Financial Aid at U of Southern Mississippi

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$9,424	80%

8,254 students (80% of total 10,258 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 $9,424. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 1,593 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,000.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Southern Mississippi, 8,254 undergraduate students (80% of total 10,258 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $9,424.

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	8,254	80%	$77,784,632	$9,424
Pell Grants	4,779	47%	$25,816,852	$5,402
Federal Student Loan	5,128	50%	$41,891,915	$8,169

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,557 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 1,593 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 $11,000.

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	1,557	98%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,483	93%	$16,312,697	$11,000
Federal Grants	861	54%	$5,278,107	$6,130
Pell Grants	825	52%	$4,720,084	$5,721
Other Federal Grants	283	18%	$558,023	$1,972
State/Local Grants	731	46%	$2,536,005	$3,469
Institutional Grants	1,108	70%	$8,498,585	$7,670
Student Loan Aid	870	55%	$6,035,009	$6,937
Federal Student Loans	852	53%	$4,620,927	$5,424
Other Student Loans	112	7%	$1,414,082	$12,626

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 2022-2023 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	883	861	$9,940,647	$11,258
0-30,000	436	436	$5,530,421	$12,684
30,001-48,000	163	162	$2,266,968	$13,908
48,001-75,000	108	103	$997,262	$9,234
75,001-110,000	77	72	$559,773	$7,270
110,001 or more	99	88	$586,223	$5,921

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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