[Last update: December 11, 2025]

25,582 students (69% of total 37,269 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of South Florida (USF). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,182.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 89% of total 5,676 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,652.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of South Florida, 25,582 undergraduate students (69% of total 37,269 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,182.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - USF
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship25,58269% $234,894,333$9,182
Pell Grants10,94329% $68,177,617$6,230
Federal Student Loan8,89224% $70,566,543$7,936

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,038 beginning undergraduate students (89% of total 5,676 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of South Florida. The average amount of aid received is $10,652.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - USF
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid5,03889% --
Grants or Scholarships4,68983%$49,948,764$10,652
Federal Grants1,60628%$11,675,568$7,270
Pell Grants1,60628%$11,043,974$6,877
Other Federal Grants57510%$631,594$1,098
State/Local Grants3,60263%$22,482,679$6,242
Institutional Grants3,36259%$15,790,517$4,697
Student Loan Aid1,42325%$13,408,637$9,423
Federal Student Loans1,36724%$10,195,699$7,458
Other Student Loans2374%$3,212,938$13,557

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 University of South Florida.

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 level2,2682,014$27,800,440$12,258
0-30,000662659$11,595,437$17,516
30,001-48,000448447$7,278,886$16,248
48,001-75,000456423$5,313,096$11,652
75,001-110,000282208$1,668,444$5,916
110,001 or more420277$1,944,577$4,630

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