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Table 317. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 2003-04
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                          |                   Any aid               |                   Grants                |                      Loans              |  Work study  |                      Other
Selected student          |_________________________________________|_________________________________________|_________________________________________|______________|_____________________________________________
characteristic            |     Total\1\|      Federal|  Non-federal|        Total|      Federal|  Non-federal|        Total|   Federal\2\|  Non-federal|      Total\3\|          Total|        Federal|  Non-federal
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1                         |            2|            3|            4|            5|            6|            7|            8|            9|           10|            11|             12|             13|           14
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     All full-time or     |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
        full-year         |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
        undergraduates ...|$9,899(106.7)|$7,304 (50.5)|$5,586(109.1)|$5,565 (92.6)|$3,247 (24.2)|$4,828(103.3)|$7,336 (80.9)|$6,426 (53.2)|$6,089(158.5)| $1,942 (41.6)|$4,777  (170.1)|$5,283  (197.0)|$3,008(180.3)
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Sex                       |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
  Male ...................| 9,989(148.0)| 7,416 (76.3)| 5,669(129.5)| 5,517(105.2)| 3,160 (27.6)| 4,840(117.0)| 7,577(103.1)| 6,522 (66.6)| 6,442(194.6)|  2,022 (46.6)| 5,215  (240.2)| 5,560  (265.3)| 3,060(273.4)
  Female .................| 9,831(114.9)| 7,223 (57.0)| 5,524(128.9)| 5,600(106.8)| 3,303 (31.3)| 4,819(122.6)| 7,159 (85.1)| 6,356 (62.7)| 5,783(179.5)|  1,886 (49.4)| 4,087  (220.1)| 4,705  (295.9)| 2,969(214.6)
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Race/ethnicity\4\         |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
  White, non-Hispanic ....| 9,917(131.5)| 7,318 (61.2)| 5,733(122.8)| 5,479(105.1)| 3,075 (30.3)| 4,887(111.1)| 7,443 (90.2)| 6,450 (57.3)| 6,222(174.7)|  1,917 (42.5)| 4,942  (215.1)| 5,669  (264.7)| 2,868(196.9)
  Black, non-Hispanic ....|10,520(250.9)| 7,901(162.9)| 5,256(202.5)| 5,694(185.5)| 3,442 (41.9)| 4,754(210.2)| 7,111(205.3)| 6,510(154.4)| 5,401(298.1)|  1,959 (88.6)| 4,338  (303.8)| 4,485  (327.7)| 2,991(458.5)
  Hispanic ...............| 9,006(199.9)| 6,670(134.9)| 4,838(163.3)| 5,399(146.6)| 3,431 (57.7)| 4,251(150.0)| 6,990(221.3)| 6,193(161.0)| 5,500(375.6)|  1,985 (99.8)| 4,808  (648.2)| 5,170  (734.5)| 3,401(866.8)
  Asian/Pacific Islander .|10,039(228.5)| 6,745(168.8)| 6,180(244.3)| 6,700(219.9)| 3,411 (57.3)| 5,545(236.8)| 7,079(280.3)| 6,136(200.6)| 6,728(584.3)|  2,027 (91.0)| 4,390  (805.2)| 4,321  (856.1)|    ‡    (†)
  American Indian/        |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
     Alaska Native .......| 9,513(689.1)| 7,463(430.5)| 4,271(605.1)| 5,366(558.4)| 3,545(378.7)| 3,859(568.1)| 6,922(441.8)| 6,387(329.5)|    ‡    (†) |     ‡    (†) |    ‡      (†) |    ‡      (†) |    ‡    (†)
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Age                       |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
  23 years old or younger | 9,984(127.5)| 6,881 (61.9)| 6,102(121.1)| 5,958(109.4)| 3,174 (26.6)| 5,288(117.5)| 7,224 (86.6)| 6,166 (62.7)| 6,261(152.2)|  1,895 (42.1)| 4,630  (281.1)| 5,117  (329.8)| 2,794(269.3)
  24 to 29 years old .....|10,184(136.4)| 8,710 (97.5)| 3,809(136.0)| 4,605 (90.2)| 3,375 (42.5)| 3,161(106.3)| 7,616(125.4)| 7,093 (93.7)| 5,320(393.8)|  2,148 (93.0)| 5,497  (342.4)| 5,762  (364.2)| 3,395(544.4)
  30 years old or over ...| 9,086(154.8)| 8,100(125.7)| 3,240(133.9)| 4,114 (84.7)| 3,381 (57.5)| 2,577(101.7)| 7,688(140.2)| 7,187 (88.9)| 5,269(442.6)|  2,372(143.8)| 4,350  (245.2)| 4,975  (291.2)| 3,080(222.2)
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Marital status            |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
  Not married\5\ .........|10,037(115.2)| 7,215 (53.5)| 5,813(112.6)| 5,755 (98.6)| 3,256 (24.7)| 5,022(110.0)| 7,312 (84.3)| 6,337 (56.4)| 6,185(160.6)|  1,927 (42.8)| 4,758  (201.7)| 5,269  (228.0)| 3,008(220.1)
  Married ................| 8,785(160.9)| 7,845(121.0)| 3,502(123.2)| 4,013(100.2)| 3,078 (54.3)| 2,930(116.7)| 7,671(125.2)| 7,213 (97.8)| 5,074(385.3)|  2,243(124.1)| 4,808  (311.2)| 5,279  (393.6)| 3,043(268.3)
  Separated ..............| 9,554(409.7)| 8,315(330.7)| 3,122(262.7)| 4,758(230.7)| 3,719(114.5)| 2,801(261.4)| 6,532(260.9)| 6,318(250.0)| 3,895(837.8)|  1,846(208.2)| 4,939  (710.6)|    ‡      (†) |    ‡    (†)
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Dependency status and     |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
   family income          |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
  Dependent ..............|10,053(136.5)| 6,799 (61.5)| 6,256(126.7)| 6,048(117.8)| 3,099 (27.2)| 5,412(123.3)| 7,266 (89.3)| 6,157 (63.8)| 6,333(153.0)|  1,897 (44.1)| 4,689  (341.1)| 5,145  (403.2)| 2,981(254.6)
    Less than $20,000 ....|10,350(237.7)| 7,374(135.3)| 5,401(172.5)| 6,936(169.8)| 4,027 (30.8)| 4,975(174.4)| 5,808(150.1)| 5,276(124.8)| 4,661(307.8)|  1,904 (72.9)| 4,235  (604.8)| 4,484  (689.6)| 2,902(641.4)
    $20,000-$39,999 ......|10,551(194.1)| 6,816(105.9)| 5,817(166.8)| 6,445(130.8)| 2,937 (31.8)| 5,249(149.9)| 6,280(130.2)| 5,498 (93.8)| 5,135(253.9)|  1,948 (72.6)| 4,550  (679.1)| 4,975  (848.8)| 2,725(618.1)
    $40,000-$59,999 ......| 9,678(211.8)| 6,083(127.0)| 6,179(176.6)| 5,471(158.8)| 1,749 (47.0)| 5,306(166.0)| 6,935(156.4)| 5,765(123.7)| 5,722(254.8)|  1,872 (67.9)| 4,622  (542.8)| 4,852  (659.3)|    ‡    (†)
    $60,000-$79,999 ......| 9,755(219.5)| 6,503(107.5)| 6,473(179.6)| 5,461(162.9)| 1,477 (90.6)| 5,447(165.4)| 7,617(144.5)| 6,371(107.3)| 6,700(313.1)|  1,820 (69.0)| 3,755  (608.4)| 4,145  (708.9)|    ‡    (†)
    $80,000-$99,999 ......|10,093(263.8)| 6,791(157.7)| 6,897(248.3)| 5,722(215.3)| 2,264(616.9)| 5,709(211.0)| 8,067(199.1)| 6,674(157.1)| 6,959(321.3)|  1,745 (60.3)| 6,164(1,623.3)| 6,486(1,771.4)|    ‡    (†)
    $100,000 or more .....| 9,850(201.3)| 7,263(133.1)| 6,868(180.8)| 5,854(171.4)| 1,659(449.7)| 5,849(169.5)| 8,719(162.6)| 7,296(129.7)| 7,971(343.3)|  2,059 (86.0)| 5,235(1,142.2)| 6,614(1,607.4)|    ‡    (†)
  Independent ............| 9,552 (96.2)| 8,283 (77.5)| 3,603 (89.6)| 4,515 (63.9)| 3,419 (36.8)| 3,006 (69.4)| 7,486(100.7)| 6,992 (65.4)| 5,204(300.0)|  2,143 (68.8)| 4,820  (190.8)| 5,352  (225.9)| 3,020(206.7)
    Less than $10,000 ....|10,450(139.1)| 8,723(123.3)| 3,709(112.1)| 5,411 (79.3)| 3,875 (36.9)| 3,208(106.2)| 7,014(113.2)| 6,610(102.7)| 5,006(349.9)|  1,975 (84.2)| 4,654  (376.2)| 5,434  (471.0)| 2,901(393.7)
    $10,000-$19,999 ......| 9,674(208.8)| 8,215(139.9)| 3,578(195.9)| 4,366 (99.7)| 3,244 (54.2)| 2,852(130.2)| 7,301(207.8)| 6,746(121.5)| 5,826(764.2)|  2,380(129.1)| 5,139  (359.7)| 5,735  (406.7)| 2,964(386.8)
    $20,000-$29,999 ......| 9,494(172.2)| 8,262(138.3)| 3,528(205.1)| 4,342(106.7)| 3,365 (65.2)| 2,978(147.5)| 7,697(181.9)| 7,236(144.7)| 5,520(813.8)|  2,044(236.9)| 4,859  (514.5)| 5,575  (717.9)| 2,901(296.9)
    $30,000-$49,999 ......| 8,700(256.4)| 7,554(194.3)| 3,690(191.8)| 3,387(136.9)| 2,229 (79.0)| 2,973(181.2)| 7,977(187.9)| 7,292(151.3)| 5,009(437.7)|  2,351(215.7)| 3,976  (431.7)| 4,085  (529.6)| 3,233(503.0)
    $50,000 or more ......| 7,799(232.5)| 7,910(228.1)| 3,321(184.9)| 2,765(166.0)| 1,339(171.6)| 2,773(167.1)| 8,391(223.9)| 7,992(149.4)| 4,503(497.5)|     ‡    (†) | 5,445  (571.1)| 5,857  (650.1)| 3,276(395.8)
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Housing status            |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
  School-owned ...........|13,204(219.3)| 7,856 (82.6)| 8,258(210.4)| 7,827(185.3)| 3,273 (51.4)| 7,092(191.2)| 8,064(131.0)| 6,628 (85.7)| 7,104(231.6)|  1,801 (49.9)| 5,391  (565.2)| 5,971  (664.9)| 3,696(409.9)
  Off-campus, not with    |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |               |               |
     parents .............| 9,391(114.3)| 7,735 (83.7)| 4,392 (99.5)| 4,741 (88.8)| 3,307 (33.0)| 3,713 (99.1)| 7,356(108.9)| 6,659 (75.8)| 5,661(248.7)|  2,203 (63.1)| 4,826  (216.0)| 5,407  (255.3)| 2,953(220.0)
  With parents ...........| 7,420(117.8)| 6,054 (85.8)| 4,032 (97.0)| 4,461 (88.5)| 3,134 (30.7)| 3,534(104.1)| 6,338 (98.8)| 5,713 (89.8)| 5,045(148.1)|  1,888 (70.5)| 4,219  (214.6)| 4,531  (234.7)| 2,592(324.3)
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†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
\2\Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
\3\Details on federal and nonfederal work study participants are not available.
\4\Excludes persons not reported by race/ethnicity and persons reporting more than one race.
\5\Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed.
NOTE: Rows may not sum to totals because of rounding, survey item nonresponse, and/or the fact that some students receive aid from multiple sources. Data include undergraduates in degree-granting and nondegree-granting institutions. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04). (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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