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MSU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 26,440
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 69%
Average Aid Amount $10,980
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 8,341
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 94%

Financial Aid Information at MSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 26,440 students (69% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $10,980. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 8,341 students (94% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Michigan State University is $15,988 for Michigan residents and $43,372 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 26,440 students (69% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $10,980. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Michigan State University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Michigan State University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid26,44069%$10,980
Pell Grants8,33822%$5,253
Federal Student Loans13,13434%$6,096

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 8,341 beginning students (94% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 8,260 students (93% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Michigan State University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Michigan State University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid8,34194%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources8,14492%$8,684
Federal Grants3,36538%$4,744
Pell Grants1,84721%$5,363
Other Federal Grants3,35738%$1,804
State/Local Grants4275%$1,294
Institutional Grants8,05391%$6,731
Student Loans3,25037%$8,138
Federal Student Loans3,09535%$5,114
Other Student Loans5396%$19,704

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 6,527 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Michigan State University. Among them, 6,213 students have lived on campus and 23 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at Michigan State University
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus2,9693576,213
Living Off-Campus with Family1892,738291
Living Off-Campus without Family2516523

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at Michigan State University
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level3,4443,273$33,594,782$9,755
$0 - $30,000796796$17,604,869$22,117
$30,001 - $48,000447447$6,935,987$15,517
$48,001 - $75,000508504$4,837,260$9,522
$75,001 - $110,000482460$1,907,258$3,957
$110,001 or more1,2111,066$2,309,408$1,907