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Table 337. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 2003–04
Selected student characteristic Any aid Grants Loans Work study Other
Total1  Federal Nonfederal Total Federal Nonfederal Total Federal2  Nonfederal Total3  Total Federal Nonfederal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
All full-time, 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)
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)
                                                     
Race/ethnicity4                                                     
White 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 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) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)
                                                     
Age                                                    
Younger than 24 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)
                                                     
Marital status                                                    
Not married5  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) (†) (†)
                                                     
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)
                                                     
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)
† 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 and/or the fact that some students receive aid from multiple sources. Data include undergraduates in degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Data include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. 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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