Financial Aid at USD

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$6,850	57%

3,953 students (57% of total 6,987 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of South Dakota.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,850. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 1,166 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,308.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of South Dakota, 3,953 undergraduate students (57% of total 6,987 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $6,850.

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	3,953	57%	$27,079,127	$6,850
Pell Grants	1,349	19%	$6,176,632	$4,579
Federal Student Loan	2,992	43%	$19,123,303	$6,391

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,095 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 1,166 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of South Dakota. The average amount of aid received is $6,308.

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	1,095	94%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	925	79%	$5,834,760	$6,308
Federal Grants	426	37%	$2,689,935	$6,314
Pell Grants	277	24%	$1,285,855	$4,642
Other Federal Grants	426	37%	$1,404,080	$3,296
State/Local Grants	200	17%	$259,586	$1,298
Institutional Grants	781	67%	$2,885,239	$3,694
Student Loan Aid	698	60%	$5,123,015	$7,340
Federal Student Loans	687	59%	$3,584,284	$5,217
Other Student Loans	145	12%	$1,538,731	$10,612

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 South Dakota.

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	668	506	$2,457,736	$3,679
0-30,000	103	102	$775,037	$7,525
30,001-48,000	77	73	$490,105	$6,365
48,001-75,000	106	85	$472,034	$4,453
75,001-110,000	153	100	$332,240	$2,172
110,001 or more	229	146	$388,320	$1,696

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

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