Financial Aid at LSU

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$11,917	86%

25,205 students (86% of total 29,273 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,917. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 7,038 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,374.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 25,205 undergraduate students (86% of total 29,273 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $11,917.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	25,205	86%	$300,361,260	$11,917
Pell Grants	7,266	25%	$37,672,984	$5,185
Federal Student Loan	7,747	26%	$48,687,874	$6,285

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,918 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 7,038 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The average amount of aid received is $12,374.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	6,918	98%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	6,918	98%	$85,602,923	$12,374
Federal Grants	6,918	98%	$15,391,520	$2,225
Pell Grants	2,086	30%	$10,819,975	$5,187
Other Federal Grants	6,918	98%	$4,571,545	$661
State/Local Grants	4,354	62%	$31,831,176	$7,311
Institutional Grants	5,197	74%	$38,380,227	$7,385
Student Loan Aid	2,248	32%	$18,891,952	$8,404
Federal Student Loans	2,093	30%	$11,547,976	$5,517
Other Student Loans	335	5%	$7,343,976	$21,922

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	2,252	2,212	$32,792,008	$14,561
0-30,000	759	758	$14,947,005	$19,693
30,001-48,000	415	415	$7,037,172	$16,957
48,001-75,000	353	352	$4,569,049	$12,943
75,001-110,000	251	241	$2,241,639	$8,931
110,001 or more	474	446	$3,997,143	$8,433

Financial Aid at LSU

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

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