Southeastern Conference (SEC) Members Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools, a total of 290,433 undergraduate students has awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $13,745 while the 2024 average tuition & fees of the SEC is $33,994. The average financial aid amount could cover 40.43% of tuition & fees.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 83%% of students (65,355 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
The following list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent of students received financial aid.
- For all undergraduate students, Mississippi State University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 93% and University of Arkansas has the lowest graduation rate of 59%.
- For all undergraduate students, Vanderbilt University has the highest amount of grant aid of $49,056 and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the lowest amount of grant aid of $6,907.
- For first-time full-time students, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 98% and Texas A & M University-College Station has the lowest graduation rate of 59%.
- For first-time full-time students, Vanderbilt University has the highest amount of grant aid of $53,932 and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the lowest amount of grant aid of $6,880.
SEC Schools Financial Aid Comparison
The following table compares financial aid statistics between SEC schools. The "-" value in column(s) means that the data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years | $33,200 ($11,900) | 23,048 | 73% | $14,421 | 6,155 | 82% | $15,683 |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, 4 years | $33,944 ($12,536) | 16,225 | 65% | $9,724 | 3,887 | 74% | $9,791 |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Public, 4 years | $28,772 ($9,748) | 14,316 | 59% | $8,877 | 3,583 | 60% | $8,474 |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public, 4 years | $28,659 ($6,381) | 31,013 | 89% | $9,523 | 6,191 | 92% | $10,555 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA Public, 4 years | $30,220 ($11,180) | 26,796 | 89% | $10,749 | 5,274 | 91% | $11,559 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years | $33,406 ($13,212) | 19,361 | 88% | $11,981 | 4,322 | 94% | $14,114 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years | $28,631 ($11,954) | 25,205 | 86% | $11,917 | 6,918 | 98% | $12,374 |
| University of Mississippi University, MS Public, 4 years | $26,980 ($9,412) | 12,116 | 75% | $14,079 | 2,758 | 77% | $13,720 |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Public, 4 years | $26,580 ($9,815) | 17,335 | 93% | $11,374 | 3,305 | 98% | $14,252 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO Public, 4 years | $34,338 ($14,130) | 18,983 | 80% | $11,506 | 4,138 | 87% | $11,545 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years | $34,943 ($12,688) | 25,051 | 93% | $6,907 | 6,017 | 98% | $6,880 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, 4 years | $31,974 ($13,484) | 21,632 | 86% | $11,518 | 5,199 | 88% | $10,593 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years | $63,946 ($47,664) | 4,667 | 66% | $49,056 | 1,049 | 65% | $53,932 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX Public, 4 years | $40,328 ($12,841) | 34,685 | 61% | $10,800 | 6,559 | 59% | $12,278 |
| Average | $33,994 | 290,433 | 79% | $13,745 | 65,355 | 83% | $14,696 |
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