Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 15,836, which is 73.33 % of all undergraduate students. 12,836 students which is 58.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,731.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 88.78% of students received grants or scholarships and 65% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Kent State University at Kent since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 15,836, which is 73.33 % of all undergraduate students. 12,836 students which is 58.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,731.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1413,983 (64%)$6,2297,321 (33%)$4,12013,659 (62%)$7,335
2014-1515,079 (68%)$6,7247,187 (32%)$4,13213,689 (61%)$7,194
2015-1614,985 (67%)$6,7496,989 (31%)$4,10713,544 (60%)$7,058
2016-1715,221 (67%)$6,5646,821 (30%)$4,09215,889 (70%)$5,796
2017-1815,493 (70%)$7,1106,631 (30%)$4,40813,083 (59%)$6,858
2018-1916,390 (76%)$7,8616,473 (30%)$4,63112,485 (58%)$6,700
2019-2017,261 (81%)$7,7466,309 (30%)$4,69212,224 (57%)$6,480
2020-2116,580 (81%)$8,0495,664 (28%)$4,88010,694 (52%)$6,594
2021-2217,536 (86%)$9,1475,589 (27%)$4,87810,255 (50%)$6,561
Average15,836 (73.33%)$7,3536,554 (30.11%)$4,43812,836 (58.78%)$6,731
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,732 (88.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,784. It can cover 37.28% of tuition & fees ($20,880) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,756 (65.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,665).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,571 (83%)$6,5642,975 (69%)$7,540
2014-153,606 (85%)$7,1322,901 (68%)$7,753
2015-163,675 (86%)$7,2042,852 (66%)$7,272
2016-173,717 (86%)$7,3062,987 (69%)$7,363
2017-183,765 (88%)$7,6962,827 (66%)$7,589
2018-193,970 (91%)$8,1762,932 (67%)$7,824
2019-203,951 (93%)$8,0352,745 (64%)$7,980
2020-213,493 (91%)$8,4012,207 (58%)$7,633
2021-223,841 (96%)$9,5392,379 (60%)$8,031
Average3,732 (88.78%)$7,7842,756 (65.22%)$7,665
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,335 (31.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,502.

In addition, 935 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (22.22 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,476 (34%)$4,196310 (7%)$1,8861,010 (23%)$1,1433,241 (75%)$4,784
2014-151,422 (34%)$4,238313 (7%)$2,068944 (22%)$1,2963,309 (78%)$5,385
2015-161,369 (32%)$4,155333 (8%)$1,768941 (22%)$1,4403,404 (79%)$5,536
2016-171,405 (32%)$4,189335 (8%)$1,370978 (23%)$1,4873,441 (79%)$5,626
2017-181,317 (31%)$4,406433 (10%)$1,067934 (22%)$1,8703,634 (85%)$5,768
2018-191,400 (32%)$4,701468 (11%)$9301,015 (23%)$1,8753,802 (87%)$6,191
2019-201,310 (31%)$4,740694 (16%)$1,213920 (22%)$2,3703,758 (88%)$5,991
2020-211,100 (29%)$4,931993 (26%)$1,555819 (21%)$2,4093,420 (90%)$5,966
2021-221,212 (30%)$4,9642,475 (62%)$192858 (22%)$2,5213,744 (94%)$7,474
Average1,335 (31.67%)$4,502706 (17.22%)$1,339935 (22.22%)$1,8233,528 (83.89%)$5,858
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,756 (65.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,756.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,975 (69%)$7,5402,960 (69%)$6,215370 (9%)$10,907
2014-152,901 (68%)$7,7532,878 (68%)$6,397365 (9%)$11,182
2015-162,852 (66%)$7,2722,817 (66%)$5,959347 (8%)$11,392
2016-172,987 (69%)$7,3632,987 (69%)$5,781401 (9%)$11,780
2017-182,827 (66%)$7,5892,786 (65%)$5,704481 (11%)$11,563
2018-192,932 (67%)$7,8242,890 (66%)$5,586542 (12%)$12,540
2019-202,745 (64%)$7,9802,705 (63%)$5,393562 (13%)$13,020
2020-212,207 (58%)$7,6332,156 (56%)$5,405393 (10%)$13,210
2021-222,379 (60%)$8,0312,313 (58%)$5,476473 (12%)$13,619
Average2,756 (65.22%)$7,6652,721 (64.44%)$5,768437 (10.33%)$12,135

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