Southern University at Shreveport Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
60%
Total Aid Amount
$10.484M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.susla.edu/admissions-financial-aid
Such schemes include Anthony Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund, Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology Scholarship, Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship, and TOPS - Honors Award. Notably, 86% of the students at Southern University at Shreveport get some kind of financial aid every year, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided adds up to around $9,067,784. The total percentage of candidates applying to Southern University at Shreveport who receive the Federal Grant is 82%. Meanwhile, 83% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 6% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 82% of the students get the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $6,041, while the same comes to $1,480 for State Grant receivers and $5,400 for Institution Grant awardees. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,965. Among other things, the annual family income of the applicant plays a major role in determining the total financial aid they are actually eligible to receive. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. But, they should understand that student loans are borrowed at a certain rate of interest, unlike grants and scholarships. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At SUS, an estimated number of 57% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.