

Of note: Some of these colleges have private scholarships not counted in the Common Data Set. For example, a majority of my University of Virginia students received multiple private scholarship offers last year including full-ride offers. Please always ask about all scholarship opportunities.

Heading: Average Merit Aid Awards for Virginia Colleges/Universities

Sub-Heading: Average Dollar Amount of Non-Need Based Scholarship and Grant Awarded To First-Time Freshmen

Data Source: Common Data Set 2019-2020 or 2020-2021

Created By Jenn The Tutor

Bulleted List- Bethel University- $17,930 , Christopher Newport University- $3,219, Ferrum College- $23,748, George Mason University- $7,710, Hollins University- $30,688, James Madison University- $8,677, Longwood University- $2,795, University of Lynchburg- $21,803, University of Mary Washington- $3,858, Marymount University- $20,229, Old Dominion University- $6,228, Radford University- $3,377, University of Richmond- $31,587, Regent University- $10,591, Shenandoah University- $1,.349, University of Virginia- $4,888, Virginia Commonwealth University- $8756.46, Virginia Military Institute- $23,926, Virginia Tech- $3,385 , Virginia University of Lynchburg- $21,803 , Washington and Lee- $54,293 , William and Mary- $10,065

Note at bottom

Could not locate current data and/or any common data set data for the following colleges and universities: Averett, Bluefield, Bridgewater, Eastern Mennonite, Emory & Henry, Hampden-Sydney, Hampton, Liberty, Mary Baldwin, Norfolk State, Randolph, Randolph-Macon, Roanoke, Sweet Briar, Southern Virginia, University of Virginia College at Wise, Virginia State, Virginia Union, Virginia Wesleyan

Heading: Average Merit Aid Awards for Virginia Colleges/Universities

Subheading: Average Dollar Amount of Non-Need Based Scholarship and Grant Awarded To First-Time Freshmen

Data Source: Common Data Set 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 Created By Jenn The Tutor

Bulleted List: 20k or more average, Ferrum College- $23,748, Hollins University- $30,688, University of Lynchburg- $21,803, Marymount University- $20,229 University of Richmond- $31,587, Virginia Military Institute- $23,926, Virginia University of Lynchburg- $21,803, Washington and Lee- $54,293, 10k or more average

Bethel University- $17,930, Regent University- $10,591, Shenandoah University- $13,349, William and Mary- $10,065, 5k or more, James Madison University- $8,677, Virginia Commonwealth University- $8756.46, Old Dominion University- $6,228, Less than 5k, Christopher Newport University- $3,219, Longwood University- $2,795, University of Mary Washington- $3,858, Radford University- $3,377, University of Virginia- $4,888, Virginia Tech- $3,385

Note:

f note: Some of these colleges have private scholarships not counted in the Common Data Set. For example, a majority of my University of Virginia students received multiple private scholarship offers last year including full-ride offers. Please always ask about all scholarship opportunities