First-Time Students' Participation in Student Financial Aid and Loan Programs 1 at Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities
  1999-2000   2004-2005  
Percent Receiving Average Amount Percent Receiving Average Amount
Grant or Loan Federal Grants State/ Local Grants Institutional Grants Loans Federal Grants State/ Local Grants Institutional Grants Loans Grant or Loan Federal Grants State/ Local Grants Institutional Grants Loans Federal Grants State/ Local Grants Institutional Grants Loans
United States
73.1
33.9
35.4
29.9
43.6
$2,248
$1,656
$2,077
$2,881
78.2
34.3
38.8
31.9
49.0
$2,984
$2,261
$2,763
$3,706
United States
SREB states
75.5
33.4
29.5
30.3
41.5
2,229
1,814
2,553
2,688
82.8
37.4
32.7
31.0
47.9
2,967
2,377
3,557
3,547
SREB states
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
103.3
98.5
83.4
101.3
95.3
99.2
109.6
122.9
93.3
105.8
108.9
84.2
97.5
97.9
99.4
105.1
128.8
95.7
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
Alabama
74.3
37.3
10.3
31.2
40.6
$2,289
$1,218
$2,619
$2,613
74.0
37.4
8.0
39.3
54.1
$3,144
$1,339
$3,632
$3,584
Alabama
Arkansas
75.7
41.6
28.3
51.5
32.6
2,160
1,905
2,539
2,369
79.4
50.7
20.3
40.3
40.9
2,880
1,803
3,663
3,466
Arkansas
Delaware
78.5
30.5
16.0
36.0
66.5
2,601
1,860
3,257
4,006
84.0
30.5
19.5
36.0
59.5
2,861
3,777
4,969
5,792
Delaware
Florida
82.3
25.2
61.0
28.7
33.1
2,146
1,883
1,772
2,907
81.5
26.3
59.3
34.4
23.1
2,911
2,154
2,469
3,294
Florida
Georgia
88.5
32.0
72.2
10.6
42.2
2,154
1,825
2,363
2,681
92.2
33.2
78.2
10.7
38.2
2,915
3,363
2,342
3,078
Georgia
Kentucky
81.3
28.4
65.9
31.0
33.1
2,223
805
2,567
2,980
87.5
33.8
61.5
29.9
41.1
2,802
1,854
4,112
3,573
Kentucky
Louisiana
81.5
46.2
31.9
29.5
41.5
1,930
1,577
1,383
2,166
88.6
49.5
41.5
26.8
48.9
3,077
2,315
1,927
3,236
Louisiana
Maryland
75.2
34.7
42.8
31.8
54.8
2,235
1,950
3,539
2,886
76.4
31.7
30.1
31.8
48.9
3,079
2,650
3,828
3,555
Maryland
Mississippi
81.8
49.4
33.3
38.0
51.1
2,557
1,278
2,629
2,568
87.8
51.1
29.5
40.0
61.1
3,083
797
3,769
3,401
Mississippi
North Carolina
65.6
29.7
21.5
22.0
42.7
2,381
1,874
2,443
3,469
74.0
39.1
43.5
26.0
55.2
3,110
2,241
2,764
3,710
North Carolina
Oklahoma
78.0
42.0
26.7
39.8
37.7
1,976
1,237
1,381
2,280
87.0
40.4
30.1
42.3
44.8
2,879
1,729
1,827
3,319
Oklahoma
South Carolina
71.4
29.3
44.7
24.2
41.6
2,026
1,957
2,602
2,696
86.7
30.9
63.2
21.5
48.3
3,093
4,535
4,255
4,492
South Carolina
Tennessee
49.3
26.7
12.6
25.6
27.6
2,576
1,471
2,952
2,946
88.0
37.3
68.9
28.7
42.9
2,788
3,334
3,482
3,777
Tennessee
Texas
69.3
35.2
26.7
31.9
34.6
2,182
1,803
1,639
2,670
72.7
38.7
29.6
31.7
43.2
2,888
2,439
1,987
3,335
Texas
Virginia
65.7
28.9
30.7
17.4
52.4
2,548
2,407
3,251
3,172
68.1
24.9
28.4
21.8
47.6
3,043
3,329
3,804
3,539
Virginia
West Virginia
68.5
38.6
25.3
23.8
42.9
2,414
1,501
1,357
2,632
80.3
46.3
35.2
30.4
53.9
3,018
2,775
1,982
3,605
West Virginia
1 First-time, ful l-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates. Students may participate in multiple programs.
Source: SREB analysis of National Center for Education Statistics student financial aid surveys (www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
June 2007