Financial Aid at AAMU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,660 students (80% of total 5,845 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Alabama A & M University (AAMU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,495.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 1,976 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,844.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Alabama A & M University, 4,660 undergraduate students (80% of total 5,845 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,495.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - AAMU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,66080% $58,226,923$12,495
Pell Grants3,68163% $23,657,349$6,427
Federal Student Loan4,35775% $30,301,705$6,955

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,769 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 1,976 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Alabama A & M University. The average amount of aid received is $12,844.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - AAMU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,76990% --
Grants or Scholarships1,69886%$21,809,164$12,844
Federal Grants1,33267%$9,021,849$6,773
Pell Grants1,32867%$8,756,692$6,594
Other Federal Grants1236%$265,157$2,156
State/Local Grants663%$112,137$1,699
Institutional Grants1,33067%$12,675,178$9,530
Student Loan Aid1,50376%$10,345,864$6,883
Federal Student Loans1,49376%$9,292,472$6,224
Other Student Loans1085%$1,053,392$9,754

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 2023-2024 at Alabama A & M 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 level645636$5,928,907$9,192
0-30,000328328$3,271,951$9,975
30,001-48,000176176$1,729,702$9,828
48,001-75,0009491$684,364$7,280
75,001-110,0002118$98,566$4,694
110,001 or more2623$144,324$5,551

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