TABLE 5.22

Financial Aid Awarded by Program Type and Ethnicity

1998-99 to 2002-2003

 

 
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Expenditures by Program Type*
  Grants
$8,649,351
$9,896,252
$11,663,818
$13,846,018
$16,853,382
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Loans
52,790,240
60,496,307
64,362,494
70,326,325
86,319,554
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Work Study
1,958,457
2,003,871
2,676,492
2,303,620
2,790,282
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Scholarships**
4,252,429
2,344,911
2,197,902
2,652,418
3,099,556
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Athletic Scholarships***
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1,896,471
1,872,176
2,054,104
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Tuition Remission**
6,095,887
4,291,644
3,276,163
3,529,004
4,372,265
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$73,746,364
$79,032,985
$86,073,340
$94,529,561
$115,489,143
   
 
 
 
 
 
Applicants
15,427
17,004
17,678
21,623
25,099
   
 
 
 
 
 
Recipients by Ethnicity
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Asian/Pacific Islander
1,012
902
894
1,049
1,202
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Black
373
334
396
454
517
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Hispanic
447
393
461
547
625
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Native American
158
147
162
177
225
   
 
 
 
 
 
  White
6,143
6,271
6,617
7,493
8,937
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Unknown
994
940
1,030
1,248
1,236
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total
9,127
8,987
9,560
10,968
12,742

 

*Dollars awarded to enrolled admitted students. In some casess (loan ans work study) students may choose to accept a lesser amount than awarded.

**The figures show only funds that are awarded as direct payments through financial aid funds, due to the SCT Banner financial aid system implemented in 1999-2000.

***In 1999-2000 athletic aid included $1,134,054 fee remission. In 2000-01 athletic aid was funded through scholarships.

SOURCE: Portland State University Office of Financial Aid.