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Table 315. -  Average amount of financial aid awarded in 1995-96 per student, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics
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                           | Enrollment  |        Any aid         |        Grants         |         Loans         |Study   |      Other
     Selected student      |  of under-  |________________________|_______________________|_______________________|________|_______________________
      characteristics      |graduates,\1\|Total\2\|Federal| Non-  | Total |Federal| Non-  | Total |Federal| Non-  |Total\3\| Total |Federal| Non-
                           |in thousands |        |       |federal|       |       |federal|       |       |federal|        |       |       |federal
___________________________|_____________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______
             1             |      2      |   3    |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |   12   |  13   |  14   |  15
___________________________|_____________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______
                           |             |     Average 1995-96 award for full-time, full-year undergraduates enrolled in fall 1995
                           |             |     (Award averages are computed for students participating in the designated program.)
                           |             |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   All full-time, full-year|             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    undergraduates ........|       6,306 | $6,832 |$5,362 |$3,883 |$3,864 |$2,001 |$3,599 |$4,345 |$4,288 |$2,747 | $1,371 |$4,904 |$6,334 |$3,463
                           |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
Sex                        |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  Men .....................|       2,843 |  6,847 | 5,553 | 3,952 | 3,759 | 1,961 | 3,532 | 4,396 | 4,339 | 2,729 |  1,350 | 4,983 | 6,261 | 3,788
  Women ...................|       3,462 |  6,821 | 5,225 | 3,831 | 3,939 | 2,027 | 3,648 | 4,308 | 4,251 | 2,762 |  1,384 | 4,818 | 6,400 | 3,053
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Race/ethnicity             |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .....|       4,500 |  6,836 | 5,549 | 3,848 | 3,762 | 1,894 | 3,541 | 4,437 | 4,366 | 2,912 |  1,367 | 5,070 | 6,426 | 3,550
  Black, non-Hispanic .....|         674 |  6,945 | 5,262 | 3,739 | 3,904 | 2,122 | 3,533 | 4,070 | 4,046 | 2,197 |  1,370 | 4,147 | 5,717 | 3,000
  Hispanic ................|         588 |  5,999 | 4,644 | 3,328 | 3,486 | 2,113 | 3,017 | 4,168 | 4,137 | 2,235 |  1,152 | 4,527 | 6,047 | 3,475
  Asian American/          |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    Pacific Islander ......|         423 |  8,099 | 5,106 | 5,200 | 5,477 | 2,164 | 5,028 | 4,073 | 4,053 | 2,414 |  1,618 | 5,364 | 6,625 | 4,050
  American Indian/         |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    Alaskan Native ........|          59 |  6,591 | 5,046 | 3,792 | 3,961 | 2,301 | 3,658 | 4,278 | 4,244 |  ---  |  ---   |  ---  |  ---  |  ---
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Age                        |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  23 years old or younger .|       4,989 |  6,903 | 5,172 | 4,154 | 4,172 | 1,997 | 3,924 | 4,003 | 3,927 | 3,036 |  1,346 | 5,362 | 6,334 | 3,543
  24 to 29 years old ......|         686 |  6,909 | 6,165 | 2,814 | 2,829 | 1,992 | 2,087 | 5,471 | 5,471 | 1,668 |  1,569 | 3,652 |  ---  | 3,364
  30 years old or over ....|         631 |  6,255 | 5,628 | 2,941 | 2,887 | 2,033 | 2,247 | 5,391 | 5,389 | 1,611 |  1,516 | 3,633 |  ---  | 3,380
                           |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
Marital status             |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  Married .................|         600 |  6,143 | 5,587 | 2,926 | 2,744 | 1,914 | 2,225 | 5,296 | 5,284 | 2,826 |  1,576 | 3,729 |  ---  | 3,318
  Not married\4\...........|       5,626 |  6,944 | 5,342 | 4,008 | 4,022 | 2,013 | 3,748 | 4,230 | 4,168 | 2,749 |  1,360 | 5,116 | 6,334 | 3,540
  Separated ...............|          80 |  5,378 | 4,877 | 2,473 | 2,650 | 2,061 | 1,850 | 4,532 | 4,519 |  ---  |  ---   | 2,675 |  ---  | 2,703
                           |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
Dependency status          |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  Dependent ...............|       4,659 |  6,938 | 5,137 | 4,253 | 4,279 | 1,969 | 4,027 | 3,900 | 3,820 | 3,015 |  1,348 | 5,475 | 6,334 | 3,590
    Less than $20,000 .....|         808 |  7,198 | 4,921 | 4,063 | 4,682 | 2,329 | 3,896 | 3,778 | 3,737 | 1,844 |  1,317 | 3,616 | 4,534 | 2,858
    $20,000-$39,999 .......|       1,042 |  7,258 | 4,930 | 4,388 | 4,296 | 1,619 | 4,208 | 3,975 | 3,924 | 2,441 |  1,360 | 4,212 | 5,207 | 2,608
    $40,000-$59,999 .......|       1,043 |  6,913 | 5,090 | 4,436 | 4,176 | 1,147 | 4,180 | 3,908 | 3,819 | 3,044 |  1,387 | 5,277 | 5,643 | 3,807
    $60,000-$79,999 .......|         798 |  6,455 | 5,338 | 4,236 | 3,992 | 1,370 | 3,972 | 3,904 | 3,815 | 3,340 |  1,278 | 6,337 | 6,779 | 4,766
    $80,000-$99,999 .......|         399 |  6,758 | 6,008 | 4,207 | 3,839 |   --- | 3,843 | 3,793 | 3,731 |   --- |  1,288 | 7,756 | 7,936 | 6,671
    $100,000 or more ......|         568 |  6,051 | 6,319 | 3,816 | 3,481 |   --- | 3,465 | 4,082 | 3,707 | 6,051 |  1,523 | 7,990 | 9,705 | 3,668
  Independent .............|       1,647 |  6,587 | 5,822 | 2,872 | 2,939 | 2,043 | 2,234 | 5,368 | 5,362 | 1,936 |  1,474 | 3,606 |  ---  | 3,355
    Less than $9,999 ......|         754 |  7,051 | 5,920 | 2,800 | 3,151 | 2,111 | 2,256 | 5,251 | 5,263 | 1,573 |  1,473 | 3,448 |  ---  | 3,248
    $10,000-$19,999 .......|         377 |  6,310 | 5,695 | 2,653 | 2,756 | 2,115 | 2,060 | 5,526 | 5,516 | 1,678 |  1,708 | 3,174 |  ---  | 3,061
    $20,000-$29,999 .......|         213 |  6,065 | 5,789 | 2,812 | 2,386 | 1,805 | 1,790 | 5,245 | 5,254 |   --- |    --- | 4,544 |  ---  | 4,254
    $30,000-$49,999 .......|         187 |  6,420 | 5,857 | 3,770 | 2,687 | 1,147 | 2,951 | 5,949 | 5,856 |   --- |    --- | 4,247 |  ---  | 3,797
    $50,000 or more .......|         117 |  4,597 | 5,095 | 3,186 | 2,647 |   --- | 2,647 | 4,984 | 4,933 |   --- |    --- | 3,087 |  ---  | 2,387
                           |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
Housing status             |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  School-owned ............|       1,802 |  8,907 | 5,931 | 5,370 | 5,409 | 2,118 | 5,039 | 3,996 | 3,887 | 3,235 |  1,408 | 5,929 | 6,728 | 3,772
  Off-campus, not with     |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    parents ...............|       2,731 |  6,466 | 5,630 | 3,178 | 3,192 | 1,975 | 2,777 | 4,889 | 4,861 | 2,458 |  1,390 | 4,294 | 6,035 | 3,412
  With parents ............|       1,772 |  4,629 | 3,980 | 2,613 | 2,856 | 1,935 | 2,405 | 3,693 | 3,672 | 2,105 |  1,163 | 4,014 | 5,166 | 3,197
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                           |             |        |    Average 1995-96 award for other undergraduates enrolled in fall 1995
                           |             |        |   (Award averages are computed for students participating in the designated program.)
                           |             |________|________________________________________________________________________________________________
All other undergraduates ..|      10,372 | $2,859 |$3,276 |$1,327 |$1,452 |$1,296 |$1,119 |$3,583 |$3,588 |$1,411 | $1,524 |$2,187 |$4,327 |$1,726
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Sex                        |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  Men .....................|       4,353 |  2,999 | 3,570 | 1,525 | 1,442 | 1,274 | 1,195 | 3,625 | 3,647 | 1,285 |  1,564 | 2,521 | 4,009 | 2,136
  Women ...................|       6,019 |  2,772 | 3,115 | 1,188 | 1,458 | 1,306 | 1,069 | 3,556 | 3,551 | 1,592 |  1,502 | 1,875 | 4,674 | 1,355
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Race/ethnicity             |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .....|       7,181 |  2,869 | 3,436 | 1,347 | 1,378 | 1,238 | 1,132 | 3,620 | 3,629 | 1,362 |  1,537 | 2,175 | 4,488 | 1,695
  Black, non-Hispanic .....|       1,356 |  2,889 | 3,166 | 1,320 | 1,524 | 1,315 | 1,119 | 3,491 | 3,500 | 1,259 |  1,570 | 2,081 | 3,879 | 1,817
  Hispanic ................|       1,135 |  2,526 | 2,740 |   985 | 1,431 | 1,352 |   829 | 3,434 | 3,437 | 1,646 |  1,372 | 2,040 | 3,325 | 1,735
  Asian American/          |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    Pacific Islander ......|         544 |  3,563 | 3,592 | 1,817 | 2,038 | 1,526 | 1,549 | 3,842 | 3,777 |  ---  |  1,612 | 3,356 | 5,212 | 2,150
  American Indian/         |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    Alaskan Native ........|         105 |  2,552 | 2,459 | 1,296 | 1,772 | 1,553 | 1,166 | 2,938 | 2,938 |  ---  |  ---   |  ---  |  ---  |  ---
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Age                        |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  23 years old or younger .|       4,127 |  3,159 | 3,118 | 1,556 | 1,683 | 1,316 | 1,403 | 3,097 | 3,069 | 1,973 |  1,442 | 2,828 | 4,336 | 1,742
  24 to 29 years old ......|       2,363 |  3,062 | 3,612 | 1,265 | 1,308 | 1,254 |   944 | 4,053 | 4,067 | 1,071 |  1,564 | 2,098 |  ---  | 1,985
  30 years old or over ....|       3,882 |  2,395 | 3,233 | 1,181 | 1,308 | 1,302 |   977 | 4,023 | 4,097 | 1,086 |  1,763 | 1,669 |  ---  | 1,562
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Marital status             |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  Married .................|       2,894 |  2,365 | 3,201 | 1,208 | 1,259 | 1,245 |   987 | 3,979 | 3,984 | 1,155 |  1,994 | 1,721 |  ---  | 1,650
  Not married\4\ ..........|       7,236 |  3,047 | 3,318 | 1,381 | 1,530 | 1,312 | 1,199 | 3,483 | 3,490 | 1,501 |  1,498 | 2,406 | 4,336 | 1,695
  Separated ...............|         242 |  3,123 | 3,021 | 1,430 | 1,515 | 1,301 |   768 | 3,517 | 3,481 |  ---  |  ---   | 2,411 |  ---  | 2,514
                           |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
Dependency status          |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  Dependent ...............|       3,542 |  3,278 | 3,241 | 1,675 | 1,766 | 1,320 | 1,555 | 2,978 | 2,941 | 2,029 |  1,415 | 3,053 | 4,336 | 1,595
    Less than $20,000 .....|         736 |  3,260 | 2,892 | 1,567 | 1,967 | 1,480 | 1,504 | 2,879 | 2,847 |   --- |  1,451 | 2,250 | 3,059 | 1,322
    $20,000-$39,999 .......|         820 |  3,163 | 3,149 | 1,478 | 1,510 | 1,042 | 1,367 | 2,923 | 2,934 |   --- |  1,296 | 2,807 | 3,766 | 1,659
    $40,000-$59,999 .......|         822 |  3,347 | 3,467 | 1,788 | 1,658 |   608 | 1,692 | 2,886 | 2,843 |   --- |  1,407 | 3,333 | 4,447 | 1,571
    $60,000-$79,999 .......|         568 |  3,590 | 3,962 | 2,110 | 1,797 |   --- | 1,775 | 3,363 | 3,251 |   --- |  1,533 | 3,634 | 5,190 |   ---
    $80,000-$99,999 .......|         283 |  3,012 | 3,787 | 1,697 | 1,865 |   --- | 1,865 | 3,139 | 3,118 |   --- |    --- | 2,602 |   --- |   ---
    $100,000 or more ......|         305 |  3,315 | 4,881 | 1,849 | 1,674 |   --- | 1,674 | 3,244 | 3,053 |   --- |    --- | 4,390 |   --- |   ---
  Independent .............|       6,829 |  2,686 | 3,294 | 1,208 | 1,337 | 1,287 |   958 | 3,962 | 3,996 | 1,093 |  1,648 | 1,841 |   --- | 1,752
    Less than $9,999 ......|       1,716 |  3,239 | 3,251 | 1,229 | 1,590 | 1,362 |   950 | 3,812 | 3,821 | 1,110 |  1,579 | 1,916 |   --- | 1,861
    $10,000-$19,999 .......|       1,546 |  2,870 | 3,325 | 1,200 | 1,326 | 1,366 |   836 | 3,970 | 4,059 |   883 |  1,735 | 1,941 |   --- | 1,936
    $20,000-$29,999 .......|       1,169 |  2,357 | 3,144 | 1,101 | 1,042 | 1,008 |   802 | 4,151 | 4,209 |   823 |    --- | 2,106 |   --- | 1,969
    $30,000-$49,999 .......|       1,315 |  2,091 | 3,496 | 1,224 | 1,020 |   737 | 1,007 | 4,162 | 4,139 |   --- |    --- | 1,740 |   --- | 1,511
    $50,000 or more .......|       1,083 |  1,705 | 3,814 | 1,273 | 1,263 |   --- | 1,262 | 4,350 | 4,392 |   --- |    --- | 1,250 |   --- | 1,135
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Housing status             |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
  School-owned ............|         490 |  2,782 | 3,362 | 1,267 | 1,371 | 1,273 | 1,045 | 3,815 | 3,828 | 1,461 |  1,669 | 1,960 | 4,356 | 1,696
  Off-campus, not with     |             |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |       |       |
    parents ...............|       7,456 |  4,827 | 4,218 | 2,513 | 2,481 | 1,460 | 2,305 | 3,303 | 3,284 | 1,583 |  1,208 | 4,071 | 4,961 | 2,474
  With parents ............|       2,425 |  2,497 | 2,713 | 1,160 | 1,406 | 1,316 |   960 | 2,994 | 2,991 | 1,163 |  1,467 | 2,373 | 3,690 | 1,722
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\1\Numbers of undergraduates may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey. Includes all postsecondary institutions.
\2\Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
\3\Details on federal and nonfederal work study participants are not available.
\4\Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed.
---Data not applicable.

NOTE.--Because of rounding and/or the fact that some students receive aid from multiple sources, row details may not add to totals. Because of rounding and survey item nonresponse, enrollment data may not add to totals. Data include undergraduates in noncollegiate and collegiate institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1995-96. (This table was prepared September 1997.)


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