Financial Aid at JMU

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$9,388	35%

7,057 students (35% of total 20,070 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at James Madison University.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,388. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 58% of total 4,762 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,081.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At James Madison University, 7,057 undergraduate students (35% of total 20,070 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $9,388.

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	7,057	35%	$66,251,314	$9,388
Pell Grants	2,863	14%	$13,767,974	$4,809
Federal Student Loan	6,037	30%	$37,372,485	$6,191

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,770 beginning undergraduate students (58% of total 4,762 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at James Madison University. The average amount of aid received is $10,081.

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	2,770	58%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,577	33%	$15,898,024	$10,081
Federal Grants	699	15%	$3,455,723	$4,944
Pell Grants	691	15%	$3,233,849	$4,680
Other Federal Grants	214	4%	$221,874	$1,037
State/Local Grants	581	12%	$2,802,294	$4,823
Institutional Grants	1,272	27%	$9,640,007	$7,579
Student Loan Aid	1,677	35%	$15,198,267	$9,063
Federal Student Loans	1,559	33%	$8,157,046	$5,232
Other Student Loans	354	7%	$7,041,221	$19,890

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 James Madison 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	1,553	897	$10,215,909	$6,578
0-30,000	231	230	$3,666,712	$15,873
30,001-48,000	149	149	$2,237,270	$15,015
48,001-75,000	253	244	$2,643,113	$10,447
75,001-110,000	233	149	$1,018,380	$4,371
110,001 or more	687	125	$650,434	$947

Financial Aid at JMU

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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