Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,826, which is 78.78 % of all undergraduate students. 4,633 students which is 76.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,218.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 86.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 74% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Jackson State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,826, which is 78.78 % of all undergraduate students. 4,633 students which is 76.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $9,218.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-145,474 (79%)$7,2464,546 (66%)$4,4645,206 (75%)$8,968
2014-155,704 (79%)$8,1484,772 (66%)$4,6885,376 (75%)$8,289
2015-165,595 (75%)$7,4004,669 (62%)$4,6505,284 (71%)$9,441
2016-175,471 (73%)$7,4984,552 (61%)$4,6705,136 (69%)$9,785
2017-184,802 (74%)$7,7884,010 (62%)$4,9094,552 (70%)$10,046
2018-194,541 (85%)$8,2343,744 (70%)$5,1294,225 (79%)$10,071
2019-204,089 (79%)$9,5713,649 (71%)$5,1034,652 (90%)$8,551
2020-214,088 (88%)$8,6193,210 (69%)$5,5883,713 (80%)$8,881
2021-223,669 (77%)$7,9773,100 (65%)$5,9743,552 (75%)$8,926
Average4,826 (78.78%)$8,0534,028 (65.78%)$5,0194,633 (76.00%)$9,218
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 825 (86.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,228. It can cover 94.21% of tuition & fees ($9,795) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 699 (73.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,896).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,024 (94%)$9,965817 (75%)$8,076
2014-151,083 (93%)$10,930867 (74%)$7,162
2015-161,024 (84%)$8,949838 (69%)$6,706
2016-17929 (73%)$8,126802 (63%)$6,931
2017-18605 (65%)$9,599531 (57%)$6,782
2018-19781 (95%)$9,555655 (79%)$6,689
2019-20779 (99%)$9,529621 (79%)$6,768
2020-21544 (89%)$7,702516 (84%)$6,497
2021-22660 (86%)$8,694648 (84%)$6,451
Average825 (86.44%)$9,228699 (73.78%)$6,896
*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.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 680 (71.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,376.

In addition, 130 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (13.33 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14809 (74%)$4,880295 (27%)$977188 (17%)$2,154601 (55%)$9,257
2014-15894 (76%)$5,037177 (15%)$1,022159 (14%)$1,809632 (54%)$10,862
2015-16850 (70%)$4,981237 (19%)$1,260150 (12%)$2,795482 (39%)$8,740
2016-17770 (60%)$4,920240 (19%)$953229 (18%)$2,188323 (25%)$9,383
2017-18513 (55%)$5,368161 (17%)$99470 (8%)$3,160325 (35%)$8,223
2018-19637 (77%)$5,440291 (35%)$968114 (14%)$3,255514 (62%)$6,506
2019-20604 (77%)$5,464693 (88%)$1,183124 (16%)$3,692306 (39%)$9,297
2020-21453 (74%)$5,871110 (18%)$1,01872 (12%)$2,644226 (37%)$5,434
2021-22587 (77%)$6,424181 (24%)$1,12368 (9%)$3,154153 (20%)$10,127
Average680 (71.11%)$5,376265 (29.11%)$1,055130 (13.33%)$2,761396 (40.67%)$8,648
*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.

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, 699 (73.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $699.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14817 (75%)$8,076812 (74%)$8,0705 (0%)$9,027
2014-15867 (74%)$7,162867 (74%)$7,06610 (1%)$8,288
2015-16838 (69%)$6,706822 (67%)$6,61616 (1%)$11,328
2016-17802 (63%)$6,931800 (62%)$6,72118 (1%)$10,074
2017-18531 (57%)$6,782530 (57%)$6,44514 (2%)$13,251
2018-19655 (79%)$6,689651 (79%)$6,42116 (2%)$12,574
2019-20621 (79%)$6,768621 (79%)$6,49815 (2%)$11,175
2020-21516 (84%)$6,497513 (84%)$6,14915 (2%)$13,190
2021-22648 (84%)$6,451646 (84%)$6,02622 (3%)$13,043
Average699 (73.78%)$6,896696 (73.33%)$6,66815 (1.75%)$11,328

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