[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,564 students (86% of total 9,929 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,760.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 99% of total 1,245 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,332.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern Kentucky University, 8,564 undergraduate students (86% of total 9,929 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,760.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - NKU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,56486% $75,019,931$8,760
Pell Grants2,50525% $15,970,821$6,376
Federal Student Loan3,07331% $21,719,919$7,068

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,233 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 1,245 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern Kentucky University. The average amount of aid received is $10,332.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - NKU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,23399% --
Grants or Scholarships1,21798%$12,574,355$10,332
Federal Grants44636%$2,953,400$6,622
Pell Grants44536%$2,834,585$6,370
Other Federal Grants645%$118,815$1,856
State/Local Grants83567%$2,763,136$3,309
Institutional Grants95276%$6,857,819$7,204
Student Loan Aid54644%$3,866,668$7,082
Federal Student Loans53543%$2,894,100$5,410
Other Student Loans766%$972,568$12,797

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 Northern 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 level552548$6,791,383$12,303
0-30,000129129$2,277,844$17,658
30,001-48,0009595$1,562,633$16,449
48,001-75,000109109$1,398,807$12,833
75,001-110,0009594$783,208$8,244
110,001 or more124121$768,891$6,201

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