Financial Aid at NMSU

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$13,392	77%

8,614 students (77% of total 11,231 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $13,392. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 1,990 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,168.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, 8,614 undergraduate students (77% of total 11,231 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $13,392.

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	8,614	77%	$115,355,663	$13,392
Pell Grants	4,656	41%	$24,411,593	$5,243
Federal Student Loan	2,968	26%	$16,531,996	$5,570

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,919 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 1,990 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. The average amount of aid received is $13,168.

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	1,919	96%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,900	95%	$25,018,456	$13,168
Federal Grants	990	50%	$5,599,177	$5,656
Pell Grants	989	50%	$5,363,423	$5,423
Other Federal Grants	262	13%	$235,754	$900
State/Local Grants	1,170	59%	$4,894,371	$4,183
Institutional Grants	1,728	87%	$14,524,908	$8,406
Student Loan Aid	590	30%	$2,614,150	$4,431
Federal Student Loans	581	29%	$2,208,437	$3,801
Other Student Loans	43	2%	$405,713	$9,435

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 New Mexico State University-Main Campus.

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	843	829	$10,090,651	$11,970
0-30,000	394	393	$5,485,826	$13,923
30,001-48,000	148	148	$1,940,667	$13,113
48,001-75,000	159	155	$1,709,731	$10,753
75,001-110,000	70	66	$489,184	$6,988
110,001 or more	72	67	$465,243	$6,462

Financial Aid at NMSU

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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