Financial Aid & Scholarships
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
2025-26 FAFSA
ARE YOU FAFSA READY?
Big changes are coming to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application for the upcoming 2025-2026 aid year! For the most up-to-date information on the release of the new FAFSA system, click here. If you need assistance completing the FAFSA, call 440-964-4217 for an appointment with a Kent State Ashtabula counselor today!
Update from Federal Student Aid:
The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is available periodically as part of our soft launch. During the soft launch, the FAFSA form will be available for short periods of time while we monitor site performance and form functionality. We will initiate pauses for site maintenance and to make technical updates as needed to provide you with a better experience. Learn more.
2025-2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN
Priority Deadline is March 31st. Late applicants will be accepted until May 1st, but will only be considered on an as-needed basis.
By completing this application, you are submitting your interest to over 50 donor-funded scholarships available at Kent State Ashtabula
FINANCIAL AID MAKES OBTAINING A DEGREE FROM A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY EASY AND AFFORDABLE!
No matter what your family’s financial circumstances are, we can help you find a way to manage college costs. The staff in our Financial Aid Office works with students and their families to help make a Kent State Ashtabula education affordable through grants, loans, campus employment, and scholarship opportunities.
With low tuition rates, a Kent State Ashtabula education is within your reach. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available beginning October 1st of each year. By filing the FAFSA by the priority filing deadline of March 1st, you will be considered for the maximum amount of aid for which you are eligible. Eighty-five percent of all Kent State Ashtabula students receive some form of financial assistance from federal, state and institutional aid programs.
Students wishing to meet with a Kent State Ashtabula financial aid specialist will need to schedule an appointment, or on a walk-in basis during posted hours (see chart to right). Students are welcome to call the office during regular office hours to have their questions answered, or they may e-mail their questions to any of the financial aid staff members.
FINANCIAL AID CHECKLIST
New, transferring and returning undergraduate students can explore financial aid options and other tuition assistance guides by following a step-by-step checklist.
Please call 440-964-4217 to schedule a financial aid appointment.
Appointments are available by phone or in-person based on student preference.
Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center
(Formerly One Stop for Student Services)
Phone: 330-672-6000
FAFSA ONLINE
FAFSA Codes
Ashtabula Campus: 003052
Kent Campus: 003051
RESOURCES
Kent State University is excited to be a part of the Ohio College Comeback Compact, an innovative program to help students who left college without a degree continue their education. We are providing a path back to higher education and an opportunity for students who had to stop attending school because they owe money to their former college or university to reduce or eliminate their debt.
Get Started or learn more at www.kent.edu/comeback.
RESOURCES
CONTACT
Mailing Address
Office of Financial Aid
Kent State University at Ashtabula
3300 Lake Road West
Ashtabula, OH 44004
Walk-in Office Hours
Monday: 10 am -12 pm- Virtual
Tuesday: 2- 3:30 pm
Wednesday: By appointment only
Thursday: 11 am - 1 pm
Friday: By appointment only
Due to limited financial aid staff, these times are subject to change. Please call 440-964-4217 to verify walk-in hours.