[Last update: December 11, 2025]

1,833 students (72% of total 2,536 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Governors State University (GovState). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,149.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 88% of total 249 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,455.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Governors State University, 1,833 undergraduate students (72% of total 2,536 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,149.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - GovState
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship1,83372% $20,435,558$11,149
Pell Grants1,35954% $7,129,322$5,246
Federal Student Loan97638% $6,871,529$7,041

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

218 beginning undergraduate students (88% of total 249 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Governors State University. The average amount of aid received is $11,455.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - GovState
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid21888% --
Grants or Scholarships20181%$2,302,410$11,455
Federal Grants14759%$862,385$5,867
Pell Grants14759%$822,873$5,598
Other Federal Grants229%$39,512$1,796
State/Local Grants17068%$1,236,721$7,275
Institutional Grants10944%$203,304$1,865
Student Loan Aid9036%$500,911$5,566
Federal Student Loans8936%$458,592$5,153
Other Student Loans52%$42,319$8,464

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 Governors 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 level182177$2,475,027$13,599
0-30,0008279$1,155,727$14,094
30,001-48,0006161$894,049$14,657
48,001-75,0002525$280,491$11,220
75,001-110,0001010$125,626$12,563
110,001 or more42$19,134$4,784

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