[Last update: December 11, 2025]

23,039 students (61% of total 37,946 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Houston (Houston). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,638.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 83% of total 5,214 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,159.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Houston, 23,039 undergraduate students (61% of total 37,946 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,638.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Houston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship23,03961% $222,052,775$9,638
Pell Grants15,80642% $88,905,468$5,625
Federal Student Loan12,02132% $77,264,502$6,427

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,339 beginning undergraduate students (83% of total 5,214 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 $12,159.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Houston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,33983% --
Grants or Scholarships3,84674%$46,761,802$12,159
Federal Grants2,37045%$15,386,784$6,492
Pell Grants2,37045%$14,716,667$6,210
Other Federal Grants4268%$670,117$1,573
State/Local Grants1,74133%$14,567,541$8,367
Institutional Grants2,91056%$16,807,477$5,776
Student Loan Aid1,86036%$13,483,777$7,249
Federal Student Loans1,78934%$8,967,087$5,012
Other Student Loans2565%$4,516,690$17,643

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 2023-2024 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 level3,0772,719$34,471,147$11,203
0-30,0001,0271,027$15,127,039$14,729
30,001-48,000664663$9,539,286$14,366
48,001-75,000557540$6,930,689$12,443
75,001-110,000326252$1,824,583$5,597
110,001 or more503237$1,049,550$2,087

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