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.

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) - U of Kentucky
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship19,36188% $231,969,943$11,981
Pell Grants4,63921% $21,930,500$4,727
Federal Student Loan7,78136% $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) - U of Kentucky
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,41296% --
Grants or Scholarships4,32294%$61,000,962$14,114
Federal Grants1,96043%$11,381,166$5,807
Pell Grants1,08724%$5,363,766$4,934
Other Federal Grants1,65036%$6,017,400$3,647
State/Local Grants2,98165%$8,513,954$2,856
Institutional Grants3,88084%$41,105,842$10,594
Student Loan Aid1,99243%$16,772,217$8,420
Federal Student Loans1,91842%$10,064,532$5,247
Other Student Loans3588%$6,707,685$18,737

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

The following 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 LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,7121,687$24,492,760$14,307
0-30,000428428$8,576,105$20,038
30,001-48,000222221$4,324,362$19,479
48,001-75,000274272$4,574,633$16,696
75,001-110,000246243$2,789,863$11,341
110,001 or more542523$4,227,797$7,800

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