How Mississippi State's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Mississippi State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,901, which is 82.89 % of all undergraduate students. 8,286 students which is 46.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,994.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	12,719 (78%)	$7,155	5,441 (33%)	$4,273	8,132 (50%)	$7,409
2014-15	12,898 (78%)	$7,851	5,392 (33%)	$4,344	8,127 (49%)	$7,435
2015-16	13,792 (79%)	$8,587	5,626 (32%)	$4,355	8,514 (49%)	$7,091
2016-17	14,383 (80%)	$8,973	5,761 (32%)	$4,368	8,731 (48%)	$7,058
2017-18	14,660 (80%)	$9,274	5,980 (33%)	$4,664	8,683 (47%)	$6,799
2018-19	15,242 (82%)	$9,798	6,015 (32%)	$4,831	8,677 (46%)	$6,783
2019-20	16,244 (86%)	$10,301	5,911 (31%)	$4,992	8,369 (45%)	$6,813
2020-21	16,836 (90%)	$10,331	5,739 (31%)	$4,915	7,836 (42%)	$6,810
2021-22	17,335 (93%)	$11,374	5,533 (30%)	$5,057	7,501 (40%)	$6,752
Average	14,901 (82.89%)	$9,294	5,711 (31.89%)	$4,644	8,286 (46.22%)	$6,994

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,210 (95.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $11,134. It can cover 41.89% of tuition & fees ($26,580) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,691 (50.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,998).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,880 (91%)	$8,808	1,649 (52%)	$6,713
2014-15	2,744 (93%)	$9,759	1,547 (52%)	$6,701
2015-16	3,266 (94%)	$9,735	1,860 (54%)	$6,725
2016-17	3,437 (95%)	$10,003	1,935 (53%)	$6,916
2017-18	3,289 (96%)	$10,265	1,791 (52%)	$7,297
2018-19	3,432 (95%)	$11,561	1,822 (51%)	$6,936
2019-20	3,420 (98%)	$12,871	1,650 (47%)	$7,327
2020-21	3,114 (97%)	$12,948	1,395 (43%)	$7,115
2021-22	3,305 (98%)	$14,252	1,574 (47%)	$7,253
Average	3,210 (95.22%)	$11,134	1,691 (50.11%)	$6,998

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,072 (32.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,743.

In addition, 1,248 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (37.22 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,043 (33%)	$4,442	92 (3%)	$1,090	1,220 (39%)	$1,819	2,144 (68%)	$8,589
2014-15	934 (32%)	$4,539	208 (7%)	$1,074	1,117 (38%)	$2,081	2,205 (74%)	$9,066
2015-16	1,163 (34%)	$4,568	262 (8%)	$1,089	1,240 (36%)	$2,588	2,795 (81%)	$8,224
2016-17	1,181 (33%)	$4,462	245 (7%)	$1,004	1,314 (36%)	$2,795	3,017 (83%)	$8,350
2017-18	1,156 (34%)	$4,703	198 (6%)	$1,064	1,228 (36%)	$2,331	2,957 (86%)	$8,539
2018-19	1,144 (32%)	$4,812	120 (3%)	$1,085	1,315 (37%)	$2,289	3,113 (86%)	$9,969
2019-20	1,054 (30%)	$5,074	2,351 (67%)	$800	1,374 (39%)	$2,552	3,141 (90%)	$10,596
2020-21	919 (29%)	$4,930	1,707 (53%)	$736	1,179 (37%)	$2,439	2,830 (88%)	$11,186
2021-22	1,051 (31%)	$5,159	2,352 (70%)	$1,511	1,243 (37%)	$2,522	3,127 (93%)	$11,190
Average	1,072 (32.00%)	$4,743	837 (24.89%)	$1,050	1,248 (37.22%)	$2,380	2,814 (83.22%)	$9,523

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,691 (50.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,691.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,649 (52%)	$6,713	1,636 (52%)	$6,035	115 (4%)	$10,400
2014-15	1,547 (52%)	$6,701	1,537 (52%)	$5,911	111 (4%)	$11,539
2015-16	1,860 (54%)	$6,725	1,838 (53%)	$5,607	186 (5%)	$11,845
2016-17	1,935 (53%)	$6,916	1,892 (52%)	$5,663	243 (7%)	$10,980
2017-18	1,791 (52%)	$7,297	1,727 (50%)	$5,671	249 (7%)	$13,150
2018-19	1,822 (51%)	$6,936	1,763 (49%)	$5,479	220 (6%)	$13,533
2019-20	1,650 (47%)	$7,327	1,597 (46%)	$5,503	221 (6%)	$14,937
2020-21	1,395 (43%)	$7,115	1,345 (42%)	$5,388	190 (6%)	$14,099
2021-22	1,574 (47%)	$7,253	1,517 (45%)	$5,379	203 (6%)	$16,047
Average	1,691 (50.11%)	$6,998	1,650 (49.00%)	$5,626	193 (5.67%)	$12,948

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Mississippi State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time