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High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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Table R2. Federal student aid application and awards for high school class of 2013: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders whose first postsecondary enrollment after high school was in 2013–14, percentage who applied for Federal financial aid and, among those students who applied, percentage who received various types of federal aid and, among those students who received each type of federal aid, average amount received, by selected characteristics (2013–14)

      Federal loans
among applicants1		   Federal Direct PLUS Loans
to parents among applicants		   Federal Pell Grants
among applicants		  
Characteristic Percent who
applied for
Federal
financial aid		   Percent
who
received		   Average
amount
received		   Percent
who
received		   Average
amount
received		   Percent
who
received		   Average
amount
received		  
Total 81.6   57.4   $5,608   10.3   $13,386   54.9   $4,118  
Demographic characteristics                            
Sex                            
Male 79.7   54.5   5,551   10.6   14,138   52.5   4,086  
Female 83.4   59.8   5,653   10.1   12,705   57.0   4,143  
Race/ethnicity2                            
White 76.7   61.3   5,488   11.7   13,794   39.3   3,925  
Black 95.1   61.9   5,923   8.2   12,725   80.2   4,322  
Hispanic 86.6   47.9   5,767   7.0   14,306   74.5   4,209  
Asian 78.7   40.5   4,913   10.6   13,463   56.3   4,510  
Other or Two or more races 85.5   56.4   5,782   13.3   10,488   62.5   3,997  
Highest education attained by either parent                            
High school credential or lower 88.8   53.4   5,711   7.7   11,367   71.9   4,215  
Certificate or associate's degree 85.7   56.2   5,875   8.8   13,477   62.9   4,172  
Bachelor's degree or higher 74.8   60.8   5,551   13.2   14,358   35.4   3,982  
Family socioeconomic status quintile                            
Lowest quintile 92.6   47.3   5,821   4.9 ! 7,454 ! 85.9   4,324  
Middle three quintiles 84.8   58.4   5,731   10.5   13,724   58.6   4,094  
Highest quintile 69.3   60.8   5,465   13.6   14,282   21.9   3,944  
Language student first learned to speak                            
English only 81.0   59.4   5,635   11.2   13,444   51.6   4,074  
Non-English only 83.9   46.5   5,193   4.6 ! 10,353   72.8   4,564  
English and non-English equally 87.3   47.6   5,811   8.0 ! 15,140   71.7   3,800  
Ever had disability or special need3                            
Yes 80.0   60.2   5,736   12.5   14,028   54.2   4,032  
No 81.6   56.5   5,639   10.1   13,115   53.5   4,195  
High school characteristics                            
Mathematics achievement quintile                            
Lowest fifth 84.4   45.6   6,263   6.3   14,618   76.2   4,106  
Middle three-fifths 83.1   58.1   5,702   10.9   13,219   58.4   4,145  
Highest fifth 77.1   59.6   5,485   10.6   13,850   35.4   4,175  
Cumulative high school grade point average                            
Lower than 2.50 83.7   47.9   5,425   8.2   12,650   78.0   3,651  
2.50–2.99 81.3   60.8   5,877   11.9   13,137   58.8   4,302  
3.00–3.49 82.8   60.6   5,661   10.8   14,011   47.1   4,409  
3.50 or higher 79.7   59.5   5,454   10.6   13,554   39.6   4,336  
Sector of last high school                            
Public 82.2   57.1   5,670   10.3   13,435   55.6   4,165  
Private 68.7   60.4   5,566   14.7   14,983   32.4   4,092  
High school credential type                            
Regular high school diploma 80.9   57.4   5,659   10.5   13,682   53.4   4,155  
GED and other high school equivalency 86.3   62.7   ‡   ‡   ‡   86.6   ‡  
Postsecondary enrollment characteristics                            
Control and level of first primary postsecondary institution4                            
Public 2-year 76.0   24.9   3,938   0.8   ‡   71.7   3,767  
Public 4-year 81.6   65.2   5,531   12.3   12,409   47.2   4,400  
Private nonprofit 4-year 87.3   77.6   5,823   17.2   15,360   42.3   4,254  
Private for-profit 96.4   85.6   8,010   16.3   15,775   76.8   4,003  
Other5 ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
State where student attended high school6                            
National (public schools only) 82.9   57.2   5,615   9.9   13,120   56.8   4,114  
California 75.0   34.7   5,444   8.3   ‡   64.0   4,117  
Florida 87.5   51.6   5,867   3.2 ! ‡   62.2   4,184  
Georgia 88.9   64.3   5,997   17.0 ! ‡   62.2   3,663  
Michigan 82.7   58.8   5,036   9.3 ! ‡   51.7   3,743  
North Carolina 76.9   49.1   6,074   6.5   ‡   55.5   3,970  
Ohio 89.6   76.3   5,765   12.8   12,904   53.3   4,041  
Pennsylvania 85.3   83.5   6,332   19.6   11,476 ! 50.8   4,696  
Tennessee 93.8   39.3   5,042   4.7 ! ‡   64.7   4,137  
Texas 81.9   47.1   4,838   8.8 ! ‡   63.0   3,895  
Washington 74.9   53.1   5,316   14.5 ! ‡   51.3   3,317  
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the standard error is greater than 50 percent of the estimate.
1Includes Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans.
2Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and individuals who indicated Two or more races or Other. All race categories exclude Hispanic or Latino origin.
3This variable indicates if a student had a serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions; had been told by a health or education professional that he/she had ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder); had a learning disability; was deaf or had a serious difficulty hearing; was blind or had a serious difficulty seeing; or had any other disability or special need.
4The first primary institution is generally the institution in which a student first enrolled at the postsecondary level, according to enrollment data in both transcripts and student records. For students who enrolled at one institution during the summer immediately after high school and enrolled at another institution during the fall, their first primary institution is the institution with the fall enrollment.
5Includes public less-than-2-year, private nonprofit 2-year, and private nonprofit less-than-2-year institutions.
6Base-year (2009) public school and student samples are state representative for a subset of 10 states listed in the table. Students attending public schools in all other states are included in the "National (public schools only)" category.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base Year, First Follow-Up, 2013 Update, High School Transcript Study, and Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records Data Collection.

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