How U of Houston's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at University of Houston since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 22,350, which is 62.36 % of all undergraduate students. 13,560 students which is 38.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,728.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	18,347 (58%)	$5,744	13,043 (41%)	$3,973	14,417 (45%)	$6,891
2012-13	18,913 (58%)	$6,759	12,707 (39%)	$3,991	14,085 (43%)	$7,031
2013-14	18,580 (59%)	$7,205	12,205 (38%)	$4,061	12,898 (41%)	$6,925
2014-15	18,710 (57%)	$7,261	12,678 (38%)	$4,153	13,205 (40%)	$6,959
2015-16	20,034 (58%)	$7,042	13,037 (37%)	$4,168	13,842 (40%)	$6,870
2016-17	20,281 (56%)	$7,204	13,478 (37%)	$4,242	14,056 (39%)	$6,821
2017-18	22,654 (61%)	$7,309	14,793 (40%)	$4,477	14,488 (39%)	$6,650
2018-19	23,768 (62%)	$7,621	15,535 (41%)	$4,729	14,214 (37%)	$6,582
2019-20	31,774 (82%)	$6,544	15,683 (41%)	$4,856	13,859 (36%)	$6,482
2020-21	27,169 (69%)	$8,290	15,614 (40%)	$4,881	11,877 (30%)	$6,413
2021-22	25,620 (66%)	$9,585	15,834 (41%)	$4,868	12,219 (32%)	$6,383
Average	22,350 (62.36%)	$7,324	14,055 (39.36%)	$4,400	13,560 (38.36%)	$6,728

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,354 (77.73 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,708. It can cover 43.75% of tuition & fees ($22,191) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,554 (36.55 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,290).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,593 (73%)	$8,833	1,569 (44%)	$5,776
2012-13	2,586 (77%)	$9,714	1,231 (37%)	$6,164
2013-14	2,444 (74%)	$10,448	1,153 (35%)	$6,131
2014-15	3,011 (77%)	$9,732	1,494 (38%)	$6,618
2015-16	3,211 (80%)	$8,963	1,482 (37%)	$6,181
2016-17	3,130 (73%)	$9,530	1,582 (37%)	$6,463
2017-18	3,611 (76%)	$9,336	1,834 (39%)	$6,369
2018-19	3,856 (78%)	$9,677	1,655 (34%)	$6,420
2019-20	4,987 (93%)	$8,693	2,006 (37%)	$6,505
2020-21	3,721 (79%)	$10,409	1,363 (29%)	$6,184
2021-22	3,745 (75%)	$11,457	1,725 (35%)	$6,375
Average	3,354 (77.73%)	$9,708	1,554 (36.55%)	$6,290

^*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 12 years, on average, 1,799 (41.82 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,864.

In addition, 1,558 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (37.09 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,619 (46%)	$4,521	205 (6%)	$1,904	1,596 (45%)	$4,389	1,628 (46%)	$5,031
2012-13	1,383 (41%)	$4,581	183 (5%)	$1,888	1,386 (41%)	$4,148	2,173 (65%)	$5,840
2013-14	1,326 (40%)	$4,510	27 (1%)	$1,243	1,490 (45%)	$5,655	1,681 (51%)	$6,601
2014-15	1,589 (41%)	$4,546	82 (2%)	$1,652	1,727 (44%)	$5,276	2,105 (54%)	$6,096
2015-16	1,494 (37%)	$4,667	229 (6%)	$1,958	1,283 (32%)	$5,425	2,460 (61%)	$5,854
2016-17	1,570 (37%)	$4,589	128 (3%)	$1,674	1,386 (33%)	$6,312	2,066 (48%)	$6,612
2017-18	2,052 (43%)	$4,867	187 (4%)	$1,343	1,685 (36%)	$5,951	2,570 (54%)	$5,233
2018-19	2,172 (44%)	$5,116	77 (2%)	$1,833	1,755 (36%)	$6,431	2,954 (60%)	$5,002
2019-20	2,349 (44%)	$5,409	4,178 (78%)	$786	1,570 (29%)	$7,061	3,657 (68%)	$4,452
2020-21	2,039 (43%)	$5,278	1,941 (41%)	$1,189	1,543 (33%)	$6,799	3,200 (68%)	$4,742
2021-22	2,200 (44%)	$5,417	715 (14%)	$6,413	1,715 (34%)	$7,262	2,627 (53%)	$5,310
Average	1,799 (41.82%)	$4,864	723 (14.73%)	$1,989	1,558 (37.09%)	$5,883	2,466 (57.09%)	$5,525

^*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 12 years, on average, 1,554 (36.55 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,554.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,569 (44%)	$5,776	1,550 (44%)	$5,105	136 (4%)	$8,449
2012-13	1,231 (37%)	$6,164	1,203 (36%)	$5,135	150 (4%)	$9,407
2013-14	1,153 (35%)	$6,131	1,128 (34%)	$5,143	128 (4%)	$9,909
2014-15	1,494 (38%)	$6,618	1,418 (36%)	$5,187	325 (8%)	$7,790
2015-16	1,482 (37%)	$6,181	1,451 (36%)	$5,131	160 (4%)	$10,720
2016-17	1,582 (37%)	$6,463	1,529 (36%)	$5,101	203 (5%)	$11,941
2017-18	1,834 (39%)	$6,369	1,792 (38%)	$5,116	221 (5%)	$11,369
2018-19	1,655 (34%)	$6,420	1,601 (33%)	$4,951	214 (4%)	$12,614
2019-20	2,006 (37%)	$6,505	1,957 (36%)	$4,993	313 (6%)	$10,472
2020-21	1,363 (29%)	$6,184	1,324 (28%)	$4,941	142 (3%)	$13,286
2021-22	1,725 (35%)	$6,375	1,672 (33%)	$4,950	197 (4%)	$13,810
Average	1,554 (36.55%)	$6,290	1,511 (35.45%)	$5,068	199 (4.64%)	$10,888

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at U of Houston

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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

Compare U of Houston in a Variety of Ways