Financial Aid at U of Kentucky

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$11,981	88%

19,361 students (88% of total 21,900 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Kentucky.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,981. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 4,601 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $14,114.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Kentucky, 19,361 undergraduate students (88% of total 21,900 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $11,981.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	19,361	88%	$231,969,943	$11,981
Pell Grants	4,639	21%	$21,930,500	$4,727
Federal Student Loan	7,781	36%	$48,929,093	$6,288

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,412 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 4,601 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Kentucky. The average amount of aid received is $14,114.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	4,412	96%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	4,322	94%	$61,000,962	$14,114
Federal Grants	1,960	43%	$11,381,166	$5,807
Pell Grants	1,087	24%	$5,363,766	$4,934
Other Federal Grants	1,650	36%	$6,017,400	$3,647
State/Local Grants	2,981	65%	$8,513,954	$2,856
Institutional Grants	3,880	84%	$41,105,842	$10,594
Student Loan Aid	1,992	43%	$16,772,217	$8,420
Federal Student Loans	1,918	42%	$10,064,532	$5,247
Other Student Loans	358	8%	$6,707,685	$18,737

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of Kentucky.

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 Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	1,712	1,687	$24,492,760	$14,307
0-30,000	428	428	$8,576,105	$20,038
30,001-48,000	222	221	$4,324,362	$19,479
48,001-75,000	274	272	$4,574,633	$16,696
75,001-110,000	246	243	$2,789,863	$11,341
110,001 or more	542	523	$4,227,797	$7,800

Financial Aid at U of Kentucky

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

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