MANHATTAN — Nearly 13,700 academic scholarships have been awarded to Kansas State University students for the 2015-2016 school year.

Overall, students have earned more than $29.8 million in scholarships for the current academic year — $4.2 million more than 2014-2015 academic year and $10.6 million more than the 2013-2014 academic year. Nearly 6,250 in-state students received $21.69 million, 1,419 out-of-state students received $7.69 million and 229 international students received more than $492,000 in scholarship funding.

“Thanks to the incredible support of our donors, we are awarding more scholarships to our students than ever before,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “We remain the No. 1 choice among Kansas high school seniors and enrolled once again this fall the most diverse student body and our brightest freshman class ever.”

Most of the scholarships are made possible through donations and gifts to the Kansas State University Foundation.