As many as 93% of the students at CSUP get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $19,886,871 in a year. Notably, a total of 45% of the applicants to Colorado State University-Pueblo receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 88% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 73% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 45% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,951, and the same stands at $3,238 for State Grant awardees and $5,246 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,992. 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. Alternatively, the candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans, apart from financial grants and scholarship schemes to pay for their studies. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At Colorado State University-Pueblo, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 78%.