14,058 students (77% of total 18,288 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,466.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 87% of total 2,758 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,499.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Sam Houston State University, 14,058 undergraduate students (77% of total 18,288 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,466.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Sam Houston State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship14,05877% $119,014,491$8,466
Pell Grants7,28840% $35,674,145$4,895
Federal Student Loan8,64647% $59,352,827$6,865

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,397 beginning undergraduate students (87% of total 2,758 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Sam Houston State University. The average amount of aid received is $10,499.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Sam Houston State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,39787% --
Grants or Scholarships2,00473%$21,040,681$10,499
Federal Grants1,53856%$8,525,870$5,543
Pell Grants1,21444%$6,298,855$5,189
Other Federal Grants81129%$2,227,015$2,746
State/Local Grants1,66260%$11,215,443$6,748
Institutional Grants2088%$1,299,368$6,247
Student Loan Aid1,42152%$8,040,477$5,658
Federal Student Loans1,41651%$7,792,526$5,503
Other Student Loans171%$247,951$14,585

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 Sam Houston State University.

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 level1,9061,525$16,825,497$8,828
0-30,000625625$8,505,039$13,608
30,001-48,000359357$4,442,941$12,376
48,001-75,000304279$2,560,178$8,422
75,001-110,000272156$873,016$3,210
110,001 or more346108$444,323$1,284

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