[Last update: December 11, 2025]

20,864 students (60% of total 34,547 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Texas State University (TXST). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,539.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 87% of total 7,668 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,556.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Texas State University, 20,864 undergraduate students (60% of total 34,547 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,539.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - TXST
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship20,86460% $199,024,427$9,539
Pell Grants12,86637% $71,521,145$5,559
Federal Student Loan14,17041% $87,400,406$6,168

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,645 beginning undergraduate students (87% of total 7,668 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Texas State University. The average amount of aid received is $12,556.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - TXST
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,64587% --
Grants or Scholarships5,79176%$72,712,273$12,556
Federal Grants3,43245%$20,342,498$5,927
Pell Grants3,43145%$20,152,419$5,874
Other Federal Grants1001%$190,079$1,901
State/Local Grants4,15254%$31,134,228$7,499
Institutional Grants3,11941%$21,235,547$6,808
Student Loan Aid3,70248%$24,785,047$6,695
Federal Student Loans3,55246%$18,468,508$5,199
Other Student Loans4426%$6,316,539$14,291

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 Texas 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 level4,7543,986$47,111,758$9,910
0-30,0001,3871,385$19,700,279$14,204
30,001-48,000934933$12,863,486$13,772
48,001-75,000829771$8,481,139$10,231
75,001-110,000578378$2,785,982$4,820
110,001 or more1,026519$3,280,872$3,198

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