[Last update: December 11, 2025]

11,783 students (78% of total 15,113 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Kansas State University (K-State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,399.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 3,124 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,270.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Kansas State University, 11,783 undergraduate students (78% of total 15,113 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,399.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - K-State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,78378% $110,746,608$9,399
Pell Grants3,13021% $15,678,418$5,009
Federal Student Loan5,48536% $34,258,908$6,246

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,966 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 3,124 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Kansas State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,270.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - K-State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,96695% --
Grants or Scholarships2,88092%$26,696,348$9,270
Federal Grants64521%$3,634,907$5,636
Pell Grants64421%$3,434,769$5,333
Other Federal Grants1715%$200,138$1,170
State/Local Grants66721%$2,289,909$3,433
Institutional Grants2,78589%$20,771,532$7,458
Student Loan Aid1,33043%$9,384,300$7,056
Federal Student Loans1,28541%$6,548,497$5,096
Other Student Loans1786%$2,835,803$15,931

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 Kansas 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 level1,041963$7,867,396$7,558
0-30,000128128$1,881,528$14,699
30,001-48,000111110$1,495,933$13,477
48,001-75,000171169$1,878,022$10,983
75,001-110,000174169$967,620$5,561
110,001 or more457387$1,644,293$3,598

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