Financial Aid at U of Southern Mississippi

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$8,595	94%

10,046 students (94% of total 10,693 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Southern Mississippi.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,595. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 92% of total 1,587 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,296.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Southern Mississippi, 10,046 undergraduate students (94% of total 10,693 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $8,595.

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	10,046	94%	$86,346,763	$8,595
Pell Grants	4,985	47%	$25,534,077	$5,122
Federal Student Loan	5,463	51%	$44,466,382	$8,140

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,456 beginning undergraduate students (92% of total 1,587 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Southern Mississippi. The average amount of aid received is $9,296.

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	1,456	92%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,447	91%	$13,451,347	$9,296
Federal Grants	808	51%	$4,372,969	$5,412
Pell Grants	808	51%	$4,272,053	$5,287
Other Federal Grants	214	13%	$100,916	$472
State/Local Grants	656	41%	$2,229,417	$3,399
Institutional Grants	1,019	64%	$6,848,961	$6,721
Student Loan Aid	847	53%	$5,293,465	$6,250
Federal Student Loans	805	51%	$4,219,600	$5,242
Other Student Loans	92	6%	$1,073,865	$11,672

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 University of Southern Mississippi.

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	881	870	$9,409,626	$10,681
0-30,000	401	401	$4,909,318	$12,243
30,001-48,000	201	201	$2,573,729	$12,805
48,001-75,000	121	118	$925,830	$7,651
75,001-110,000	79	75	$537,627	$6,805
110,001 or more	79	75	$463,122	$5,862

Financial Aid at U of Southern Mississippi

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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