Financial Aid at NSU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

1,015 students (35% of total 2,932 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Northern State University (NSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,194.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 304 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,441.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern State University, 1,015 undergraduate students (35% of total 2,932 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,194.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - NSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship1,01535% $7,301,746$7,194
Pell Grants36512% $1,904,887$5,219
Federal Student Loan64922% $3,657,423$5,635

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

299 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 304 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern State University. The average amount of aid received is $6,441.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - NSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid29998% --
Grants or Scholarships29497%$1,893,649$6,441
Federal Grants10635%$705,002$6,651
Pell Grants9732%$522,025$5,382
Other Federal Grants9632%$182,977$1,906
State/Local Grants5117%$73,800$1,447
Institutional Grants27390%$1,114,847$4,084
Student Loan Aid18862%$1,144,307$6,087
Federal Student Loans18661%$906,365$4,873
Other Student Loans258%$237,942$9,518

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 Northern 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 level163148$836,061$5,129
0-30,0003231$277,219$8,663
30,001-48,0001515$119,959$7,997
48,001-75,0002222$127,128$5,779
75,001-110,0003933$116,491$2,987
110,001 or more5547$195,264$3,550

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