Over the past 10 years (2014-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,717, which is 70.90 % of all undergraduate students. 9,172 students which is 51.40% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,965.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 71.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 59% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Sam Houston State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,717, which is 70.90 % of all undergraduate students. 9,172 students which is 51.40% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,965.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1411,312 (70%)$5,8676,956 (43%)$4,0399,399 (58%)$9,131
2014-1511,531 (69%)$6,0487,242 (43%)$4,1019,540 (57%)$9,093
2015-1611,909 (68%)$6,7327,288 (42%)$4,1289,723 (56%)$8,890
2016-1712,291 (69%)$7,4946,343 (35%)$4,0578,521 (48%)$7,240
2017-1813,285 (72%)$7,6496,776 (37%)$5,3648,750 (48%)$10,782
2018-1912,331 (67%)$7,3237,507 (41%)$4,7469,736 (53%)$6,970
2019-2014,127 (75%)$7,2857,642 (41%)$4,8119,745 (52%)$6,950
2020-2113,670 (73%)$7,9377,413 (39%)$4,7969,214 (49%)$6,907
2021-2214,058 (77%)$8,4667,288 (40%)$4,8958,646 (47%)$6,865
2022-2312,660 (69%)$8,1357,266 (40%)$5,1678,444 (46%)$6,819
Average12,717 (70.90%)$7,2947,172 (40.10%)$4,6109,172 (51.40%)$7,965
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 11 years, on average, 1,919 (71.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,124. It can cover 47.97% of tuition & fees ($19,020) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,576 (58.70 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,959).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,694 (71%)$8,5831,469 (62%)$6,453
2014-151,750 (74%)$8,8521,546 (65%)$6,395
2015-161,804 (72%)$9,2871,514 (60%)$5,790
2016-171,835 (69%)$8,9761,695 (64%)$6,005
2017-182,105 (76%)$7,7761,710 (62%)$5,925
2018-191,877 (66%)$8,9951,662 (59%)$5,903
2019-202,127 (74%)$8,8431,662 (58%)$5,910
2020-211,887 (70%)$9,4921,422 (53%)$5,728
2021-222,004 (73%)$10,4991,421 (52%)$5,658
2022-232,103 (65%)$9,9411,660 (52%)$5,825
Average1,919 (71.00%)$9,1241,576 (58.70%)$5,959
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 11 years, on average, 1,236 (45.90 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,873.

In addition, 1,607 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (59.20 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,129 (48%)$4,56376 (3%)$2,7591,233 (52%)$5,062583 (25%)$5,036
2014-151,206 (51%)$4,61012 (1%)$1,1001,565 (66%)$4,731530 (22%)$4,742
2015-161,212 (48%)$4,67527 (1%)$1,0741,488 (59%)$5,085628 (25%)$5,559
2016-171,279 (48%)$4,58511 (0%)$1,2271,526 (57%)$6,003252 (9%)$5,682
2017-181,230 (44%)$4,67724 (1%)$1,3791,647 (59%)$5,501276 (10%)$5,516
2018-191,262 (45%)$4,87349 (2%)$1,3931,664 (59%)$5,511251 (9%)$5,958
2019-201,277 (45%)$5,085630 (22%)$1,2851,808 (63%)$5,558326 (11%)$4,473
2020-211,142 (42%)$4,9951,023 (38%)$1,9881,555 (57%)$5,681305 (11%)$4,393
2021-221,214 (44%)$5,189811 (29%)$2,7461,662 (60%)$6,748208 (8%)$6,247
2022-231,407 (44%)$5,47536 (1%)$1,1301,922 (60%)$6,102235 (7%)$6,103
Average1,236 (45.90%)$4,873270 (10.89%)$1,6081,607 (59.20%)$5,598359 (13.70%)$5,371
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 11 years, on average, 1,576 (58.70 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,576.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,469 (62%)$6,4531,456 (61%)$6,15960 (3%)$8,522
2014-151,546 (65%)$6,3951,528 (65%)$6,09588 (4%)$6,524
2015-161,514 (60%)$5,7901,509 (60%)$5,69420 (1%)$8,685
2016-171,695 (64%)$6,0051,690 (63%)$5,88920 (1%)$11,347
2017-181,710 (62%)$5,9251,703 (61%)$5,71233 (1%)$12,274
2018-191,662 (59%)$5,9031,656 (59%)$5,66337 (1%)$11,722
2019-201,662 (58%)$5,9101,656 (58%)$5,64733 (1%)$14,288
2020-211,422 (53%)$5,7281,419 (52%)$5,61812 (0%)$14,496
2021-221,421 (52%)$5,6581,416 (51%)$5,50317 (1%)$14,585
2022-231,660 (52%)$5,8251,647 (51%)$5,48540 (1%)$15,924
Average1,576 (58.70%)$5,9591,568 (58.10%)$5,74736 (1.56%)$11,837

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