Financial Aid at Marshall

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,932 students (84% of total 8,235 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Marshall University (Marshall). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,813.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 1,718 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,448.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Marshall University, 6,932 undergraduate students (84% of total 8,235 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,813.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Marshall
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,93284% $74,952,525$10,813
Pell Grants3,18539% $20,583,393$6,463
Federal Student Loan3,25540% $25,709,155$7,898

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,686 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 1,718 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Marshall University. The average amount of aid received is $13,448.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Marshall
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,68698% --
Grants or Scholarships1,66197%$22,336,541$13,448
Federal Grants89252%$5,982,067$6,706
Pell Grants87951%$5,712,705$6,499
Other Federal Grants20512%$269,362$1,314
State/Local Grants1,08963%$6,306,448$5,791
Institutional Grants1,48186%$10,048,026$6,785
Student Loan Aid75044%$4,817,722$6,424
Federal Student Loans73543%$3,732,415$5,078
Other Student Loans875%$1,085,307$12,475

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 Marshall 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 level835817$10,831,567$12,972
0-30,000298298$4,910,597$16,479
30,001-48,000145144$2,280,446$15,727
48,001-75,000127126$1,692,836$13,329
75,001-110,000126122$1,141,093$9,056
110,001 or more139127$806,595$5,803

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