How EKU's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Eastern Kentucky University since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 10,515, which is 78.09 % of all undergraduate students. 7,263 students which is 53.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,819.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	10,380 (75%)	$5,920	6,065 (44%)	$4,040	8,495 (61%)	$6,868
2012-13	10,424 (75%)	$6,183	5,966 (43%)	$4,047	8,344 (60%)	$7,117
2013-14	10,500 (76%)	$6,110	5,892 (42%)	$4,120	8,097 (58%)	$7,167
2014-15	10,916 (78%)	$6,277	6,060 (43%)	$4,154	8,103 (58%)	$7,056
2015-16	11,317 (79%)	$6,569	5,851 (41%)	$4,188	7,898 (55%)	$6,954
2016-17	11,382 (80%)	$6,779	5,552 (39%)	$4,202	7,705 (54%)	$6,836
2017-18	11,446 (81%)	$7,160	5,586 (39%)	$4,351	7,402 (52%)	$6,713
2018-19	10,889 (81%)	$7,539	5,206 (39%)	$4,467	6,761 (50%)	$6,629
2019-20	9,418 (74%)	$8,558	4,867 (38%)	$4,563	6,386 (50%)	$6,609
2020-21	9,351 (77%)	$8,197	4,592 (38%)	$4,561	5,569 (46%)	$6,557
2021-22	9,646 (83%)	$8,710	4,457 (38%)	$4,685	5,135 (44%)	$6,503
Average	10,515 (78.09%)	$7,091	5,463 (40.36%)	$4,307	7,263 (53.45%)	$6,819

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,331 (96.45 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,129. It can cover 39.04% of tuition & fees ($20,820) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,441 (59.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,886).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,151 (91%)	$5,972	1,609 (68%)	$5,489
2012-13	2,171 (95%)	$6,653	1,457 (64%)	$5,740
2013-14	2,270 (95%)	$6,775	1,528 (64%)	$6,018
2014-15	2,440 (96%)	$6,812	1,624 (64%)	$5,968
2015-16	2,638 (97%)	$7,529	1,622 (59%)	$5,685
2016-17	2,489 (97%)	$8,234	1,533 (60%)	$5,748
2017-18	2,467 (98%)	$8,628	1,571 (62%)	$5,730
2018-19	2,313 (98%)	$8,608	1,411 (60%)	$6,243
2019-20	2,253 (98%)	$9,729	1,345 (59%)	$6,188
2020-21	2,126 (98%)	$9,891	1,065 (49%)	$5,887
2021-22	2,318 (98%)	$10,583	1,088 (46%)	$6,046
Average	2,331 (96.45%)	$8,129	1,441 (59.55%)	$5,886

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 1,153 (47.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,431.

In addition, 2,025 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (83.82 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,146 (48%)	$4,232	261 (11%)	$582	1,872 (79%)	$2,047	722 (31%)	$5,557
2012-13	1,098 (48%)	$4,290	290 (13%)	$547	1,851 (81%)	$2,221	982 (43%)	$5,565
2013-14	1,222 (51%)	$4,305	408 (17%)	$555	1,946 (82%)	$2,264	970 (41%)	$5,654
2014-15	1,306 (51%)	$4,383	381 (15%)	$568	2,136 (84%)	$2,217	1,037 (41%)	$5,733
2015-16	1,274 (47%)	$4,412	390 (14%)	$542	2,314 (85%)	$2,365	1,390 (51%)	$6,155
2016-17	1,186 (46%)	$4,359	439 (17%)	$537	2,247 (88%)	$2,366	1,530 (60%)	$6,387
2017-18	1,236 (49%)	$4,468	335 (13%)	$556	2,192 (87%)	$2,507	1,516 (60%)	$6,650
2018-19	1,073 (45%)	$4,411	390 (16%)	$538	2,024 (85%)	$2,530	1,549 (65%)	$6,357
2019-20	1,083 (47%)	$4,666	335 (15%)	$569	1,920 (84%)	$2,646	1,761 (77%)	$6,584
2020-21	1,001 (46%)	$4,508	350 (16%)	$552	1,773 (82%)	$2,563	1,766 (82%)	$6,669
2021-22	1,060 (45%)	$4,706	427 (18%)	$536	1,995 (85%)	$2,875	2,082 (88%)	$6,521
Average	1,153 (47.55%)	$4,431	364 (15.00%)	$553	2,025 (83.82%)	$2,418	1,391 (58.09%)	$6,167

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,441 (59.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,441.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,609 (68%)	$5,489	1,602 (68%)	$5,287	45 (2%)	$8,053
2012-13	1,457 (64%)	$5,740	1,449 (64%)	$5,497	45 (2%)	$8,827
2013-14	1,528 (64%)	$6,018	1,513 (64%)	$5,549	84 (4%)	$9,525
2014-15	1,624 (64%)	$5,968	1,594 (63%)	$5,672	72 (3%)	$9,059
2015-16	1,622 (59%)	$5,685	1,609 (59%)	$5,280	79 (3%)	$9,179
2016-17	1,533 (60%)	$5,748	1,518 (59%)	$5,236	88 (3%)	$9,811
2017-18	1,571 (62%)	$5,730	1,556 (62%)	$5,042	124 (5%)	$9,330
2018-19	1,411 (60%)	$6,243	1,393 (59%)	$5,015	177 (7%)	$10,297
2019-20	1,345 (59%)	$6,188	1,328 (58%)	$5,147	143 (6%)	$10,406
2020-21	1,065 (49%)	$5,887	1,051 (49%)	$4,950	102 (5%)	$10,455
2021-22	1,088 (46%)	$6,046	1,069 (45%)	$4,820	130 (6%)	$10,967
Average	1,441 (59.55%)	$5,886	1,426 (59.09%)	$5,227	99 (4.18%)	$9,628

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at EKU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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