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Ole Miss Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 12,690
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 73%
Average Aid Amount $12,744
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 3,782
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 85%

Financial Aid Information at Ole Miss

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 12,690 students (73% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $12,744. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 3,782 students (85% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of Mississippi is $9,772 for Mississippi residents and $28,600 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 12,690 students (73% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $12,744. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at University of Mississippi for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of Mississippi
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid12,69073%$12,744
Pell Grants3,87722%$5,596
Federal Student Loans5,69533%$6,442

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 3,782 beginning students (85% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 3,745 students (85% 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 University of Mississippi.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of Mississippi
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid3,78285%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources3,44978%$13,070
Federal Grants83519%$5,949
Pell Grants83319%$5,586
Other Federal Grants2135%$1,479
State/Local Grants1,07624%$2,874
Institutional Grants3,24573%$11,408
Student Loans1,57536%$10,200
Federal Student Loans1,43132%$5,297
Other Student Loans3698%$22,994

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 1,481 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of Mississippi. Among them, 1,433 students have lived on campus and 30 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 University of Mississippi
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus1,1671,2461,433
Living Off-Campus with Family272218
Living Off-Campus without Family303330

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 2023-2024 . 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 University of Mississippi
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level844834$12,261,615$14,528
$0 - $30,000292292$5,741,423$19,662
$30,001 - $48,000158158$2,919,757$18,479
$48,001 - $75,000141138$1,715,576$12,167
$75,001 - $110,0009291$770,316$8,373
$110,001 or more161155$1,114,543$6,923