Among them are scholarship programs such as Community Scholarship, Constance L. Lloyd/ACMPE Scholarship, Frank D. Brown Honors Scholarship, and Georgia Public Safety Memorial Grant. As many as 92% of the students at CSU get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $25,359,241 in a year. Notably, a total of 51% of the applicants to Columbus State University receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 87% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 20% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 51% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,305, and the same stands at $4,838 for State Grant awardees and $6,740 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,577. 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. Apart from financial grants and scholarships, candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to fund 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 Columbus State University, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 57%.