[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,762 students (83% of total 8,195 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The average amount of the aid awarded is $13,341.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 1,580 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,610.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 6,762 undergraduate students (83% of total 8,195 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $13,341.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,76283% $90,214,398$13,341
Pell Grants3,18239% $19,406,417$6,099
Federal Student Loan3,65945% $24,271,011$6,633

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,551 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 1,580 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The average amount of aid received is $13,610.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,55198% --
Grants or Scholarships1,50895%$20,524,197$13,610
Federal Grants83453%$5,252,128$6,298
Pell Grants81952%$4,905,805$5,990
Other Federal Grants1489%$346,323$2,340
State/Local Grants81752%$8,052,549$9,856
Institutional Grants1,27481%$7,219,520$5,667
Student Loan Aid90557%$6,499,377$7,182
Federal Student Loans87956%$4,555,073$5,182
Other Student Loans1288%$1,944,304$15,190

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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

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 level945905$12,370,820$13,091
0-30,000310310$5,065,467$16,340
30,001-48,000185185$3,179,364$17,186
48,001-75,000144143$2,312,894$16,062
75,001-110,0009683$619,135$6,449
110,001 or more210184$1,193,960$5,686

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