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Table 318. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 1999-2000

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                              |                   Any aid               |                   Grants                |                      Loans                  |  Work Study |                      Other
Selected student              |_________________________________________|_________________________________________|_____________________________________________|_____________|___________________________________________
characteristic                |     Total\1\|      Federal|   Nonfederal|        Total|      Federal|   Nonfederal|         Total|       Federal|     Nonfederal|     Total\2\|        Total|      Federal|     Nonfederal
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     All full-time, full-year |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
        undergraduates .......|$8,474(103.7)|$6,158 (55.6)|$4,996 (98.5)|$4,949 (80.3)|$2,524 (18.5)|$4,425 (93.7)|$5,437  (49.8)|$4,825  (38.1)|$4,939  (123.0)|$1,672 (24.5)|$6,028(101.3)|$7,493(116.1)|$3,293  (164.6)
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Sex                           |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
  Male .......................| 8,449(127.3)| 6,218 (78.7)| 5,045(119.4)| 4,932(103.7)| 2,489 (26.6)| 4,469(117.3)| 5,442  (67.0)| 4,782  (52.8)| 4,892  (191.7)| 1,706 (34.2)| 6,097(146.3)| 7,706(178.1)| 3,923  (351.3)
  Female .....................| 8,493(121.1)| 6,115 (66.5)| 4,961(114.6)| 4,961 (89.2)| 2,545 (24.6)| 4,395(104.8)| 5,433  (63.6)| 4,856  (46.6)| 4,977  (155.4)| 1,653 (29.3)| 5,956(132.7)| 7,313(154.6)| 2,810   (77.3)
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Race/ethnicity                |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
  White, non-Hispanic ........| 8,659(117.1)| 6,261 (63.8)| 5,288(110.6)| 5,053 (95.9)| 2,382 (24.0)| 4,658(104.9)| 5,483  (55.8)| 4,781  (38.5)| 5,106  (146.4)| 1,658 (27.8)| 6,089(111.8)| 7,411(126.3)| 3,102   (72.9)
  Black, non-Hispanic ........| 8,476(252.3)| 6,517(151.4)| 4,336(216.7)| 4,667(168.0)| 2,669 (46.7)| 3,965(208.3)| 5,267 (124.1)| 4,950 (105.6)| 4,295  (282.0)| 1,598 (80.0)| 5,846(312.4)| 7,472(353.1)| 3,141  (381.6)
  Hispanic ...................| 7,084(262.7)| 5,335(169.4)| 3,581(208.6)| 4,244(132.5)| 2,680 (38.4)| 3,130(187.6)| 5,400 (161.9)| 4,926 (132.3)| 4,178  (318.2)| 1,650 (85.1)| 5,049(293.0)| 7,651(469.9)| 2,001  (180.2)
  Asian/Pacific Islander .....| 9,221(433.5)| 6,168(176.6)| 5,422(419.6)| 5,819(357.9)| 2,700 (57.1)| 4,881(419.9)| 5,455 (163.0)| 4,933 (141.0)| 4,867  (451.9)| 2,008(115.8)| 7,608(856.9)| 8,784(708.6)| 7,247(2,333.7)
  American Indian/            |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
     Alaska Native ...........| 8,343(666.4)| 5,413(411.7)| 4,399(522.0)| 5,155(413.5)| 2,897(224.4)| 4,141(486.9)| 5,234 (460.1)| 4,851 (437.1)|  ---      (†) |  ---    (†) |  ---    (†) |  ---    (†) |  ---      (†)
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Age                           |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
  23 years old or younger ....| 8,582(118.2)| 5,872 (60.5)| 5,445(109.9)| 5,321 (95.7)| 2,479 (22.3)| 4,872(105.7)| 4,985  (50.9)| 4,313  (35.0)| 4,795  (132.4)| 1,643 (26.2)| 6,686(116.6)| 7,496(116.2)| 3,793  (275.4)
  24 to 29 years old .........| 8,340(171.1)| 7,193(132.8)| 3,034(112.3)| 3,733 (83.7)| 2,585 (38.3)| 2,536 (98.1)| 6,789 (122.7)| 6,480 (111.0)| 4,980  (333.5)| 1,736 (87.8)| 3,843(170.6)|  ---    (†) | 2,881  (152.6)
  30 years old or over .......| 7,809(264.1)| 6,811(158.8)| 3,047(183.4)| 3,578(120.9)| 2,647 (44.3)| 2,317(138.9)| 7,283 (177.5)| 6,702 (126.2)| 6,671  (432.3)| 2,179(155.9)| 3,683(247.0)|  ---    (†) | 2,334  (152.9)
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Marital status                |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
  Married ....................| 7,608(226.5)| 6,694(152.7)| 3,122(175.9)| 3,438 (97.3)| 2,460 (47.0)| 2,455(117.7)| 7,096 (172.7)| 6,581 (125.0)| 6,030  (416.5)| 1,802(124.3)| 3,947(218.0)|  ---    (†) | 2,786  (105.7)
  Not married\3\ .............| 8,569(109.8)| 6,075 (56.5)| 5,192(103.0)| 5,128 (87.1)| 2,521 (20.9)| 4,624 (99.1)| 5,246  (49.0)| 4,619  (36.4)| 4,856  (127.8)| 1,665 (25.0)| 6,299(106.6)| 7,486(116.3)| 3,401  (202.9)
  Separated ..................| 8,563(508.0)| 7,158(431.8)| 2,826(302.6)| 4,095(212.7)| 2,910 (85.9)| 2,364(244.2)| 6,526 (347.5)| 6,189 (300.2)|  ---      (†) |  ---    (†) |  ---    (†) |  ---    (†) |  ---      (†)
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Dependency status and         |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
   family income              |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
  Dependent ..................| 8,636(125.1)| 5,787 (60.1)| 5,599(115.2)| 5,425(103.8)| 2,405 (24.7)| 5,014(111.5)| 4,888  (49.4)| 4,191  (32.8)| 4,840  (137.4)| 1,635 (26.2)| 6,776(120.0)| 7,497(115.8)| 3,919  (302.8)
    Less than $20,000 ........| 8,363(238.3)| 5,688(130.7)| 4,262(181.8)| 5,413(147.3)| 2,997 (33.1)| 3,878(169.9)| 4,682 (116.3)| 4,239  (90.6)| 3,618  (300.7)| 1,574 (51.7)| 5,388(630.8)| 6,432(482.7)| 4,103(2,323.8)
    $20,000-$39,999 ..........| 9,010(195.2)| 5,587(103.8)| 5,276(161.9)| 5,457(146.9)| 2,157 (31.4)| 4,742(151.7)| 4,887  (95.2)| 4,328  (71.3)| 4,319  (225.6)| 1,614 (42.5)| 5,312(224.6)| 5,831(241.4)| 4,794  (420.0)
    $40,000-$59,999 ..........| 8,621(245.6)| 5,415(103.7)| 5,843(221.6)| 5,343(223.6)| 1,306 (46.9)| 5,315(226.9)| 4,732  (87.2)| 4,150  (58.3)| 4,265  (190.4)| 1,667 (46.5)| 5,830(213.3)| 6,320(202.7)| 3,811  (235.0)
    $60,000-$79,999 ..........| 8,924(232.8)| 5,841(113.2)| 6,474(230.1)| 5,740(210.4)| 1,713(253.1)| 5,724(207.9)| 4,897 (112.7)| 4,035  (53.8)| 5,138  (298.0)| 1,592 (58.6)| 6,599(175.0)| 6,933(173.3)| 3,201  (305.2)
    $80,000-$99,999 ..........| 8,163(265.2)| 6,108(203.5)| 5,770(232.3)| 5,041(220.7)|  ---    (†) | 5,060(218.7)| 5,131 (146.1)| 4,167  (81.5)| 5,695  (361.5)| 1,743(101.2)| 8,358(376.6)| 9,211(372.3)|  ---      (†)
    $100,000 or more .........| 8,366(224.2)| 6,890(199.3)| 6,043(216.1)| 5,420(204.3)|  ---    (†) | 5,411(203.4)| 5,196 (141.4)| 4,223  (63.4)| 6,342  (497.0)| 1,728 (81.7)| 8,997(336.1)|10,202(351.7)| 3,132  (214.0)
  Independent ................| 8,074(154.0)| 6,952(103.7)| 3,159 (99.7)| 3,828 (69.4)| 2,671 (25.9)| 2,607 (82.6)| 6,807 (100.1)| 6,391  (80.9)| 5,365  (221.0)| 1,883 (56.1)| 3,903(133.2)|  ---    (†) | 2,543   (75.4)
    Less than $10,000 ........| 8,981(207.7)| 7,414(154.1)| 3,285(134.4)| 4,462 (90.9)| 2,957 (31.5)| 2,820(113.1)| 6,565 (142.0)| 6,251 (118.4)| 5,074  (341.9)| 1,853 (73.0)| 3,678(259.9)|  ---    (†) | 2,006  (140.9)
    $10,000-$19,999 ..........| 7,812(205.7)| 6,681(155.1)| 2,802(148.7)| 3,531(108.7)| 2,534 (55.6)| 2,296(125.5)| 6,463 (137.1)| 6,131 (117.3)| 4,142  (263.4)| 1,830(138.9)| 4,293(322.8)|  ---    (†) | 2,568  (162.7)
    $20,000-$29,999 ..........| 7,376(277.9)| 6,321(212.6)| 3,162(224.8)| 3,512(145.4)| 2,436 (68.2)| 2,620(190.6)| 6,958 (231.9)| 6,372 (169.4)| 5,549  (666.3)| 1,817(136.3)| 3,414(301.7)|  ---    (†) |  ---      (†)
    $30,000-$49,999 ..........| 7,257(329.0)| 6,564(236.8)| 3,254(261.7)| 2,799(181.3)| 1,618 (80.8)| 2,576(227.0)| 7,389 (230.2)| 6,860 (178.8)| 6,070  (753.4)|  ---    (†) | 3,586(246.2)|  ---    (†) |  ---      (†)
    $50,000 or more ..........| 6,905(469.2)| 7,362(327.6)| 3,821(565.5)| 2,681(282.1)|  ---    (†) | 2,668(269.4)| 8,579 (485.4)| 7,729 (338.8)| 9,835(1,127.4)|  ---    (†) | 4,803(466.6)|  ---    (†) |  ---      (†)
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Housing status                |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
  School-owned ...............|11,219(195.7)| 6,804 (87.4)| 7,299(176.3)| 6,884(177.3)| 2,540 (37.5)| 6,536(175.6)| 5,167  (68.9)| 4,330  (49.3)| 5,234  (187.9)| 1,659 (36.0)| 7,418(156.4)| 7,969(167.8)| 4,272  (208.2)
  Off-campus, not with        |             |             |             |             |             |             |              |              |               |             |             |             |
     parents .................| 7,887(108.8)| 6,487 (72.5)| 3,873 (93.1)| 4,106 (70.0)| 2,540 (24.5)| 3,310 (85.4)| 6,030  (71.0)| 5,525  (58.8)| 5,018  (160.1)| 1,842 (39.6)| 4,967(149.9)| 7,180(205.4)| 3,144  (274.9)
  With parents ...............| 5,642(118.9)| 4,514 (92.1)| 3,164(103.4)| 3,659 (75.6)| 2,475 (35.2)| 2,849 (92.2)| 4,455  (93.7)| 4,053  (75.3)| 3,903  (216.1)| 1,379 (53.2)| 4,980(240.5)| 6,117(270.7)| 2,475   (95.7)
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---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
\2\Details on federal and nonfederal work study participants are not available.
\3\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. Award averages are computed for students participating in the designated program.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000). (This table was prepared April 2002.)