[Last update: December 11, 2025]
8,269 students (83% of total 10,012 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Southern Mississippi (USM). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,055.
For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 97% of total 1,695 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,900.
All Undergraduate Financial Aid
At University of Southern Mississippi, 8,269 undergraduate students (83% of total 10,012 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,055.
Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid
1,648 beginning undergraduate students (97% of total 1,695 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Southern Mississippi. The average amount of aid received is $10,900.
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 Southern Mississippi.
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.