Financial Aid at Ole Miss

Financial Aid Amount Received

$12,571 (47.55% of tuition)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

73% of 16,092 students

11,816 undergraduate students (73% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Mississippi. The percentage of students who received financial aid average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as Illinois State University and Texas State University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is average (the average of the schools is 67.50%).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $12,571 and the average loan amount is $6,665. The average financial aid amount is 47.55% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $26,440).

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	11,816	73%	$148,537,690	$12,571
Pell Grants	3,857	24%	$20,181,696	$5,232
Federal Students Loans	5,673	35%	$37,808,684	$6,665

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), 2,404 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of Mississippi.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $12,666 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $9,413.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of Mississippi.

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	2,550	85%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	2,404	80%	$30,447,911	$12,666
Federal Grants	655	22%	$4,864,010	$7,426
Pell Grants	654	22%	$3,397,560	$5,195
Other Federal Grants	510	17%	$1,466,450	$2,875
State/Local Grants	856	29%	$2,608,333	$3,047
Institutional Grants	2,212	74%	$22,975,568	$10,387
Student Loans	1,159	39%	$10,909,809	$9,413
Federal Student Loans	1,080	36%	$5,659,999	$5,241
Other Student Loans	262	9%	$5,249,810	$20,037

Financial Aid by Income Level

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

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$9,321,972	$13,038
0 - $30,000	283	282	$4,994,430	$17,648
$30,001 - $48,000	128	128	$1,857,936	$14,515
$48,001 - $75,000	87	85	$938,915	$10,792
$75,001 - $110,000	77	76	$590,113	$7,664
$110,001 - more	140	132	$940,578	$6,718

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of Mississippi, for the first-time/full-time students, 1,295 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 1,696 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	1,295
Out-of-State Rate	1,696
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of Mississippi, 1,167 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 30 students live off-campus. In addition, 27 students live with their family.