8,692 students (88% of total 9,847 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at South Dakota State University (South Dakota State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,636.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 100% of total 1,971 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $4,551.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At South Dakota State University, 8,692 undergraduate students (88% of total 9,847 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $4,636.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - South Dakota State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,69288% $40,294,716$4,636
Pell Grants1,77618% $8,025,496$4,519
Federal Student Loan4,50046% $29,072,626$6,461

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,969 beginning undergraduate students (100% of total 1,971 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at South Dakota State University. The average amount of aid received is $4,551.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - South Dakota State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,969100% --
Grants or Scholarships1,969100%$8,961,713$4,551
Federal Grants1,967100%$3,901,509$1,983
Pell Grants43422%$1,966,538$4,531
Other Federal Grants1,966100%$1,934,971$984
State/Local Grants33217%$443,384$1,335
Institutional Grants1,64583%$4,616,820$2,807
Student Loan Aid1,16359%$9,301,958$7,998
Federal Student Loans1,11757%$5,744,840$5,143
Other Student Loans32416%$3,557,118$10,979

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

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at South Dakota State 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 LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level868810$3,751,407$4,322
0-30,000123122$1,070,258$8,701
30,001-48,0009088$712,086$7,912
48,001-75,000138129$663,541$4,808
75,001-110,000176163$444,341$2,525
110,001 or more341308$861,181$2,525

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