Financial Aid at KSU

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

30,747 students (76% of total 40,591 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Kennesaw State University (KSU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,846.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 7,731 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,223.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Kennesaw State University, 30,747 undergraduate students (76% of total 40,591 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,846.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - KSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship30,74776% $210,508,864$6,846
Pell Grants15,32038% $77,349,949$5,049
Federal Student Loan13,28933% $78,711,030$5,923

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

7,255 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 7,731 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Kennesaw State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,223.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - KSU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid7,25594% --
Grants or Scholarships7,10292%$58,397,728$8,223
Federal Grants3,42844%$20,144,177$5,876
Pell Grants3,42844%$20,015,123$5,839
Other Federal Grants1051%$129,054$1,229
State/Local Grants6,43083%$34,687,607$5,395
Institutional Grants4736%$3,565,944$7,539
Student Loan Aid2,92538%$17,816,198$6,091
Federal Student Loans2,87537%$14,594,225$5,076
Other Student Loans3054%$3,221,973$10,564

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 Kennesaw State 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 level3,7793,612$28,893,417$7,646
0-30,0001,0831,083$11,765,620$10,864
30,001-48,000728727$7,131,712$9,796
48,001-75,000670655$4,507,896$6,728
75,001-110,000477421$2,117,563$4,439
110,001 or more821726$3,370,626$4,106

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