Financial Aid at Illinois State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

15,354 students (83% of total 18,450 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Illinois State University (Illinois State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,056.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 4,133 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,974.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Illinois State University, 15,354 undergraduate students (83% of total 18,450 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,056.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Illinois State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship15,35483% $185,107,544$12,056
Pell Grants5,91732% $33,349,445$5,636
Federal Student Loan7,94943% $48,213,545$6,065

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,037 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 4,133 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Illinois State University. The average amount of aid received is $12,974.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Illinois State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,03798% --
Grants or Scholarships3,96896%$51,479,457$12,974
Federal Grants1,64540%$10,048,476$6,108
Pell Grants1,61939%$9,608,657$5,935
Other Federal Grants52213%$439,819$843
State/Local Grants2,14652%$16,484,409$7,681
Institutional Grants3,87194%$24,946,572$6,444
Student Loan Aid2,07350%$15,680,237$7,564
Federal Student Loans1,99648%$10,060,171$5,040
Other Student Loans3498%$5,620,066$16,103

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 Illinois 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 level2,5452,479$34,260,342$13,462
0-30,000560560$11,974,222$21,383
30,001-48,000422422$8,635,719$20,464
48,001-75,000374372$5,996,821$16,034
75,001-110,000326316$2,816,564$8,640
110,001 or more863809$4,837,016$5,605

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