MECC Provided $7,850 in Grant/Scholarship to 75% Students in 2022

Average Grant & Scholarships

In 2022, 75 of freshman students at CUNY Medgar Evers College received on average $7,850 in grant and scholarships from the college, the state and/or the federal government. Below is detail stats of the aid provided to full-time, freshman students.

	Students Receiving Aid	Average Amount	Total Amount
Pell Grant	500	61%	$4,555	$2,277,512
Other Federal Grant	566	69%	$4,965	$2,810,437
State Grant/Scholarships	452	55%	$3,141	$1,419,653
Institutional Grant/Scholarships	383	47%	$1,438	$550,840
Total Grant & Scholarships	609	75%	$7,850	$4,780,930

Students Receiving Aid

Average Amount

Total Amount

Pell Grant

500

61%

$4,555

$2,277,512

Other Federal Grant

566

69%

$4,965

$2,810,437

State Grant/Scholarships

452

55%

$3,141

$1,419,653

Institutional Grant/Scholarships

383

47%

$1,438

$550,840

Total Grant & Scholarships

609

75%

$7,850

$4,780,930

	Students Receiving Loan	Average Amount	Total Amount
Federal Student Loans	16	2%	$4,469	$71,496
Private Loans	2	0%	$3,750	$7,500
Total Loans	18	2%	$4,389	$78,996

Students Receiving Loan

Average Amount

Total Amount

Federal Student Loans

$4,469

$71,496

Private Loans

$3,750

$7,500

Total Loans

$4,389

$78,996

Yellow Ribbon Program

Yellow Ribbon Program is a voluntary program through which participating public and private institutions can provide veterans and eligible beneficiaries additional institutional aid to cover the costs of tuition and fees at their institutions. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a supplementary program to the Post 9/11 GI Bill coverage of in-state tuition and fees. The Department of Veterans Affairs matches the institutional aid provided beyond the in-state tuition and fees, but to certain limit each year.

Post-9/11 GI Bill

Post 9/11 GI Bill is a federal education benefit program for veterans, who served on active duty after September 10, 2001. This Department of Veteran Affairs benefit provides up to 36 months of education benefits at an approved institution for the following college costs: tuition and fees, books and supplies and housing. The tuition and fees payment, which is the cost for an in-state student attending a public institution, is made directly to the post-secondary institution whereas payments for books and supplies and housing are sent directly to the student.

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