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Digest of Education Statistics: 2014
Digest of Education Statistics: 2014

NCES 2016-006
April 2016


Table 331.35. Percentage of full-time, full-year undergraduates receiving financial aid, and average annual amount received, by source of aid and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1999-2000 through 2011-12
[Standard errors appear in parentheses. Amounts in constant 2013-14 dollars]
Year and selected student characteristic Number enrolled (in thousands) Any aid Grants Loans1
Percent receiving Average amount Percent receiving Average amount Percent receiving Average amount
Total2 Federal3 Nonfederal Total2 Federal3 Nonfederal Total Pell Total Pell
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1999-2000                                                    
Total 6,145 (—) 71.9 (0.59) 56.7 (0.44) 52.3 (0.67) $11,750 (138) $8,280 (80) $7,170 (132) 58.5 (0.60) 28.3 (0.43) $7,080 (112) $3,170 (21) 45.6 (0.44) $8,370 (82)
Sex                                                    
Male 2,687 (—) 69.1 (0.74) 53.9 (0.65) 49.7 (0.79) 11,730 (214) 8,390 (117) 7,200 (205) 53.9 (0.83) 24.5 (0.59) 7,050 (171) 3,110 (29) 43.8 (0.67) 8,550 (143)
Female 3,458 (—) 74.0 (0.73) 59.0 (0.62) 54.3 (0.86) 11,770 (158) 8,200 (93) 7,140 (134) 62.1 (0.75) 31.3 (0.61) 7,100 (118) 3,210 (28) 46.9 (0.64) 8,240 (102)
                                                     
Race/ethnicity                                                    
White 4,335 (—) 69.9 (0.73) 53.1 (0.59) 52.2 (0.73) 11,870 (186) 8,330 (103) 7,430 (170) 55.2 (0.70) 21.5 (0.53) 7,120 (143) 3,000 (30) 45.3 (0.61) 8,580 (112)
Black 675 (—) 88.0 (1.16) 78.6 (1.49) 54.7 (2.09) 11,530 (400) 8,620 (238) 6,150 (348) 76.2 (1.24) 55.7 (1.38) 6,640 (209) 3,410 (47) 59.2 (2.36) 7,640 (264)
Hispanic 500 (—) 77.1 (1.41) 65.6 (1.84) 53.1 (2.20) 10,740 (419) 7,780 (292) 5,980 (328) 66.7 (1.76) 45.4 (2.10) 6,420 (259) 3,320 (53) 42.7 (1.99) 8,200 (268)
Asian 372 (—) 60.3 (1.65) 47.8 (1.79) 47.9 (1.55) 12,340 (781) 8,120 (304) 7,430 (716) 53.0 (1.67) 31.7 (1.62) 8,200 (645) 3,460 (85) 33.0 (2.03) 7,860 (293)
Pacific Islander 41 (—) 62.3 (6.39) 56.0 (5.70) 48.8 (5.63) 12,130 (1,129) 7,290 (622) 7,110 (1,059) 53.1 (6.29) 31.9 (5.85) 7,280 (837) 3,110 (261) 40.7 (5.58) 8,550 (1,190)
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
42 (—) 81.5 (4.72) 75.0 (5.05) 61.7 (6.64) 12,110 (1,033) 7,590 (761) 6,760 (952) 78.7 (4.73) 50.8 (7.04) 7,420 (671) 3,510 (174) 44.6 (7.94) 7,740 (760)
Two or more races 93 (—) 75.6 (3.00) 60.6 (3.36) 57.1 (3.44) 12,370 (659) 7,940 (402) 7,940 (552) 62.0 (3.22) 34.2 (3.30) 8,380 (596) 3,320 (180) 43.8 (2.76) 8,150 (366)
Other 86 (—) 61.9 (3.54) 45.2 (3.64) 46.9 (4.04) 11,180 (1,013) 7,410 (470) 7,610 (1,006) 51.4 (4.32) 26.0 (3.70) 7,720 (815) 3,010 (225) 29.8 (4.02) 8,210 (861)
                                                     
Dependency status
      and family income
                                                   
Dependent 4,612 (—) 70.2 (0.65) 53.4 (0.52) 53.7 (0.75) 12,170 (164) 7,970 (93) 7,980 (165) 56.2 (0.70) 21.1 (0.52) 7,730 (136) 2,950 (26) 45.6 (0.50) 8,280 (103)
Low-income4 990 (—) 85.4 (0.90) 78.1 (1.03) 65.2 (1.43) 12,450 (222) 7,990 (123) 6,750 (194) 82.3 (0.94) 70.4 (1.12) 7,950 (151) 3,370 (28) 50.5 (1.27) 6,980 (142)
Middle-income4 2,383 (—) 70.6 (0.85) 53.4 (0.79) 54.7 (1.01) 12,300 (248) 7,600 (111) 8,440 (244) 54.3 (1.00) 11.6 (0.47) 7,680 (232) 1,880 (48) 49.8 (0.80) 8,160 (119)
High-income4 1,238 (—) 57.3 (1.10) 33.7 (0.77) 42.6 (1.07) 11,510 (225) 9,020 (257) 8,360 (182) 38.8 (1.08) (†) 7,500 (180) (†) 33.5 (0.72) 10,180 (265)
Independent 1,533 (—) 76.9 (0.88) 66.8 (0.80) 48.1 (1.11) 10,620 (193) 9,040 (127) 4,420 (140) 65.5 (0.84) 50.0 (0.72) 5,390 (111) 3,460 (33) 45.6 (1.17) 8,640 (103)
                                                     
2003-04                                                    
Total 7,562 (—) 75.3 (0.62) 60.3 (0.49) 54.9 (0.63) $12,330 (117) $8,850 (76) $7,180 (149) 62.2 (0.58) 31.4 (0.31) $7,160 (127) $3,840 (23) 48.6 (0.42) $8,840 (90)
Sex                                                    
Male 3,340 (—) 72.8 (0.89) 57.2 (0.83) 53.8 (0.78) 12,470 (155) 9,000 (104) 7,290 (164) 58.6 (0.82) 28.0 (0.62) 7,130 (144) 3,760 (34) 46.8 (0.77) 9,140 (128)
Female 4,222 (—) 77.3 (0.56) 62.7 (0.51) 55.8 (0.70) 12,220 (136) 8,740 (81) 7,090 (170) 65.0 (0.61) 34.2 (0.46) 7,180 (140) 3,900 (26) 50.0 (0.45) 8,610 (93)
                                                     
Race/ethnicity                                                    
White 5,137 (—) 73.3 (0.86) 56.3 (0.79) 55.2 (0.81) 12,280 (149) 8,820 (87) 7,310 (162) 59.0 (0.79) 23.9 (0.54) 7,000 (149) 3,660 (28) 48.4 (0.68) 9,010 (97)
Black 895 (—) 88.7 (0.90) 81.3 (1.08) 55.5 (1.68) 12,840 (277) 9,400 (187) 6,750 (250) 79.0 (1.27) 61.5 (1.64) 7,330 (231) 4,090 (35) 59.2 (1.90) 8,370 (226)
Hispanic 718 (—) 78.8 (1.09) 67.8 (1.21) 55.0 (1.32) 11,940 (260) 8,500 (162) 6,630 (258) 68.1 (1.15) 46.7 (1.17) 7,280 (185) 4,030 (56) 46.3 (1.19) 8,510 (227)
Asian 459 (—) 65.1 (1.55) 51.4 (1.46) 50.6 (1.70) 12,570 (308) 8,130 (225) 7,910 (265) 54.5 (1.74) 30.6 (1.40) 8,670 (259) 4,070 (72) 35.7 (1.28) 8,280 (294)
Pacific Islander 34 (—) 71.1 (5.10) 61.5 (4.79) 46.2 (4.95) 12,000 (1,175) 8,570 (875) 7,070 (1,145) 53.0 (5.12) 28.1 (4.85) 7,360 (774) 4,090 (288) 45.0 (5.02) 9,280 (1,066)
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
59 (—) 81.1 (5.18) 66.2 (6.31) 64.5 (4.42) 11,400 (788) 8,680 (458) 5,430 (944) 73.8 (5.79) 43.4 (4.64) 6,860 (742) 3,690 (195) 46.5 (5.70) 8,030 (530)
Two or more races 156 (—) 77.1 (2.12) 61.6 (2.12) 55.9 (2.11) 12,550 (512) 9,180 (360) 7,190 (440) 63.8 (2.18) 31.5 (2.39) 7,060 (374) 3,840 (111) 49.3 (2.34) 9,350 (486)
Other 104 (—) 72.2 (2.56) 56.6 (2.71) 53.2 (2.58) 11,450 (622) 8,610 (415) 6,370 (568) 61.7 (2.89) 35.5 (2.94) 6,580 (398) 3,930 (137) 42.9 (2.65) 8,710 (549)
                                                     
Dependency status
      and family income
                                                   
Dependent 5,574 (—) 73.3 (0.79) 56.3 (0.68) 57.2 (0.74) 12,750 (147) 8,480 (81) 7,980 (164) 59.6 (0.74) 23.6 (0.39) 7,740 (158) 3,610 (26) 47.5 (0.62) 8,970 (102)
Low-income4 1,250 (—) 87.9 (0.70) 77.8 (0.80) 66.6 (1.00) 13,560 (257) 9,080 (119) 7,280 (245) 84.8 (0.80) 70.8 (0.92) 8,890 (209) 4,270 (24) 51.0 (0.91) 7,330 (165)
Middle-income4 2,886 (—) 72.7 (1.01) 55.4 (0.89) 58.0 (0.97) 12,480 (173) 7,940 (105) 8,060 (182) 57.2 (0.88) 14.8 (0.42) 7,130 (179) 2,270 (34) 50.4 (0.80) 8,980 (124)
High-income4 1,438 (—) 61.6 (0.98) 39.3 (0.82) 47.4 (0.91) 12,380 (216) 8,990 (152) 8,640 (214) 42.5 (1.02) (†) 7,360 (213) (†) 38.8 (0.83) 10,830 (189)
Independent 1,988 (—) 80.9 (0.77) 71.5 (0.79) 48.5 (0.91) 11,250 (133) 9,650 (114) 4,540 (125) 69.4 (0.79) 53.5 (0.82) 5,780 (85) 4,130 (30) 51.6 (0.85) 8,480 (113)
                                                     
2007-08                                                    
Total 7,527 (—) 80.1 (0.28) 63.9 (0.31) 63.7 (0.36) $14,410 (109) $9,070 (56) $9,030 (98) 64.6 (0.37) 32.7 (0.29) $8,050 (79) $3,610 (16) 54.8 (0.32) $10,560 (86)
Sex                                                    
Male 3,277 (—) 77.1 (0.44) 60.0 (0.47) 61.8 (0.49) 14,520 (157) 9,220 (102) 9,170 (122) 60.8 (0.54) 27.7 (0.42) 8,110 (105) 3,570 (25) 52.1 (0.56) 10,780 (130)
Female 4,249 (—) 82.4 (0.36) 66.9 (0.42) 65.2 (0.47) 14,340 (128) 8,970 (62) 8,920 (124) 67.6 (0.47) 36.6 (0.41) 8,010 (94) 3,630 (23) 56.9 (0.43) 10,410 (96)
                                                     
Race/ethnicity                                                    
White 4,983 (—) 78.1 (0.39) 59.6 (0.44) 63.2 (0.46) 14,420 (140) 8,970 (78) 9,350 (127) 61.1 (0.51) 24.1 (0.37) 7,940 (101) 3,430 (23) 54.0 (0.45) 10,850 (108)
Black 899 (—) 92.1 (0.58) 83.9 (0.86) 67.8 (0.85) 15,050 (184) 9,960 (123) 8,120 (180) 79.6 (0.92) 61.5 (1.06) 7,880 (156) 3,840 (41) 70.3 (0.84) 9,880 (166)
Hispanic 844 (—) 84.3 (0.71) 71.8 (0.88) 65.8 (0.91) 13,690 (216) 8,680 (120) 8,060 (199) 72.0 (0.85) 50.5 (1.02) 7,800 (136) 3,710 (37) 52.0 (0.92) 10,350 (229)
Asian 489 (—) 69.5 (1.35) 53.7 (1.33) 57.6 (1.47) 14,140 (316) 8,300 (200) 9,340 (279) 57.0 (1.61) 32.2 (1.21) 9,810 (267) 3,820 (48) 38.6 (1.29) 9,680 (275)
Pacific Islander 45 (—) 81.4 (3.79) 67.3 (4.93) 64.1 (4.44) 15,050 (996) 9,970 (792) 8,650 (814) 69.0 (4.14) 36.1 (4.59) 6,990 (578) 3,500 (233) 53.8 (4.44) 12,390 (772)
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
50 (—) 85.9 (3.32) 71.3 (3.81) 61.8 (4.53) 12,180 (872) 8,540 (578) 7,080 (716) 76.3 (3.20) 48.3 (4.15) 7,430 (663) 3,650 (186) 48.7 (4.70) 8,990 (664)
Two or more races 199 (—) 83.4 (1.31) 68.1 (1.72) 67.1 (2.01) 15,380 (437) 9,560 (257) 9,410 (389) 67.9 (1.66) 37.6 (1.87) 9,180 (372) 3,700 (96) 59.1 (1.92) 9,940 (379)
Other 17 (—) 79.8 (5.18) 72.9 (5.30) 50.9 (6.42) 13,900 (1,377) 8,750 (660) 9,270 (1,293) 67.3 (5.59) 51.9 (5.87) 8,390 (1,234) 3,490 (265) 54.7 (5.64) 8,140 (823)
                                                     
Dependency status
      and family income
                                                   
Dependent 5,675 (—) 78.0 (0.34) 59.5 (0.37) 65.1 (0.40) 14,870 (133) 8,770 (72) 9,830 (115) 62.7 (0.44) 25.2 (0.27) 8,810 (97) 3,530 (19) 51.9 (0.38) 10,790 (108)
Low-income4 1,203 (—) 92.3 (0.49) 85.9 (0.59) 74.9 (0.62) 15,330 (176) 9,210 (87) 8,320 (145) 89.2 (0.57) 80.9 (0.66) 9,890 (123) 4,140 (18) 56.7 (0.75) 8,350 (158)
Middle-income4 2,825 (—) 79.3 (0.41) 59.4 (0.50) 67.1 (0.48) 14,790 (163) 8,230 (94) 10,200 (148) 61.6 (0.50) 16.1 (0.33) 8,380 (129) 2,240 (31) 56.0 (0.50) 10,790 (122)
High-income4 1,647 (—) 65.5 (0.66) 40.3 (0.65) 54.4 (0.76) 14,570 (232) 9,440 (210) 10,550 (180) 45.2 (0.84) (†) 8,280 (166) (†) 41.4 (0.68) 13,210 (224)
Independent 1,851 (—) 86.4 (0.47) 77.4 (0.59) 59.6 (0.74) 13,140 (133) 9,790 (85) 6,340 (113) 70.5 (0.64) 55.8 (0.64) 5,960 (78) 3,710 (29) 63.6 (0.74) 10,000 (109)
                                                     
2011-12                                                    
Total 8,864 (—) 84.4 (0.36) 72.8 (0.51) 56.9 (0.46) $16,010 (110) $11,170 (78) $9,460 (114) 72.4 (0.41) 47.1 (0.50) $9,530 (95) $4,570 (17) 56.7 (0.53) $10,420 (77)
Sex                                                    
Male 3,868 (—) 82.3 (0.50) 70.1 (0.65) 56.2 (0.61) 16,220 (173) 11,350 (112) 9,600 (179) 68.9 (0.58) 42.9 (0.60) 9,720 (154) 4,540 (25) 53.9 (0.70) 10,510 (116)
Female 4,996 (—) 86.0 (0.42) 74.9 (0.60) 57.5 (0.53) 15,860 (138) 11,040 (90) 9,350 (145) 75.1 (0.46) 50.4 (0.62) 9,400 (113) 4,580 (22) 58.8 (0.58) 10,360 (97)
                                                     
Race/ethnicity5                                                    
White 5,369 (—) 82.6 (0.45) 68.5 (0.63) 57.0 (0.50) 15,880 (151) 11,110 (105) 9,670 (143) 68.8 (0.50) 37.8 (0.57) 9,360 (119) 4,380 (25) 56.4 (0.67) 10,620 (102)
Black 1,209 (—) 94.0 (0.54) 90.7 (0.70) 52.8 (1.24) 16,640 (265) 12,280 (162) 8,530 (310) 84.6 (0.72) 73.5 (1.07) 8,880 (197) 4,780 (27) 71.9 (1.12) 10,320 (172)
Hispanic 1,274 (—) 88.3 (0.74) 79.1 (0.91) 60.4 (1.12) 15,210 (320) 10,520 (162) 8,470 (329) 79.9 (0.84) 62.7 (0.94) 9,580 (276) 4,740 (36) 51.2 (1.09) 9,760 (186)
Asian 603 (—) 71.4 (1.77) 58.5 (1.82) 56.4 (1.60) 16,760 (553) 9,830 (256) 11,040 (529) 63.3 (1.71) 40.8 (1.60) 12,120 (458) 4,710 (66) 38.4 (1.59) 9,790 (413)
Pacific Islander 42 (—) 82.1 (3.87) 71.5 (5.20) 55.0 (4.22) 18,400 (1,713) 12,300 (900) 11,460 (1,931) 67.3 (4.42) 44.6 (4.76) 12,350 (1,760) 4,980 (152) 50.7 (5.38) 11,100 (1,209)
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
67 (—) 93.0 (2.55) 86.4 (2.44) 57.1 (3.82) 15,240 (1,024) 10,310 (530) 9,220 (1,166) 85.4 (3.24) 69.5 (3.37) 9,650 (810) 4,600 (172) 62.3 (3.60) 8,260 (627)
Two or more races 301 (—) 85.8 (1.46) 76.3 (1.76) 59.6 (2.14) 17,620 (562) 11,870 (304) 10,160 (592) 73.1 (1.71) 49.4 (1.94) 10,400 (429) 4,690 (86) 59.3 (2.06) 11,250 (365)
                                                     
Age                                                    
15 to 23 6,650 (—) 82.7 (0.39) 68.6 (0.54) 62.4 (0.46) 16,720 (130) 10,800 (93) 10,290 (128) 70.9 (0.43) 39.7 (0.44) 10,680 (115) 4,540 (19) 54.0 (0.53) 10,640 (102)
24 to 29 1,048 (—) 87.5 (0.76) 83.1 (0.91) 43.4 (1.01) 14,580 (248) 12,150 (170) 6,140 (366) 76.7 (0.95) 68.6 (1.11) 6,770 (208) 4,630 (38) 61.9 (1.20) 10,020 (127)
30 or over 1,165 (—) 91.1 (0.72) 87.2 (0.80) 37.8 (1.14) 13,590 (217) 12,000 (150) 5,070 (242) 77.0 (0.90) 70.3 (1.01) 5,990 (129) 4,610 (37) 67.3 (1.08) 9,770 (126)
                                                     
Marital status                                                    
Not married6 7,920 (—) 84.0 (0.37) 71.6 (0.53) 59.1 (0.47) 16,400 (114) 11,160 (82) 9,760 (119) 72.5 (0.41) 45.3 (0.50) 9,930 (101) 4,580 (18) 56.4 (0.54) 10,540 (84)
Married 828 (—) 86.9 (0.90) 80.6 (1.06) 38.4 (1.18) 12,790 (262) 11,140 (184) 5,550 (346) 69.5 (1.15) 59.5 (1.28) 6,190 (193) 4,430 (48) 57.3 (1.16) 9,570 (173)
Separated 117 (—) 97.2 (1.02) 95.9 (1.25) 37.5 (2.73) 13,560 (534) 11,730 (369) 5,130 (843) 88.6 (2.00) 85.0 (2.35) 6,210 (313) 4,790 (76) 71.4 (2.68) 9,240 (324)
                                                     
Dependency status
      and family income
                                                   
Dependent 6,141 (—) 82.3 (0.39) 67.7 (0.56) 63.3 (0.46) 16,990 (136) 10,850 (98) 10,480 (129) 69.9 (0.43) 37.0 (0.43) 10,920 (121) 4,480 (21) 54.3 (0.55) 10,780 (108)
Low-income4 1,361 (—) 94.2 (0.58) 90.6 (0.73) 67.9 (0.94) 17,170 (232) 10,870 (121) 9,320 (277) 93.6 (0.61) 89.2 (0.76) 11,740 (212) 5,380 (16) 56.1 (0.89) 8,310 (136)
Middle-income4 3,045 (—) 83.2 (0.50) 69.0 (0.68) 65.8 (0.64) 17,030 (189) 10,430 (115) 10,590 (176) 70.1 (0.59) 34.6 (0.55) 10,600 (167) 3,440 (32) 58.2 (0.70) 10,700 (132)
High-income4 1,735 (—) 71.3 (0.73) 47.4 (0.89) 55.4 (0.81) 16,720 (310) 11,850 (261) 11,380 (288) 50.9 (0.83) 0.4 (0.07) 10,510 (279) 3,410 (436) 46.1 (0.92) 13,330 (250)
Independent 2,723 (—) 89.2 (0.54) 84.3 (0.64) 42.5 (0.80) 13,980 (171) 11,760 (107) 6,010 (229) 78.1 (0.67) 70.0 (0.79) 6,740 (122) 4,680 (26) 62.0 (0.86) 9,710 (92)
                                                     
Housing status                                                    
School-owned 2,219 (—) 88.2 (0.50) 72.9 (0.66) 76.3 (0.59) 22,940 (259) 12,740 (166) 14,330 (257) 78.1 (0.59) 35.9 (0.67) 14,860 (265) 4,520 (37) 65.9 (0.75) 11,780 (145)
Off-campus,
      not with
      parents
3,222 (—) 84.4 (0.63) 74.6 (0.73) 48.9 (0.73) 13,920 (174) 11,140 (116) 7,040 (178) 71.6 (0.63) 53.0 (0.77) 7,420 (127) 4,590 (28) 56.1 (0.74) 10,150 (128)
With parents 2,502 (—) 82.7 (0.69) 72.0 (0.85) 52.0 (0.86) 12,780 (173) 9,860 (102) 6,670 (200) 71.2 (0.73) 52.1 (0.87) 7,580 (145) 4,610 (32) 49.4 (0.88) 9,470 (136)
Attended more than
      one institution
921 (—) 79.9 (0.74) 68.2 (0.94) 51.5 (0.87) 14,410 (231) 11,020 (148) 7,770 (244) 64.9 (0.90) 40.0 (0.86) 8,070 (188) 4,440 (40) 56.3 (1.00) 9,810 (151)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
2Includes students who reported they were awarded aid but did not specify the source of aid.
3Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
4Low-income students have family incomes below the 25th percentile, middle-income students have family incomes from the 25th to the 75th percentile, and high-income students have family incomes above the 75th percentile.
5The 2012 questionnaire did not offer students the option of choosing an "Other" race category.
6Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed.
NOTE: Full-time, full-year undergraduates are those who were enrolled full time for 9 or more months at one or more institutions. Data include undergraduates in degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-year basis. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Data exclude Puerto Rico. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, NPSAS:08, and NPSAS:12). (This table was prepared June 2015.)