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| Table 331.10. | Percentage of undergraduates receiving financial aid, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 2015-16 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected student characteristic | Number of undergrad-uates1 (in thousands) | Any aid | Grants | Loans | Work study | |||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | Federal3 | Nonfederal | Total | Federal | Nonfederal | Total4 | Federal4 | Nonfederal | Total5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| All undergraduates | 19,308 | 72.2 | (0.22) | 55.9 | (0.14) | 49.0 | (0.31) | 63.1 | (0.23) | 41.2 | (0.11) | 46.1 | (0.33) | 38.7 | (0.11) | 36.7 | (0.09) | 5.9 | (0.11) | 5.2 | (0.14) | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 8,406 | 69.1 | (0.38) | 52.0 | (0.33) | 47.8 | (0.41) | 58.9 | (0.36) | 37.4 | (0.31) | 44.9 | (0.42) | 35.4 | (0.27) | 33.2 | (0.25) | 5.7 | (0.17) | 4.8 | (0.18) | |
| Female | 10,903 | 74.6 | (0.28) | 59.0 | (0.24) | 49.9 | (0.39) | 66.3 | (0.31) | 44.1 | (0.24) | 47.1 | (0.41) | 41.3 | (0.23) | 39.3 | (0.21) | 6.0 | (0.17) | 5.5 | (0.18) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 10,276 | 71.2 | (0.42) | 53.5 | (0.41) | 49.3 | (0.41) | 60.0 | (0.40) | 34.3 | (0.32) | 46.0 | (0.43) | 40.2 | (0.37) | 37.8 | (0.36) | 7.1 | (0.18) | 5.6 | (0.17) | |
| Black | 3,006 | 80.0 | (0.62) | 70.6 | (0.71) | 45.9 | (0.73) | 72.4 | (0.68) | 60.1 | (0.70) | 43.4 | (0.74) | 50.8 | (0.76) | 49.4 | (0.76) | 4.2 | (0.24) | 5.2 | (0.34) | |
| Hispanic | 3,723 | 71.4 | (0.66) | 55.6 | (0.65) | 49.4 | (0.75) | 65.5 | (0.65) | 47.1 | (0.60) | 47.2 | (0.76) | 30.7 | (0.62) | 28.9 | (0.60) | 4.3 | (0.26) | 4.4 | (0.41) | |
| Asian | 1,399 | 62.0 | (1.09) | 40.5 | (1.05) | 49.9 | (1.11) | 56.6 | (1.12) | 32.1 | (1.06) | 47.6 | (1.09) | 23.3 | (0.85) | 20.9 | (0.81) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 5.4 | (0.41) | |
| Pacific Islander | 83 | 69.1 | (3.97) | 54.2 | (3.95) | 49.8 | (4.53) | 60.5 | (4.50) | 42.7 | (3.98) | 48.1 | (4.50) | 31.8 | (3.49) | 30.9 | (3.44) | 3.1 | (0.83) | 2.8 | ! | (1.26) |
| American Indian/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 160 | 76.7 | (3.02) | 62.5 | (3.34) | 44.1 | (3.07) | 70.8 | (2.93) | 56.1 | (3.16) | 42.6 | (3.00) | 30.9 | (2.66) | 29.5 | (2.64) | 2.6 | (0.68) | 3.3 | ! | (1.15) |
| Two or more races | 661 | 76.8 | (1.50) | 59.9 | (1.78) | 53.6 | (1.46) | 67.9 | (1.46) | 45.9 | (1.59) | 51.2 | (1.40) | 42.6 | (1.59) | 39.9 | (1.56) | 6.1 | (0.65) | 4.7 | (0.62) | |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 to 23 | 11,368 | 74.7 | (0.32) | 56.4 | (0.26) | 56.6 | (0.41) | 65.8 | (0.33) | 37.6 | (0.22) | 53.5 | (0.43) | 40.5 | (0.22) | 38.1 | (0.22) | 7.5 | (0.15) | 7.6 | (0.19) | |
| 24 to 29 | 3,536 | 69.9 | (0.63) | 58.6 | (0.62) | 38.5 | (0.60) | 61.6 | (0.66) | 50.6 | (0.61) | 35.9 | (0.64) | 37.4 | (0.53) | 35.6 | (0.54) | 4.0 | (0.24) | 2.5 | (0.24) | |
| 30 or older | 4,404 | 67.4 | (0.54) | 52.7 | (0.61) | 37.8 | (0.64) | 57.3 | (0.53) | 43.0 | (0.54) | 35.3 | (0.65) | 35.2 | (0.50) | 33.9 | (0.49) | 3.1 | (0.19) | 1.3 | (0.13) | |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not married6 | 16,098 | 73.5 | (0.26) | 57.0 | (0.17) | 51.4 | (0.34) | 64.8 | (0.27) | 41.2 | (0.15) | 48.4 | (0.36) | 40.2 | (0.16) | 38.0 | (0.15) | 6.4 | (0.13) | 6.0 | (0.16) | |
| Married | 2,940 | 64.7 | (0.67) | 49.7 | (0.68) | 36.8 | (0.76) | 53.4 | (0.69) | 39.6 | (0.59) | 34.4 | (0.78) | 30.2 | (0.53) | 28.8 | (0.53) | 3.0 | (0.22) | 1.2 | (0.18) | |
| Separated | 270 | 75.0 | (2.10) | 63.6 | (2.29) | 38.1 | (1.90) | 68.8 | (2.18) | 59.1 | (2.19) | 35.9 | (1.87) | 41.5 | (2.08) | 40.6 | (2.05) | 3.3 | (0.75) | 2.0 | (0.49) | |
| Attendance status7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time, full-year | 7,239 | 86.4 | (0.26) | 69.8 | (0.33) | 66.9 | (0.40) | 76.7 | (0.31) | 46.3 | (0.30) | 63.8 | (0.41) | 54.7 | (0.33) | 52.5 | (0.34) | 9.2 | (0.21) | 10.5 | (0.26) | |
| Part-time or part-year | 12,069 | 63.6 | (0.33) | 47.6 | (0.26) | 38.2 | (0.40) | 54.9 | (0.33) | 38.2 | (0.23) | 35.5 | (0.41) | 29.2 | (0.23) | 27.1 | (0.21) | 3.9 | (0.13) | 2.0 | (0.15) | |
| Dependency status and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| family income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dependent | 9,772 | 76.9 | (0.35) | 58.9 | (0.28) | 59.2 | (0.43) | 67.1 | (0.35) | 37.3 | (0.24) | 56.0 | (0.45) | 43.2 | (0.25) | 40.7 | (0.24) | 8.2 | (0.17) | 8.3 | (0.21) | |
| Less than $20,000 | 1,713 | 87.5 | (0.72) | 80.3 | (0.72) | 60.9 | (0.93) | 86.9 | (0.75) | 79.5 | (0.74) | 59.2 | (0.93) | 40.1 | (0.83) | 38.3 | (0.81) | 4.1 | (0.31) | 9.5 | (0.50) | |
| $20,000-$39,999 | 1,644 | 84.6 | (0.75) | 76.3 | (0.80) | 62.4 | (0.98) | 83.0 | (0.76) | 74.4 | (0.81) | 60.8 | (0.99) | 42.1 | (0.81) | 40.7 | (0.79) | 5.3 | (0.42) | 10.9 | (0.56) | |
| $40,000-$59,999 | 1,281 | 81.4 | (0.96) | 68.3 | (1.04) | 65.1 | (1.02) | 75.5 | (1.00) | 56.8 | (0.98) | 61.8 | (1.03) | 48.1 | (1.11) | 45.9 | (1.09) | 8.2 | (0.52) | 10.7 | (0.65) | |
| $60,000-$79,999 | 1,157 | 72.7 | (0.98) | 50.3 | (1.00) | 58.4 | (1.09) | 60.1 | (1.03) | 19.8 | (0.78) | 54.9 | (1.08) | 44.5 | (0.92) | 42.3 | (0.93) | 8.6 | (0.54) | 8.1 | (0.52) | |
| $80,000-$99,999 | 946 | 69.9 | (1.20) | 46.3 | (1.03) | 56.7 | (1.26) | 53.7 | (1.29) | 4.9 | (0.51) | 53.0 | (1.28) | 45.4 | (1.02) | 43.1 | (0.99) | 10.3 | (0.67) | 8.2 | (0.71) | |
| $100,000 or more | 3,032 | 68.6 | (0.72) | 40.5 | (0.57) | 55.0 | (0.70) | 50.7 | (0.68) | 1.9 | (0.17) | 50.4 | (0.69) | 42.2 | (0.56) | 38.6 | (0.54) | 11.2 | (0.38) | 5.3 | (0.29) | |
| Independent | 9,536 | 67.3 | (0.34) | 52.9 | (0.31) | 38.5 | (0.47) | 58.9 | (0.34) | 45.2 | (0.29) | 36.0 | (0.48) | 34.2 | (0.26) | 32.5 | (0.24) | 3.5 | (0.14) | 2.0 | (0.14) | |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,909 | 69.8 | (0.64) | 56.0 | (0.72) | 41.0 | (0.76) | 66.3 | (0.69) | 53.8 | (0.72) | 38.7 | (0.77) | 35.0 | (0.58) | 33.2 | (0.55) | 3.6 | (0.23) | 3.7 | (0.26) | |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 1,783 | 74.6 | (0.86) | 64.7 | (0.94) | 39.9 | (0.89) | 70.1 | (0.90) | 61.6 | (0.91) | 36.8 | (0.87) | 41.0 | (0.79) | 38.9 | (0.75) | 4.3 | (0.34) | 2.2 | (0.24) | |
| $20,000-$29,999 | 1,372 | 72.7 | (0.96) | 58.5 | (1.06) | 40.6 | (1.08) | 63.4 | (0.96) | 48.8 | (0.98) | 38.2 | (1.10) | 37.4 | (1.04) | 36.3 | (1.01) | 3.1 | (0.31) | 1.7 | (0.21) | |
| $30,000-$49,999 | 1,467 | 65.8 | (1.00) | 53.0 | (1.09) | 35.3 | (1.04) | 53.0 | (1.02) | 40.0 | (1.01) | 32.8 | (1.03) | 33.6 | (0.81) | 32.3 | (0.80) | 3.2 | (0.29) | 1.0 | (0.24) | |
| $50,000 or more | 2,005 | 54.5 | (0.90) | 34.1 | (0.82) | 34.6 | (0.85) | 39.5 | (0.82) | 19.7 | (0.61) | 32.2 | (0.86) | 25.1 | (0.69) | 23.2 | (0.69) | 3.2 | (0.33) | 0.4 | (0.09) | |
| Housing status8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| School-owned | 2,756 | 86.8 | (0.49) | 65.7 | (0.63) | 76.5 | (0.61) | 78.6 | (0.60) | 37.1 | (0.62) | 73.5 | (0.67) | 59.5 | (0.63) | 56.8 | (0.64) | 12.2 | (0.51) | 17.1 | (0.57) | |
| Off-campus, not with | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| parents | 9,926 | 70.0 | (0.39) | 54.6 | (0.41) | 43.4 | (0.43) | 60.3 | (0.36) | 42.5 | (0.36) | 40.3 | (0.45) | 37.3 | (0.36) | 35.2 | (0.35) | 5.0 | (0.15) | 3.2 | (0.15) | |
| With parents | 4,749 | 66.0 | (0.57) | 49.8 | (0.54) | 44.3 | (0.68) | 58.9 | (0.58) | 39.4 | (0.48) | 42.0 | (0.68) | 26.0 | (0.52) | 24.2 | (0.50) | 3.9 | (0.22) | 2.7 | (0.24) | |
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Numbers of undergraduates may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the school year. Includes all postsecondary institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid but did not specify the source or type of aid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Details on federal and nonfederal work-study participants are not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Full-time, full-year includes students enrolled full time for 9 or more months. Part-time or part-year includes students enrolled part time for 9 or more months and students enrolled less than 9 months either part time or full time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Excludes students attending more than one institution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Data include undergraduates in degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Data exclude students attending institutions in Puerto Rico. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16). (This table was prepared June 2018.) |
