Financial Aid at Mississippi State

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$11,374	93%

17,335 students (93% of total 18,584 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Mississippi State University.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,374. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 3,372 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $14,252.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Mississippi State University, 17,335 undergraduate students (93% of total 18,584 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $11,374.

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	17,335	93%	$197,174,467	$11,374
Pell Grants	5,533	30%	$27,978,463	$5,057
Federal Student Loan	7,501	40%	$50,649,097	$6,752

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,319 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 3,372 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Mississippi State University. The average amount of aid received is $14,252.

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	3,319	98%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	3,305	98%	$47,102,222	$14,252
Federal Grants	2,499	74%	$8,975,745	$3,592
Pell Grants	1,051	31%	$5,422,190	$5,159
Other Federal Grants	2,352	70%	$3,553,555	$1,511
State/Local Grants	1,243	37%	$3,134,912	$2,522
Institutional Grants	3,127	93%	$34,991,565	$11,190
Student Loan Aid	1,574	47%	$11,416,918	$7,253
Federal Student Loans	1,517	45%	$8,159,443	$5,379
Other Student Loans	203	6%	$3,257,475	$16,047

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 Mississippi State University.

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	1,171	1,163	$12,228,761	$10,443
0-30,000	447	446	$5,854,989	$13,098
30,001-48,000	194	194	$2,560,828	$13,200
48,001-75,000	180	180	$1,687,385	$9,374
75,001-110,000	124	120	$869,383	$7,011
110,001 or more	226	223	$1,256,176	$5,558

Financial Aid at Mississippi State

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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