Financial Aid at SCSU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,386 students (65% of total 6,781 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,712.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 1,211 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,977.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Southern Connecticut State University, 4,386 undergraduate students (65% of total 6,781 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,712.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - SCSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,38665% $38,209,411$8,712
Pell Grants2,76941% $14,932,152$5,393
Federal Student Loan3,54152% $29,894,963$8,443

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,107 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 1,211 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Southern Connecticut State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,977.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - SCSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,10791% --
Grants or Scholarships94178%$9,388,740$9,977
Federal Grants66255%$3,982,644$6,016
Pell Grants66155%$3,819,171$5,778
Other Federal Grants746%$163,473$2,209
State/Local Grants65054%$2,176,284$3,348
Institutional Grants71359%$3,229,812$4,530
Student Loan Aid78064%$5,770,667$7,398
Federal Student Loans76463%$4,111,627$5,382
Other Student Loans1069%$1,659,040$15,651

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 Southern Connecticut 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 level808681$6,233,337$7,715
0-30,000263259$2,636,316$10,024
30,001-48,000137136$1,433,851$10,466
48,001-75,000129124$1,245,309$9,654
75,001-110,00012095$630,299$5,252
110,001 or more15967$287,562$1,809

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