Financial Aid at Kent State University at Kent

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

15,225 students (77% of total 19,662 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Kent State University at Kent. The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,894.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 97% of total 4,225 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,076.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Kent State University at Kent, 15,225 undergraduate students (77% of total 19,662 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,894.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Kent State University at Kent
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship15,22577% $150,641,112$9,894
Pell Grants5,60629% $31,161,222$5,559
Federal Student Loan9,84950% $64,422,066$6,541

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,118 beginning undergraduate students (97% of total 4,225 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Kent State University at Kent. The average amount of aid received is $10,076.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Kent State University at Kent
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,11897% --
Grants or Scholarships4,02395%$40,536,610$10,076
Federal Grants1,49835%$8,794,987$5,871
Pell Grants1,49035%$8,366,049$5,615
Other Federal Grants42410%$428,938$1,012
State/Local Grants1,21429%$4,092,764$3,371
Institutional Grants3,97194%$27,648,859$6,963
Student Loan Aid2,61562%$21,042,562$8,047
Federal Student Loans2,57361%$14,162,002$5,504
Other Student Loans47511%$6,880,560$14,485

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 Kent State University at Kent.

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 level2,3922,303$23,275,859$9,731
0-30,000419419$6,047,378$14,433
30,001-48,000359359$5,011,445$13,959
48,001-75,000463461$5,821,454$12,573
75,001-110,000418399$3,403,607$8,143
110,001 or more733665$2,991,975$4,082

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