25,620 students (66% of total 38,581 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Houston. The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,585.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 83% of total 4,998 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,457.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Houston, 25,620 undergraduate students (66% of total 38,581 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,585.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - U of Houston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship25,62066% $245,566,416$9,585
Pell Grants15,83441% $77,087,113$4,868
Federal Student Loan12,21932% $77,997,163$6,383

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,169 beginning undergraduate students (83% of total 4,998 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Houston. The average amount of aid received is $11,457.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - U of Houston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,16983% --
Grants or Scholarships3,74575%$42,904,862$11,457
Federal Grants2,38248%$16,502,174$6,928
Pell Grants2,20044%$11,916,822$5,417
Other Federal Grants71514%$4,585,352$6,413
State/Local Grants1,71534%$12,453,812$7,262
Institutional Grants2,62753%$13,948,876$5,310
Student Loan Aid1,72535%$10,997,121$6,375
Federal Student Loans1,67233%$8,276,603$4,950
Other Student Loans1974%$2,720,518$13,810

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of Houston.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,9612,640$30,290,691$10,230
0-30,000972969$12,754,769$13,122
30,001-48,000670668$8,431,096$12,584
48,001-75,000584565$6,940,071$11,884
75,001-110,000300248$1,463,266$4,878
110,001 or more435190$701,489$1,613

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