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| Table 331.40. | Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and selected student characteristics: 2015-16 |
| [In current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected student characteristic |
Any aid | Grants | Loans | Work study | ||||||||||||||||
| Total1 | Federal2 | Nonfederal | Total | Federal | Nonfederal | Total3 | Federal3 | Nonfederal | Total4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| All full-time, full- year undergraduates |
$18,210 | (105) | $11,790 | (58) | $11,240 | (121) | $11,340 | (92) | $6,190 | (57) | $10,220 | (114) | $11,140 | (75) | $9,810 | (48) | $10,200 | (238) | $2,430 | (30) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 18,560 | (170) | 12,220 | (118) | 11,430 | (187) | 11,510 | (159) | 7,040 | (103) | 10,440 | (182) | 11,270 | (133) | 9,910 | (106) | 10,460 | (341) | 2,450 | (51) |
| Female | 17,950 | (153) | 11,470 | (85) | 11,090 | (156) | 11,220 | (123) | 5,590 | (67) | 10,050 | (151) | 11,050 | (110) | 9,740 | (85) | 10,010 | (326) | 2,420 | (43) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 18,380 | (152) | 11,770 | (89) | 11,690 | (173) | 11,220 | (125) | 6,370 | (86) | 10,390 | (152) | 11,620 | (107) | 9,900 | (73) | 10,770 | (292) | 2,360 | (35) |
| Black | 19,350 | (378) | 13,230 | (217) | 10,320 | (373) | 11,180 | (287) | 5,960 | (105) | 9,880 | (373) | 10,700 | (225) | 10,080 | (200) | 8,790 | (838) | 2,450 | (98) |
| Hispanic | 16,860 | (328) | 10,990 | (176) | 9,750 | (334) | 10,890 | (266) | 5,950 | (101) | 9,100 | (327) | 10,080 | (203) | 9,250 | (186) | 8,630 | (697) | 2,620 | (86) |
| Asian | 18,010 | (470) | 10,420 | (276) | 12,580 | (517) | 13,590 | (423) | 6,080 | (177) | 11,900 | (481) | 10,500 | (448) | 9,300 | (406) | 10,120 | (992) | 2,540 | (104) |
| Pacific Islander | 17,220 | (1,532) | 12,160 | (1,174) | 8,750 | (1,445) | 10,090 | (1,285) | 5,940 | (527) | 7,990 | (1,426) | 12,060 | (1,454) | 10,810 | (1,276) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
14,810 | (1,455) | 9,540 | (614) | 9,720 | (1,683) | 10,560 | (1,443) | 6,210 | (490) | 9,420 | (1,713) | 8,840 | (572) | 8,450 | (544) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | 18,450 | (602) | 12,170 | (432) | 11,390 | (596) | 11,730 | (486) | 6,630 | (315) | 10,450 | (558) | 10,960 | (437) | 10,060 | (393) | 8,590 | (876) | 2,590 | (200) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 to 23 years old | 18,680 | (124) | 11,100 | (61) | 12,230 | (132) | 12,420 | (112) | 5,330 | (51) | 11,180 | (124) | 11,370 | (91) | 9,860 | (57) | 10,260 | (251) | 2,380 | (30) |
| 24 to 29 years old | 16,950 | (267) | 13,940 | (195) | 6,410 | (250) | 7,660 | (162) | 8,030 | (189) | 5,410 | (209) | 10,370 | (172) | 9,510 | (112) | 10,050 | (804) | 2,780 | (149) |
| 30 years old or over | 15,780 | (231) | 14,140 | (213) | 4,730 | (187) | 6,470 | (104) | 8,250 | (230) | 3,940 | (159) | 10,290 | (132) | 9,720 | (120) | 9,410 | (598) | 3,430 | (257) |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Not married5 | 18,410 | (110) | 11,570 | (60) | 11,580 | (122) | 11,710 | (96) | 5,810 | (56) | 10,550 | (115) | 11,220 | (82) | 9,830 | (51) | 10,210 | (243) | 2,420 | (30) |
| Married | 15,760 | (305) | 14,070 | (252) | 5,520 | (294) | 6,630 | (167) | 9,550 | (293) | 4,640 | (256) | 10,220 | (208) | 9,470 | (150) | 10,350 | (911) | 2,730 | (214) |
| Separated | 16,540 | (737) | 14,340 | (615) | 4,890 | (754) | 7,520 | (442) | 6,970 | (428) | 4,450 | (757) | 10,110 | (458) | 9,900 | (435) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Dependency status and family income |
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| Dependent | 18,910 | (127) | 11,010 | (64) | 12,380 | (137) | 12,570 | (116) | 5,190 | (54) | 11,300 | (128) | 11,470 | (94) | 9,910 | (59) | 10,240 | (250) | 2,360 | (30) |
| Less than $20,000 | 19,080 | (352) | 11,200 | (175) | 10,620 | (354) | 13,570 | (306) | 5,930 | (37) | 10,270 | (356) | 8,810 | (235) | 8,430 | (227) | 6,820 | (629) | 2,460 | (83) |
| $20,000-$39,999 | 19,360 | (369) | 11,090 | (181) | 10,850 | (321) | 13,420 | (281) | 5,400 | (57) | 10,390 | (310) | 9,160 | (224) | 8,520 | (195) | 6,320 | (572) | 2,510 | (80) |
| $40,000-$59,999 | 19,210 | (396) | 10,270 | (199) | 11,720 | (380) | 12,130 | (333) | 3,690 | (85) | 10,910 | (371) | 10,390 | (245) | 9,140 | (214) | 8,590 | (676) | 2,470 | (89) |
| $60,000-$79,999 | 17,730 | (413) | 9,700 | (259) | 12,380 | (367) | 11,360 | (338) | 2,740 | (157) | 11,350 | (349) | 11,150 | (317) | 9,600 | (266) | 9,580 | (772) | 2,250 | (101) |
| $80,000-$99,999 | 18,810 | (481) | 11,010 | (331) | 12,960 | (439) | 11,440 | (429) | 6,870 | (1,075) | 11,320 | (430) | 12,900 | (388) | 10,600 | (354) | 11,270 | (671) | 2,240 | (119) |
| $100,000 or more | 18,910 | (266) | 11,800 | (177) | 14,080 | (282) | 12,420 | (261) | 13,760 | (1,299) | 12,440 | (264) | 13,850 | (228) | 11,530 | (174) | 12,030 | (394) | 2,180 | (55) |
| Independent | 16,230 | (184) | 13,780 | (137) | 6,810 | (194) | 7,890 | (126) | 7,890 | (135) | 6,010 | (189) | 10,220 | (99) | 9,520 | (72) | 9,970 | (526) | 2,900 | (110) |
| Less than $10,000 | 17,120 | (307) | 13,850 | (220) | 8,120 | (310) | 9,630 | (230) | 7,430 | (164) | 7,430 | (297) | 10,100 | (167) | 9,470 | (132) | 10,190 | (1,082) | 2,890 | (139) |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 15,570 | (364) | 13,180 | (274) | 5,780 | (318) | 7,220 | (190) | 6,510 | (212) | 5,110 | (278) | 9,870 | (193) | 9,310 | (165) | 8,220 | (677) | 2,580 | (206) |
| $20,000-$29,999 | 16,520 | (553) | 14,180 | (388) | 6,120 | (585) | 6,810 | (368) | 8,440 | (428) | 5,320 | (557) | 10,400 | (339) | 9,700 | (225) | 10,690 | (1,706) | 3,440 | (560) |
| $30,000-$49,999 | 15,780 | (377) | 14,210 | (331) | 5,140 | (322) | 6,290 | (157) | 9,770 | (390) | 4,000 | (257) | 10,420 | (265) | 9,580 | (199) | 10,320 | (1,104) | 2,850 | (256) |
| $50,000 or more | 14,670 | (431) | 13,710 | (414) | 6,190 | (432) | 5,340 | (255) | 10,760 | (704) | 4,910 | (331) | 10,860 | (374) | 9,850 | (222) | 10,930 | (1,337) | ‡ | (†) |
| Housing status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School-owned | 24,820 | (260) | 13,020 | (149) | 16,480 | (271) | 16,550 | (241) | 5,780 | (109) | 15,050 | (260) | 12,590 | (189) | 10,690 | (147) | 11,120 | (449) | 2,300 | (38) |
| Off-campus, not with parents |
16,320 | (157) | 12,290 | (113) | 8,640 | (157) | 8,980 | (113) | 6,810 | (98) | 7,620 | (146) | 10,770 | (108) | 9,610 | (89) | 10,320 | (372) | 2,740 | (75) |
| With parents | 12,600 | (219) | 9,040 | (148) | 7,190 | (172) | 8,440 | (155) | 5,260 | (81) | 6,710 | (166) | 9,420 | (212) | 8,670 | (202) | 7,860 | (442) | 2,450 | (96) |
| Attended more than one institution |
17,000 | (270) | 11,710 | (162) | 9,870 | (380) | 10,100 | (277) | 6,450 | (168) | 9,020 | (383) | 10,510 | (171) | 9,480 | (150) | 9,010 | (443) | 2,290 | (71) |
| † 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Details on federal and nonfederal work-study participants are not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Includes students who were single, divorced, or widowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Aid averages are for those students who received the specified type of aid. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Full-time, full-year undergraduates 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. Data exclude 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.) |
