Financial Aid at Tennessee State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,956 students (73% of total 6,765 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Tennessee State University (Tennessee State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $13,650.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 75% of total 1,734 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,661.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Tennessee State University, 4,956 undergraduate students (73% of total 6,765 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $13,650.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Tennessee State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,95673% $67,647,935$13,650
Pell Grants3,45951% $18,828,272$5,443
Federal Student Loan3,13346% $18,746,371$5,984

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,296 beginning undergraduate students (75% of total 1,734 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Tennessee State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,661.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Tennessee State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,29675% --
Grants or Scholarships1,16367%$11,236,203$9,661
Federal Grants94955%$5,072,069$5,345
Pell Grants94955%$4,879,651$5,142
Other Federal Grants674%$192,418$2,872
State/Local Grants25215%$1,223,557$4,855
Institutional Grants48128%$4,940,577$10,271
Student Loan Aid84949%$5,485,211$6,461
Federal Student Loans83248%$4,054,483$4,873
Other Student Loans845%$1,430,728$17,032

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 Tennessee 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 level968941$13,359,995$13,802
0-30,000447445$6,521,315$14,589
30,001-48,000295294$4,245,516$14,392
48,001-75,000174164$2,218,369$12,749
75,001-110,0003525$248,140$7,090
110,001 or more1713$126,655$7,450

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