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Kansas State University

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506

Official telephone: (785) 532-6011
Toll-free telephone: (800) 432-8270
Website: www.k-state.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Larry Moeder,
Assistant Vice President of Student Financial Assistance
Contacting the office: 785 532-6420
877 817-2287 (toll free)
785 532-7628 (fax)
finaid@k-state.edu
FAFSA number: 001928

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $9,874; $24,775 out-of-state
Book fees: $856
Combined room and board expenses: $9,150

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
77% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
55% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
69% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
56% of first-year students
58% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
69% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
75% of first-year students
52% of full-time undergraduates
20% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
23% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
10% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
78% for first-year students
76% for full-time undergraduates
62% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$12,350 for first-year students
$12,429 for full-time undergraduates
$8,998 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,578 for first-year students
$4,368 for full-time undergraduates
$2,945 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,800 for first-year students
$4,585 for full-time undergraduates
$3,917 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,669 for first-year students
$4,460 for full-time undergraduates
$3,854 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
17% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$4,255 for first-year students
$3,845 for full-time undergraduates
$1,836 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$10,711 for first-year students
$14,997 for full-time undergraduates
$10,372 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 58%
Average student debt upon graduation: $25,799
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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