How KSU'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 Kennesaw State University since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 24,763, which is 73.13 % of all undergraduate students. 15,370 students which is 46.38% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,286.

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
2014-15	19,052 (64%)	$5,026	11,826 (40%)	$4,164	15,857 (54%)	$6,632
2015-16	20,013 (66%)	$5,031	11,794 (39%)	$3,975	16,029 (53%)	$6,461
2016-17	20,540 (64%)	$4,857	11,823 (37%)	$4,000	16,720 (52%)	$6,353
2017-18	23,464 (71%)	$5,048	12,155 (37%)	$4,124	16,281 (49%)	$6,361
2018-19	23,314 (72%)	$5,172	11,344 (35%)	$4,181	15,013 (47%)	$6,318
2019-20	26,953 (78%)	$5,144	11,587 (34%)	$4,254	14,611 (42%)	$6,152
2020-21	32,343 (87%)	$5,046	13,077 (35%)	$4,341	14,310 (38%)	$6,032
2021-22	32,425 (83%)	$6,569	14,046 (36%)	$4,349	14,139 (36%)	$5,977
Average	24,763 (73.13%)	$5,237	12,207 (36.63%)	$4,174	15,370 (46.38%)	$6,286

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

For the last 9 years, on average, 4,993 (86.63 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,420. It can cover 37.68% of tuition & fees ($17,040) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,599 (46.13 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,047).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2014-15	3,720 (82%)	$5,870	2,286 (51%)	$5,972
2015-16	4,034 (83%)	$6,020	2,454 (50%)	$6,060
2016-17	4,438 (85%)	$5,876	2,680 (51%)	$6,031
2017-18	4,362 (86%)	$6,170	2,434 (48%)	$5,955
2018-19	4,116 (88%)	$6,361	2,096 (45%)	$5,867
2019-20	5,426 (89%)	$6,530	2,701 (44%)	$6,335
2020-21	6,449 (88%)	$6,680	2,977 (40%)	$5,999
2021-22	7,396 (92%)	$7,854	3,166 (40%)	$6,153
Average	4,993 (86.63%)	$6,420	2,599 (46.13%)	$6,047

^*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 9 years, on average, 2,055 (35.50 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,697.

In addition, 4,296 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (75.00 % 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
2014-15	1,630 (36%)	$4,497	63 (1%)	$1,018	3,156 (70%)	$4,372	134 (3%)	$4,814
2015-16	1,697 (35%)	$4,478	116 (2%)	$1,256	3,563 (73%)	$4,467	182 (4%)	$3,422
2016-17	1,720 (33%)	$4,500	87 (2%)	$1,245	3,855 (74%)	$4,212	312 (6%)	$6,381
2017-18	1,664 (33%)	$4,733	216 (4%)	$972	3,852 (76%)	$4,407	302 (6%)	$6,139
2018-19	1,498 (32%)	$4,615	93 (2%)	$1,024	3,737 (80%)	$4,568	442 (9%)	$4,758
2019-20	2,060 (34%)	$4,931	1,703 (28%)	$834	4,699 (77%)	$4,627	429 (7%)	$4,929
2020-21	2,916 (40%)	$4,862	2,110 (29%)	$894	5,436 (74%)	$4,473	514 (7%)	$5,253
2021-22	3,258 (41%)	$4,960	4,975 (62%)	$2,387	6,071 (76%)	$4,465	525 (7%)	$5,605
Average	2,055 (35.50%)	$4,697	1,170 (16.25%)	$1,204	4,296 (75.00%)	$4,449	355 (6.13%)	$5,163

^*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 9 years, on average, 2,599 (46.13 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,599.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2014-15	2,286 (51%)	$5,972	2,270 (50%)	$5,312	177 (4%)	$9,000
2015-16	2,454 (50%)	$6,060	2,422 (50%)	$5,272	202 (4%)	$10,407
2016-17	2,680 (51%)	$6,031	2,654 (51%)	$5,145	262 (5%)	$9,576
2017-18	2,434 (48%)	$5,955	2,403 (47%)	$5,110	236 (5%)	$9,378
2018-19	2,096 (45%)	$5,867	2,068 (44%)	$5,067	182 (4%)	$9,998
2019-20	2,701 (44%)	$6,335	2,657 (43%)	$5,171	316 (5%)	$10,673
2020-21	2,977 (40%)	$5,999	2,928 (40%)	$5,048	300 (4%)	$10,260
2021-22	3,166 (40%)	$6,153	3,099 (39%)	$5,092	375 (5%)	$9,867
Average	2,599 (46.13%)	$6,047	2,563 (45.50%)	$5,152	256 (4.50%)	$9,895

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at KSU

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