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University of Houston

University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77004

Official telephone: (713) 743-1000
Fax number: (713) 743-8837
Website: www.uh.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Scott Moore,
Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 713 743-1010
713 743-9098 (fax)
sfa@mail.uh.edu
FAFSA number: 003652

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $9,756; $24,456 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $954
Book fees: $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,950
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,170 - $11,412

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
77% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
93% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
52% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
9% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
19% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
66% for first-year students
63% for full-time undergraduates
55% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$12,737 for first-year students
$12,466 for full-time undergraduates
$9,226 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,671 for first-year students
$8,127 for full-time undergraduates
$4,390 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,608 for first-year students
$7,534 for full-time undergraduates
$7,786 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,270 for first-year students
$7,338 for full-time undergraduates
$7,644 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
10% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$4,676 for first-year students
$4,735 for full-time undergraduates
$1,256 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$8,298 for first-year students
$7,176 for full-time undergraduates
$3,432 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 6%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $300 - $36,120
Undergraduate loan package range: $15 - $49,482
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 53%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,763
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $175 - $34,569
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $103 - $36,225
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 5%

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