U.S. Undergraduate Students Receiving Grant Aid
Table includes percentages of students receiving grant aid for years 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2003-2004 and 2007-2008. Institutional and student characteristics included.
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1995-96 |
1999-2000 |
2003-04 |
2007-08 |
| Characteristic |
Percent |
Avg amount |
Percent |
Avg amount |
Percent |
Avg amount |
Percent |
Avg amount |
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| Total |
39.4% |
$2,700 |
44.5% |
$3,500 |
51.0% |
$4,000 |
51.7% |
$4,900 |
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| Type of institution |
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| Public 2-year |
27.4 |
$1,300 |
32.2 |
$1,600 |
39.5 |
$2,200 |
39.6 |
$2,200 |
| Public 4-year |
40.9 |
$2,600 |
46.6 |
$3,200 |
52.6 |
$4,000 |
52.9 |
$5,200 |
| Private nonprofit 4-year |
61.6 |
$5,600 |
67.4 |
$7,100 |
74.1 |
$7,700 |
73.6 |
$10,200 |
| For-profit |
57.6 |
$1,900 |
61.9 |
$2,600 |
69.1 |
$3,200 |
70.4 |
$3,200 |
| More than one institution |
54.1 |
$1,900 |
50.7 |
$3,500 |
46.8 |
$3,500 |
51.3 |
$4,400 |
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| Attendance status |
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| Full-time, full-year |
54.9 |
$4,000 |
59.0 |
$5,000 |
62.6 |
$5,600 |
64.4 |
$7,100 |
| Full-time, part-year |
43.2 |
$1,800 |
50.6 |
$2,400 |
50.9 |
$2,900 |
53.3 |
$3,400 |
| Part-time, full-year |
35.2 |
$1,700 |
38.3 |
$2,300 |
49.2 |
$2,700 |
48.7 |
$2,900 |
| Part-time, part-year |
21.3 |
$900 |
25.2 |
$1,100 |
32.6 |
$1,600 |
33.3 |
$1,700 |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
36.2 |
$2,800 |
40.4 |
$3,500 |
46.8 |
$4,100 |
46.7 |
$5,000 |
| Female |
41.8 |
$2,700 |
47.6 |
$3,500 |
54.1 |
$3,900 |
55.5 |
$4,800 |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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| White |
35.6 |
$2,700 |
41.5 |
$3,600 |
48.1 |
$4,000 |
48.2 |
$5,000 |
| Black |
54.4 |
$2,600 |
58.6 |
$3,100 |
64.9 |
$3,800 |
63.5 |
$4,400 |
| Hispanic |
48.0 |
$2,400 |
49.9 |
$3,000 |
53.8 |
$3,800 |
58.1 |
$4,300 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
35.9 |
$4,200 |
37.5 |
$4,500 |
41.3 |
$5,200 |
43.8 |
$6,200 |
| American Indian |
48.7 |
$3,000 |
50.7 |
$3,400 |
58.8 |
$3,600 |
60.4 |
$4,300 |
| Other or Two or more races |
48.5 |
$3,400 |
43.3 |
$4,100 |
51.9 |
$4,100 |
53.5 |
$5,700 |
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| Age |
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| 18 or younger |
48.9 |
$3,900 |
55.0 |
$4,700 |
58.4 |
$5,300 |
60.2 |
$6,600 |
| 19–23 |
40.8 |
$3,300 |
45.9 |
$4,300 |
50.7 |
$4,800 |
51.0 |
$6,000 |
| 24–29 |
38.5 |
$1,900 |
43.8 |
$2,400 |
52.9 |
$3,000 |
52.0 |
$3,200 |
| 30–39 |
38.2 |
$1,700 |
41.6 |
$2,100 |
51.4 |
$2,600 |
53.0 |
$2,900 |
| 40 or older |
28.7 |
$1,600 |
33.9 |
$1,700 |
43.2 |
$2,400 |
45.0 |
$2,700 |
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| Dependency/marital status |
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| Dependent |
39.3 |
$3,700 |
46.6 |
$4,600 |
51.0 |
$5,200 |
51.4 |
$6,400 |
| Independent |
39.4 |
$1,800 |
42.4 |
$2,300 |
51.1 |
$2,800 |
52.0 |
$3,100 |
| Unmarried with no dependents |
32.6 |
$1,900 |
38.0 |
$2,400 |
46.8 |
$3,000 |
47.1 |
$3,400 |
| Married with no dependents |
25.6 |
$1,600 |
25.6 |
$1,900 |
36.3 |
$2,400 |
38.7 |
$3,000 |
| Unmarried with dependents |
55.7 |
$1,900 |
54.8 |
$2,600 |
66.7 |
$3,100 |
66.3 |
$3,200 |
| Married with dependents |
42.6 |
$1,700 |
45.0 |
$2,000 |
48.3 |
$2,500 |
49.1 |
$2,800 |
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| Dependent student family income |
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| Lowest 25 percent |
64.1 |
$3,700 |
71.4 |
$4,400 |
75.1 |
$5,500 |
74.7 |
$6,500 |
| Lower middle 25 percent |
43.6 |
$3,600 |
48.0 |
$4,500 |
52.9 |
$4,700 |
51.9 |
$6,000 |
| Upper middle 25 percent |
28.5 |
$3,600 |
36.1 |
$5,000 |
40.3 |
$5,000 |
41.6 |
$6,400 |
| Highest 25 percent |
20.6 |
$3,600 |
30.6 |
$4,900 |
34.1 |
$5,300 |
36.8 |
$6,800 |
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| Independent student family income |
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| Lowest 25 percent |
63.7 |
$2,300 |
67.6 |
$3,000 |
66.0 |
$3,600 |
67.9 |
$3,900 |
| Lower middle 25 percent |
39.7 |
$1,800 |
46.8 |
$2,300 |
60.2 |
$2,800 |
57.5 |
$3,100 |
| Upper middle 25 percent |
31.7 |
$1,400 |
31.4 |
$1,600 |
46.8 |
$2,300 |
49.2 |
$2,500 |
| Highest 25 percent |
22.5 |
$1,300 |
24.8 |
$1,400 |
29.9 |
$2,000 |
32.8 |
$2,400 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics |
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