Financial Aid at Jackson State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

3,852 students (81% of total 4,769 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Jackson State University (Jackson State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,235.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 936 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,386.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Jackson State University, 3,852 undergraduate students (81% of total 4,769 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,235.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Jackson State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship3,85281% $31,720,080$8,235
Pell Grants3,44972% $22,733,095$6,591
Federal Student Loan3,92182% $37,010,410$9,439

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

903 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 936 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Jackson State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,386.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Jackson State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid90396% --
Grants or Scholarships83189%$6,969,158$8,386
Federal Grants75681%$5,157,963$6,823
Pell Grants75380%$5,113,963$6,791
Other Federal Grants101%$44,000$4,400
State/Local Grants10111%$239,352$2,370
Institutional Grants20822%$1,571,843$7,557
Student Loan Aid79084%$7,549,058$9,556
Federal Student Loans79084%$7,084,844$8,968
Other Student Loans394%$464,214$11,903

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 Jackson 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 level282277$2,374,346$8,420
0-30,000152151$1,458,083$9,593
30,001-48,0005959$566,712$9,605
48,001-75,0004241$249,164$5,932
75,001-110,0001514$26,495$1,766
110,001 or more1412$73,892$5,278

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