Financial Aid at Saint Cloud State

Financial Aid Amount Received

$5,019 (27.87% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

61% of 10,187 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

6,931 undergraduate students (61% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Saint Cloud State University. The percentage of students who received financial aid average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as Augsburg University and Bethel University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is lower (the average of the schools is 81.90%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $5,019 and the average loan amount is $6,583. The average financial aid amount is 27.87% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $18,010).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	6,931	61%	$34,788,397	$5,019
Pell Grants	2,848	25%	$11,685,471	$4,103
Federal Students Loans	4,159	37%	$27,378,834	$6,583

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 1,079 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Saint Cloud State University.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $5,258 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $8,313.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Saint Cloud State University.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	1,115	93%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	1,079	90%	$5,672,919	$5,258
Federal Grants	1,000	83%	$2,596,750	$2,597
Pell Grants	423	35%	$1,845,992	$4,364
Other Federal Grants	930	78%	$750,758	$807
State/Local Grants	529	44%	$1,405,071	$2,656
Institutional Grants	537	45%	$1,671,098	$3,112
Student Loans	684	57%	$5,685,776	$8,313
Federal Student Loans	671	56%	$3,719,942	$5,544
Other Student Loans	202	17%	$1,965,834	$9,732

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at Saint Cloud State University.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$3,658,956	$5,054
0 - $30,000	128	128	$1,188,724	$9,287
$30,001 - $48,000	115	115	$1,013,157	$8,810
$48,001 - $75,000	152	151	$987,197	$6,495
$75,001 - $110,000	138	95	$302,951	$2,195
$110,001 - more	191	97	$166,927	$874

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At Saint Cloud State University, for the first-time/full-time students, 981 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 219 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	981
Out-of-State Rate	219
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At Saint Cloud State University, 456 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 85 students live off-campus. In addition, 162 students live with their family.