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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 25,620
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 66%
Average Aid Amount $9,585
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 4,169
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 83%

Financial Aid Information at Houston

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 25,620 students (66% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $9,585. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 4,169 students (83% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of Houston is $9,711 for Texas residents and $22,191 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 25,620 students (66% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $9,585. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at University of Houston for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of Houston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid25,62066%$9,585
Pell Grants15,83441%$4,868
Federal Student Loans12,21932%$6,383

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 4,169 beginning students (83% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 4,065 students (81% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at University of Houston.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of Houston
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid4,16983%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources3,74575%$11,457
Federal Grants2,38248%$6,928
Pell Grants2,20044%$5,417
Other Federal Grants71514%$6,413
State/Local Grants1,71534%$7,262
Institutional Grants2,62753%$5,310
Student Loans1,72535%$6,375
Federal Student Loans1,67233%$4,950
Other Student Loans1974%$13,810

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,546 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of Houston. Among them, 1,656 students have lived on campus and 1,238 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at University of Houston
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus2,1461,7631,656
Living Off-Campus with Family407329398
Living Off-Campus without Family1,2131,1651,238

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at University of Houston
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,9612,640$30,290,691$10,230
$0 - $30,000972969$12,754,769$13,122
$30,001 - $48,000670668$8,431,096$12,584
$48,001 - $75,000584565$6,940,071$11,884
$75,001 - $110,000300248$1,463,266$4,878
$110,001 or more435190$701,489$1,613