Financial Aid Awarded 2017-18
The majority of students who attend USD receive some sort of financial assistance, which may be scholarships, grants, work, and/or loans. Sources of financial aid include USD, federal, state, and outside organizations and businesses providing scholarships.
The total amount of financial aid received by undergraduate, graduate, and law students for the financial aid year of 2017-18 (September 2017 through August 2018) is detailed below.
| Total Aid Received, Year 2017-18 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Law | ||||
| Total amount | $167,619,950 | $51,623,524 | $41,772,493 | |||
| % provided by USD | 53% | 17% | 37% | |||
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Average Annual Amount Received for Fall 2017 Enrolled Students (enrolled for full year 2017-2018) |
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| Undergrad | % of Students | Graduate | % of Students | Law | % of Students | |
| Average total aid amount | $39,600 | 76% | $28,838 | 76% | $56,152 | 93% |
| — Scholarships/Grants | $28,233 | 73% | $10,913 | 56% | $26,578 | 77% |
| [Pell Grants*] | $4,409 | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| — Work | $3,403 | 12% | $2,983 | 3% | — | — |
| — Tuition Remission | $41,221 | 2% | $18,300 | 3% | — | <1% |
| — Student loans | $9,377 | 40% | $31,154 | 50% | $45,766 | 69% |
| — Parent loans | $28,344 | 19% | — | — | — | — |
* Pell Grants are a subset of all scholarships and grants.