How U of Kentucky'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 Kentucky since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,507, which is 83.33 % of all undergraduate students. 9,130 students which is 40.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,608.

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	18,055 (84%)	$11,848	5,294 (25%)	$4,144	9,489 (44%)	$6,888
2014-15	17,300 (78%)	$8,708	5,509 (25%)	$4,356	9,981 (45%)	$6,944
2015-16	17,628 (78%)	$8,481	5,267 (23%)	$4,297	9,871 (43%)	$6,554
2016-17	18,046 (80%)	$9,439	5,173 (23%)	$4,287	9,797 (43%)	$6,843
2017-18	18,494 (82%)	$9,942	5,339 (24%)	$4,366	9,526 (42%)	$6,779
2018-19	18,523 (84%)	$10,487	5,153 (23%)	$4,461	8,854 (40%)	$6,445
2019-20	19,519 (88%)	$10,865	4,956 (22%)	$4,564	8,775 (39%)	$6,417
2020-21	19,635 (88%)	$10,841	4,721 (21%)	$4,651	8,099 (36%)	$6,310
2021-22	19,361 (88%)	$11,981	4,639 (21%)	$4,727	7,781 (36%)	$6,288
Average	18,507 (83.33%)	$10,288	5,117 (23.00%)	$4,428	9,130 (40.89%)	$6,608

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 4,504 (91.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,622. It can cover 31.80% of tuition & fees ($33,406) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,326 (47.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $8,384).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	3,955 (86%)	$8,667	2,188 (47%)	$7,363
2014-15	4,675 (91%)	$8,984	2,506 (49%)	$7,758
2015-16	4,679 (91%)	$9,258	2,536 (49%)	$7,975
2016-17	4,600 (91%)	$9,387	2,542 (50%)	$8,359
2017-18	4,426 (93%)	$10,268	2,340 (49%)	$8,661
2018-19	4,560 (92%)	$11,507	2,277 (46%)	$8,787
2019-20	4,899 (93%)	$11,791	2,504 (47%)	$9,087
2020-21	4,419 (92%)	$11,623	2,046 (43%)	$9,045
2021-22	4,322 (94%)	$14,114	1,992 (43%)	$8,420
Average	4,504 (91.44%)	$10,622	2,326 (47.00%)	$8,384

^*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, 1,199 (24.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,574.

In addition, 3,007 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (61.11 % 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	1,203 (26%)	$4,296	182 (4%)	$1,379	3,064 (66%)	$2,391	2,715 (59%)	$7,931
2014-15	1,312 (26%)	$4,407	170 (3%)	$1,810	3,040 (59%)	$2,395	3,453 (67%)	$8,290
2015-16	1,228 (24%)	$4,331	173 (3%)	$1,609	3,046 (59%)	$2,448	3,441 (67%)	$8,795
2016-17	1,221 (24%)	$4,428	153 (3%)	$577	3,006 (60%)	$2,452	3,501 (69%)	$8,659
2017-18	1,252 (26%)	$4,608	168 (4%)	$542	2,913 (61%)	$2,529	3,476 (73%)	$9,269
2018-19	1,223 (25%)	$4,643	166 (3%)	$560	2,972 (60%)	$2,554	3,843 (77%)	$10,178
2019-20	1,220 (23%)	$4,759	1,529 (29%)	$1,452	3,161 (60%)	$2,579	4,023 (76%)	$10,336
2020-21	1,043 (22%)	$4,762	1,815 (38%)	$1,071	2,876 (60%)	$2,708	3,648 (76%)	$10,050
2021-22	1,087 (24%)	$4,934	1,650 (36%)	$3,647	2,981 (65%)	$2,856	3,880 (84%)	$10,594
Average	1,199 (24.44%)	$4,574	667 (13.67%)	$1,405	3,007 (61.11%)	$2,546	3,553 (72.00%)	$9,345

^*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, 2,326 (47.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,326.

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	2,188 (47%)	$7,363	2,139 (46%)	$5,701	303 (7%)	$12,922
2014-15	2,506 (49%)	$7,758	2,451 (48%)	$5,798	367 (7%)	$14,252
2015-16	2,536 (49%)	$7,975	2,475 (48%)	$5,428	434 (8%)	$15,647
2016-17	2,542 (50%)	$8,359	2,483 (49%)	$5,728	427 (8%)	$16,459
2017-18	2,340 (49%)	$8,661	2,278 (48%)	$5,546	434 (9%)	$17,591
2018-19	2,277 (46%)	$8,787	2,198 (44%)	$5,328	460 (9%)	$18,038
2019-20	2,504 (47%)	$9,087	2,395 (45%)	$5,329	509 (10%)	$19,629
2020-21	2,046 (43%)	$9,045	1,950 (41%)	$5,177	438 (9%)	$19,204
2021-22	1,992 (43%)	$8,420	1,918 (42%)	$5,247	358 (8%)	$18,737
Average	2,326 (47.00%)	$8,384	2,254 (45.67%)	$5,476	414 (8.33%)	$16,942

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Kentucky

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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