A significant number of students at SJSN receive some kind of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $277,177 in a year. One can visit SJSN's financial aid page at http://www.nursingri.com for more information. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $1,611. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. On average, students with an annual family income of less than $30,000 will obtain a federal aid of $5,730 per year. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. In contrast to grants and scholarships, student loans are taken by the candidates at a certain rate of interest. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period.