Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $43,570 and the average loan amount is $6,217. The average financial aid amount is 63.85% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $68,237).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid14,211 68%$619,166,177$43,570
Pell Grants4,517 22%$23,566,472$5,217
Federal Students Loans5,173 25%$32,158,503$6,217

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), 2,607 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of Southern California.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $45,262 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,526.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of Southern California.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,66373%--
Grant or scholarship aid2,607 71%$117,998,055$45,262
Federal Grants1,360 37%$8,639,508$6,353
Pell Grants908 25%$4,867,205$5,360
Other Federal Grants1,344 37%$3,772,303$2,807
State/Local Grants531 14%$4,866,846$9,165
Institutional Grants2,564 70%$104,491,701$40,753
Student Loans1,127 31%$8,481,873$7,526
Federal Student Loans1,109 30%$5,500,589$4,960
Other Student Loans98 3%$2,981,284$30,421