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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 26,448
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 70%
Average Aid Amount $8,865
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 5,860
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 88%

Financial Aid Information at USF

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 26,448 students (70% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $8,865. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 5,860 students (88% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of South Florida is $6,410 for Florida residents and $17,324 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 26,448 students (70% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $8,865. 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 South Florida for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of South Florida
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid26,44870%$8,865
Pell Grants11,36730%$5,794
Federal Student Loans9,40225%$7,643

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 5,860 beginning students (88% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 5,775 students (87% 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 South Florida.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of South Florida
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid5,86088%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources5,38781%$10,012
Federal Grants1,64925%$6,835
Pell Grants1,64525%$6,511
Other Federal Grants4827%$1,163
State/Local Grants3,82157%$5,908
Institutional Grants4,14262%$4,850
Student Loans1,65425%$8,928
Federal Student Loans1,59324%$7,254
Other Student Loans2233%$14,401

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 4,319 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of South Florida. Among them, 2,499 students have lived on campus and 444 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 South Florida
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus2,9382,5662,499
Living Off-Campus with Family849841773
Living Off-Campus without Family409501444

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 South Florida
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,2682,014$27,800,440$12,258
$0 - $30,000662659$11,595,437$17,516
$30,001 - $48,000448447$7,278,886$16,248
$48,001 - $75,000456423$5,313,096$11,652
$75,001 - $110,000282208$1,668,444$5,916
$110,001 or more420277$1,944,577$4,630