Kennesaw State University (KSU) Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
71%
Total Aid Amount
$118.452M
Financial Aid Official Website
financialaid.kennesaw.edu/
Such schemes include Austell/South Cobb Rotary Scholarship, Constance L. Lloyd/ACMPE Scholarship, Georgia Public Safety Memorial Grant, and HERO Scholarship Program (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring). As many as 92% of the students at KSU get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $94,852,375 in a year. Notably, a total of 32% of the applicants to Kennesaw State University receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 88% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 9% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 32% of the students get the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $4,676, while the same comes to $4,568 for State Grant receivers and $4,758 for Institution Grant awardees. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,181. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. In contrast to grants and scholarships, student loans are taken by the candidates at a certain rate of interest. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. Every year, around 45% of the applicants to Kennesaw State University opt for student loans.