How KU'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 University of Kansas since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,058, which is 62.56 % of all undergraduate students. 8,082 students which is 41.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,753.

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
2013-14	10,254 (53%)	$6,717	4,258 (22%)	$3,992	8,564 (45%)	$6,863
2014-15	10,798 (56%)	$7,075	4,427 (23%)	$4,008	8,732 (45%)	$6,932
2015-16	11,080 (58%)	$7,558	4,276 (22%)	$4,087	8,372 (44%)	$6,777
2016-17	11,578 (60%)	$8,107	4,270 (22%)	$4,046	8,451 (44%)	$6,874
2017-18	11,908 (62%)	$8,671	4,219 (22%)	$4,424	8,319 (43%)	$7,002
2018-19	12,337 (63%)	$9,252	4,170 (21%)	$4,481	8,181 (42%)	$6,695
2019-20	12,977 (66%)	$9,825	3,962 (20%)	$4,506	7,941 (40%)	$6,547
2020-21	13,306 (70%)	$9,618	3,784 (20%)	$4,532	7,192 (38%)	$6,595
2021-22	14,281 (75%)	$10,373	3,725 (19%)	$4,624	6,986 (36%)	$6,493
Average	12,058 (62.56%)	$8,577	4,121 (21.22%)	$4,300	8,082 (41.89%)	$6,753

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,033 (75.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,225. It can cover 31.36% of tuition & fees ($29,412) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,837 (45.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,961).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,723 (70%)	$7,112	1,829 (47%)	$6,825
2014-15	2,807 (71%)	$7,560	1,931 (49%)	$6,855
2015-16	2,842 (70%)	$7,971	1,886 (47%)	$6,684
2016-17	3,063 (74%)	$9,205	2,060 (50%)	$6,905
2017-18	3,069 (75%)	$9,096	1,927 (47%)	$7,130
2018-19	3,181 (78%)	$10,073	1,859 (45%)	$7,114
2019-20	3,080 (76%)	$10,457	1,761 (43%)	$7,251
2020-21	3,000 (80%)	$10,408	1,533 (41%)	$7,002
2021-22	3,536 (87%)	$11,140	1,743 (43%)	$6,880
Average	3,033 (75.67%)	$9,225	1,837 (45.78%)	$6,961

^*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.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 881 (21.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,352.

In addition, 459 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (11.56 % 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
2013-14	887 (23%)	$3,975	292 (7%)	$752	469 (12%)	$1,179	2,347 (60%)	$6,420
2014-15	943 (24%)	$4,051	353 (9%)	$792	384 (10%)	$1,049	2,422 (61%)	$6,903
2015-16	941 (23%)	$4,129	377 (9%)	$1,142	339 (8%)	$1,173	2,491 (62%)	$7,202
2016-17	968 (23%)	$4,098	387 (9%)	$1,201	373 (9%)	$1,190	2,762 (67%)	$8,443
2017-18	940 (23%)	$4,434	342 (8%)	$904	330 (8%)	$1,249	2,797 (69%)	$8,233
2018-19	859 (21%)	$4,498	297 (7%)	$1,200	601 (15%)	$1,023	2,998 (73%)	$9,075
2019-20	806 (20%)	$4,613	965 (24%)	$1,602	519 (13%)	$1,250	2,777 (68%)	$9,469
2020-21	764 (20%)	$4,519	1,265 (34%)	$941	521 (14%)	$1,215	2,652 (71%)	$9,784
2021-22	820 (20%)	$4,853	1,580 (39%)	$1,653	591 (15%)	$1,209	3,256 (80%)	$9,854
Average	881 (21.89%)	$4,352	651 (16.22%)	$1,132	459 (11.56%)	$1,171	2,722 (67.89%)	$8,376

^*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..

Student Loans

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 10 years, on average, 1,837 (45.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,837.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,829 (47%)	$6,825	1,795 (46%)	$5,467	328 (8%)	$8,136
2014-15	1,931 (49%)	$6,855	1,903 (48%)	$5,557	301 (8%)	$8,848
2015-16	1,886 (47%)	$6,684	1,841 (46%)	$5,354	313 (8%)	$8,784
2016-17	2,060 (50%)	$6,905	2,029 (49%)	$5,560	289 (7%)	$10,180
2017-18	1,927 (47%)	$7,130	1,892 (46%)	$5,569	307 (8%)	$10,434
2018-19	1,859 (45%)	$7,114	1,820 (44%)	$5,330	319 (8%)	$11,047
2019-20	1,761 (43%)	$7,251	1,707 (42%)	$5,240	276 (7%)	$13,859
2020-21	1,533 (41%)	$7,002	1,497 (40%)	$5,220	224 (6%)	$13,036
2021-22	1,743 (43%)	$6,880	1,716 (42%)	$5,210	221 (5%)	$13,800
Average	1,837 (45.78%)	$6,961	1,800 (44.78%)	$5,390	286 (7.22%)	$10,903

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at KU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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