Financial Aid at GSU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

22,137 students (80% of total 27,612 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Georgia State University (GSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,391.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 4,418 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,052.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Georgia State University, 22,137 undergraduate students (80% of total 27,612 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,391.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - GSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship22,13780% $207,885,029$9,391
Pell Grants14,01451% $73,242,913$5,226
Federal Student Loan11,17340% $68,025,230$6,088

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,136 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 4,418 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Georgia State University. The average amount of aid received is $12,052.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - GSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,13694% --
Grants or Scholarships4,13494%$49,824,344$12,052
Federal Grants2,35553%$14,377,456$6,105
Pell Grants2,35453%$14,231,887$6,046
Other Federal Grants1503%$145,569$970
State/Local Grants3,52580%$28,900,510$8,199
Institutional Grants1,24228%$6,546,378$5,271
Student Loan Aid1,67338%$9,556,637$5,712
Federal Student Loans1,66438%$8,037,578$4,830
Other Student Loans1423%$1,519,059$10,698

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 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 level3,3553,196$35,576,188$10,604
0-30,0001,1771,176$15,280,608$12,983
30,001-48,000779778$9,339,146$11,989
48,001-75,000639614$5,953,212$9,316
75,001-110,000320275$2,276,395$7,114
110,001 or more440353$2,726,827$6,197

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