Financial Aid at Georgia Southern

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

16,999 students (76% of total 22,353 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Georgia Southern University (Georgia Southern). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,682.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 4,604 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,994.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Georgia Southern University, 16,999 undergraduate students (76% of total 22,353 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,682.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Georgia Southern
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,99976% $130,594,034$7,682
Pell Grants8,10436% $46,140,214$5,694
Federal Student Loan7,95436% $47,467,089$5,968

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,195 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 4,604 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Georgia Southern University. The average amount of aid received is $8,994.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Georgia Southern
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,19591% --
Grants or Scholarships4,16190%$37,425,273$8,994
Federal Grants1,88441%$11,493,461$6,101
Pell Grants1,88441%$11,182,598$5,936
Other Federal Grants52611%$310,863$591
State/Local Grants3,36273%$17,943,812$5,337
Institutional Grants1,37330%$7,988,000$5,818
Student Loan Aid1,96443%$12,622,265$6,427
Federal Student Loans1,88141%$9,640,991$5,125
Other Student Loans3197%$2,981,274$9,346

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 Georgia Southern 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 level2,3912,232$19,204,417$8,032
0-30,000631629$7,208,737$11,424
30,001-48,000433429$4,607,509$10,641
48,001-75,000401390$3,243,397$8,088
75,001-110,000330285$1,579,811$4,787
110,001 or more596499$2,564,963$4,304

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