Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,596, which is 81.89 % of all undergraduate students. 6,859 students which is 58.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,486.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 91.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 62% 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 University of Southern Mississippi since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 9,596, which is 81.89 % of all undergraduate students. 6,859 students which is 58.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,486.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-149,830 (79%)$5,9696,069 (49%)$4,2858,234 (66%)$8,272
2014-159,524 (79%)$6,5175,829 (49%)$4,3357,526 (63%)$8,715
2015-169,190 (78%)$6,6705,587 (47%)$4,3817,156 (60%)$8,861
2016-179,435 (80%)$7,9695,520 (47%)$4,3596,883 (58%)$8,826
2017-189,147 (77%)$7,4585,635 (48%)$4,7356,923 (59%)$8,599
2018-199,419 (79%)$7,7185,724 (48%)$4,8206,889 (58%)$8,367
2019-209,639 (83%)$8,1025,461 (47%)$4,8856,445 (56%)$8,527
2020-2110,130 (88%)$8,1555,236 (46%)$4,9646,216 (54%)$8,065
2021-2210,046 (94%)$8,5954,985 (47%)$5,1225,463 (51%)$8,140
Average9,596 (81.89%)$7,4615,561 (47.56%)$4,6546,859 (58.33%)$8,486
*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, 1,556 (91.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,951. It can cover 77.05% of tuition & fees ($11,618) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,055 (61.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,713).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,613 (93%)$8,7011,156 (67%)$6,953
2014-151,532 (96%)$9,2771,039 (65%)$7,198
2015-161,441 (95%)$9,770964 (64%)$6,267
2016-171,457 (93%)$9,292907 (58%)$7,549
2017-181,645 (87%)$8,4671,297 (68%)$6,738
2018-191,781 (88%)$8,0641,267 (63%)$6,563
2019-201,586 (86%)$8,6231,118 (61%)$6,907
2020-211,501 (91%)$9,072901 (55%)$5,996
2021-221,447 (91%)$9,296847 (53%)$6,250
Average1,556 (91.11%)$8,9511,055 (61.56%)$6,713
*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, 849 (49.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,882.

In addition, 633 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (37.00 % 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
2013-14876 (51%)$4,674235 (14%)$478526 (30%)$1,6951,275 (74%)$7,009
2014-15851 (53%)$4,690169 (11%)$531593 (37%)$2,2991,219 (76%)$7,192
2015-16743 (49%)$4,656230 (15%)$458595 (39%)$2,4441,023 (68%)$8,855
2016-17693 (44%)$4,717167 (11%)$479510 (33%)$2,4621,153 (73%)$7,749
2017-18932 (49%)$4,904306 (16%)$541675 (36%)$2,5801,157 (61%)$6,440
2018-191,022 (50%)$4,85699 (5%)$459782 (39%)$2,9221,227 (61%)$5,761
2019-20921 (50%)$5,083280 (15%)$465720 (39%)$3,0471,117 (61%)$5,972
2020-21799 (49%)$5,073271 (17%)$655640 (39%)$3,1821,058 (64%)$6,947
2021-22808 (51%)$5,287214 (13%)$472656 (41%)$3,3991,019 (64%)$6,721
Average849 (49.56%)$4,882219 (13.00%)$504633 (37.00%)$2,6701,139 (66.89%)$6,961
*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, 1,055 (61.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,055.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,156 (67%)$6,9531,148 (67%)$6,83925 (1%)$7,445
2014-151,039 (65%)$7,1981,032 (65%)$6,81754 (3%)$8,208
2015-16964 (64%)$6,267952 (63%)$5,59870 (5%)$10,169
2016-17907 (58%)$7,549905 (58%)$7,04957 (4%)$8,206
2017-181,297 (68%)$6,7381,288 (68%)$6,00699 (5%)$10,133
2018-191,267 (63%)$6,5631,233 (61%)$5,500145 (7%)$10,575
2019-201,118 (61%)$6,9071,093 (59%)$5,553150 (8%)$11,018
2020-21901 (55%)$5,996878 (54%)$5,32759 (4%)$12,298
2021-22847 (53%)$6,250805 (51%)$5,24292 (6%)$11,672
Average1,055 (61.56%)$6,7131,037 (60.67%)$5,99283 (4.78%)$9,969

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