[Last update: December 11, 2025]

3,451 students (82% of total 4,224 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,172.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 898 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,776.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Nebraska at Kearney, 3,451 undergraduate students (82% of total 4,224 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,172.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UNK
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship3,45182% $38,553,844$11,172
Pell Grants1,56037% $7,812,611$5,008
Federal Student Loan1,49535% $8,906,258$5,957

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

858 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 898 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The average amount of aid received is $9,776.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UNK
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid85896% --
Grants or Scholarships80189%$7,830,869$9,776
Federal Grants34038%$1,814,197$5,336
Pell Grants34038%$1,768,289$5,201
Other Federal Grants263%$45,908$1,766
State/Local Grants18921%$867,798$4,592
Institutional Grants76285%$5,148,874$6,757
Student Loan Aid35740%$2,286,880$6,406
Federal Student Loans34338%$1,734,051$5,056
Other Student Loans526%$552,829$10,631

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 University of Nebraska at Kearney.

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 level460424$3,663,245$7,964
0-30,0009292$1,036,342$11,265
30,001-48,0006868$736,132$10,825
48,001-75,0008988$881,375$9,903
75,001-110,00010496$611,223$5,877
110,001 or more10780$398,173$3,721

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