Financial Aid at EKU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

10,613 students (83% of total 12,726 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,804.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 99% of total 2,601 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,468.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Eastern Kentucky University, 10,613 undergraduate students (83% of total 12,726 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,804.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - EKU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship10,61383% $104,045,206$9,804
Pell Grants5,23141% $28,370,077$5,423
Federal Student Loan5,18141% $34,554,353$6,669

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,564 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 2,601 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Eastern Kentucky University. The average amount of aid received is $11,468.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - EKU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,56499% --
Grants or Scholarships2,53898%$29,104,922$11,468
Federal Grants1,32351%$7,513,116$5,679
Pell Grants1,32351%$7,281,001$5,503
Other Federal Grants43517%$232,115$534
State/Local Grants2,27187%$9,186,260$4,045
Institutional Grants2,14983%$12,405,546$5,773
Student Loan Aid1,19946%$8,150,061$6,797
Federal Student Loans1,15945%$5,606,876$4,838
Other Student Loans2158%$2,543,185$11,829

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Eastern Kentucky University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,6671,649$20,508,584$12,303
0-30,000577574$8,745,992$15,158
30,001-48,000272272$4,150,435$15,259
48,001-75,000283281$3,661,597$12,939
75,001-110,000224216$1,803,678$8,052
110,001 or more311306$2,146,882$6,903

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