Table E-35-1.  Percentage distribution of undergraduate postsecondary students, by enrollment intensity, sex, and race/ethnicity: Academic years 2003–04 and 2007–08

Sex and race/ethnicity	Percent of undergraduates who attended full time/full year at one institution	Average annual tuition and fees		Average annual total price of attendance		Financial aid
						Total aid			Total grants			Total student loans
						Percent of full-time/full-year students receiving aid	Average annual amount for those receiving aid		Percent of full-time/full-year students receiving grants	Average annual amount for those receiving grants		Percent of full-time/full-year students receiving loans	Average annual amount for those receiving loans
Total1	35.4	$10,300		$22,400		80.1	$12,900		65.3	$7,200		53.1	$8,000
Sex
Male	36.2	10,500		22,400		77.0	13,000		61.3	7,300		50.3	8,100
Female	34.8	10,200		22,300		82.5	12,800		68.5	7,200		55.2	8,000
Race/ethnicity
White	37.6	10,900		22,700		77.8	13,000		61.6	7,200		52.3	8,100
Black	29.4	9,100		22,000		92.0	13,600		79.7	7,100		69.8	8,000
Hispanic	31.2	8,100		20,000		86.0	11,500		74.9	6,600		49.3	7,900
Asian	37.5	11,700		23,800		68.0	12,900		55.6	9,100		36.4	7,400
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	28.8	10,400		22,900		80.2	13,400		68.3	6,000		51.9	8,700
American Indian/ Alaska Native	29.1	8,000		19,100		86.7	10,800		77.3	6,700		47.9	7,100
Two or more races	38.7	10,400		22,800		83.5	13,700		68.3	8,300		57.8	7,600
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	38.2	11,000		22,800		75.2	13,200		58.2	7,300		50.3	8,200
Black	29.2	9,700		22,100		90.6	13,900		77.0	7,700		65.0	8,100
Hispanic	31.8	8,000		19,900		82.3	11,300		70.0	6,500		46.4	7,800
Asian	40.0	11,600		23,500		63.9	12,600		50.4	8,300		36.9	7,200
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	31.0	8,300		20,900		82.9	12,500		72.8	5,200		50.9	9,400
American Indian/ Alaska Native	28.3	7,800		19,300		85.7	10,500		73.7	6,400		43.2	7,100
Two or more races	38.2	10,300		22,800		81.0	13,600		68.1	7,900		53.3	7,700
Female
White	37.1	10,700		22,700		79.9	12,900		64.5	7,200		54.0	8,100
Black	29.6	8,800		22,000		92.8	13,400		81.2	6,800		72.5	7,900
Hispanic	30.8	8,200		20,200		88.7	11,500		78.3	6,600		51.3	8,000
Asian	35.4	11,800		24,100		72.0	13,100		60.8	9,600		35.9	7,600
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	27.1	12,200		24,800		77.7	14,400		64.2	6,800		52.7	8,100
American Indian/ Alaska Native	29.8	8,200		18,900		87.5	11,000		80.2	6,900		51.6	7,200
Two or more races	39.1	10,500		22,900		85.2	13,800		68.5	8,500		60.9	7,600

1Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

NOTE: Amounts are averages for those who received the specified type of aid. Full-time/full-year students were enrolled full time for 9 or more months from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Months did not have to be contiguous, and students did not have to be enrolled for a full month in order to be considered enrolled for that month. "Full time" is usually defined as 12 or more credit hours. The total price of attendance for a postsecondary institution includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, and transportation and personal expenses. “Total aid” includes all types of financial aid from any source except parents, friends, or relatives. Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) are also included in “total aid,” but are excluded from “total student loans.” “Total grants” includes grants, scholarships, or tuition waivers from federal, state, institutional, or private sources, including employers. “Total student loans” includes federal, state, institutional, and private (alternative) loans. Estimates presented include dependent and independent undergraduates. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08).