The University of Phoenix-Arizona received more than $1.1 billion in federal aid in the form of Pell Grants and federal student loans for undergraduates, more than any other institution, in the academic year 2014-15. Liberty University, a religious institution in Virginia, received the second-highest amount of such aid, at nearly $350 million. For-profit institutions had the highest median percentages of students receiving both Pell Grants and federal student loans, as well as the highest median loan amounts. Four-year private nonprofit institutions had the highest median Pell Grant award per student.
4-year public institutions
| 1. | Florida International U. | 41,009 | 55% | $3,780 | 64% | $7,895 | $294,196,843 |
| 2. | U. of Central Florida | 52,671 | 39% | $3,978 | 44% | $7,115 | $246,062,004 |
| 3. | Texas State U. at San Marcos | 32,177 | 35% | $4,224 | 53% | $8,855 | $198,578,970 |
| 4. | Miami Dade College | 66,046 | 53% | $3,934 | 9% | $6,950 | $178,425,871 |
| 5. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick
| 36,016 | 31% | $4,353 | 52% | $6,828 | $177,062,046 |
| 6. | Temple U. | 28,287 | 34% | $4,151 | 65% | $7,206 | $171,766,680 |
| 7. | Ohio State U. | 44,741 | 21% | $4,138 | 43% | $6,807 | $169,990,296 |
| 8. | Arizona State U. | 39,961 | 31% | $4,237 | 43% | $6,743 | $169,451,453 |
| 9. | U. of South Florida | 30,155 | 41% | $4,330 | 46% | $8,141 | $166,339,314 |
| 10. | Michigan State U. | 38,786 | 22% | $4,329 | 45% | $7,326 | $165,102,085 |
| | Median for 707 institutions | 6,676 | 37% | $4,163 | 50% | $6,771 | $31,911,355 |
4-year private nonprofit institutions
| 1. | Liberty U. | 49,340 | 50% | $3,691 | 67% | $7,806 | $347,198,083 |
| 2. | Everest U.-South Orlando Campus (Fla.)
| 22,340 | 79% | $5,483 | 65% | $9,934 | $242,491,086 |
| 3. | Western Governors U. | 44,499 | 37% | $3,876 | 60% | $5,145 | $200,380,914 |
| 4. | Southern New Hampshire U. | 29,353 | 44% | $2,791 | 67% | $7,469 | $183,399,195 |
| 5. | Baker College of Flint | 27,101 | 63% | $3,212 | 67% | $6,617 | $175,622,927 |
| 6. | Keiser U. at Ft. Lauderdale | 17,737 | 68% | $2,888 | 76% | $5,624 | $110,808,678 |
| 7. | Brigham Young U.-Idaho | 36,624 | 40% | $4,043 | 26% | $4,891 | $106,159,526 |
| 8. | Columbia College (Mo.) | 15,639 | 54% | $3,617 | 56% | $7,612 | $96,892,803 |
| 9. | New York U. | 24,985 | 22% | $4,545 | 38% | $7,482 | $95,429,931 |
| 10. | Johnson & Wales U. (R.I.) | 9,173 | 36% | $4,362 | 79% | $10,980 | $93,864,339 |
| | Median for 1,606 institutions | 1,219 | 33% | $4,189 | 59% | $7,376 | $5,755,349 |
4-year for-profit institutions
| 1. | U. of Phoenix-Arizona | 155,872 | 57% | $3,976 | 54% | $8,855 | $1,100,657,835 |
| 2. | Ashford U. | 45,348 | 57% | $3,644 | 68% | $7,209 | $315,892,876 |
| 3. | Grand Canyon U. | 39,400 | 48% | $5,074 | 64% | $8,025 | $297,973,802 |
| 4. | Kaplan U. at Davenport (Iowa) | 38,784 | 63% | $3,747 | 59% | $7,201 | $255,878,378 |
| 5. | Colorado Technical U. Online | 18,669 | 72% | $3,735 | 89% | $7,521 | $175,338,761 |
| 6. | Full Sail U. | 17,318 | 56% | $4,420 | 60% | $10,936 | $157,053,589 |
| 7. | DeVry U. of Illinois | 18,264 | 62% | $2,885 | 78% | $8,154 | $149,464,043 |
| 8. | American Public U. system | 46,997 | 31% | $3,088 | 30% | $7,289 | $147,012,079 |
| 9. | U. of Phoenix-California | 19,688 | 49% | $3,881 | 44% | $9,832 | $121,446,253 |
| 10. | American InterContinental U. Online
| 10,544 | 78% | $3,943 | 91% | $8,213 | $111,125,733 |
| | Median for 686 institutions | 427 | 66% | $3,793 | 75% | $8,137 | $3,486,528 |
2-year public institutions
| 1. | Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana | 90,426 | 49% | $3,828 | 30% | $4,300 | $286,415,174 |
| 2. | Houston Community College | 58,276 | 39% | $3,479 | 22% | $5,743 | $153,768,129 |
| 3. | Lone Star College system | 69,395 | 33% | $3,420 | 18% | $4,387 | $134,104,404 |
| 4. | Hillsborough Community College | 27,298 | 44% | $4,055 | 53% | $5,799 | $132,112,626 |
| 5. | Portland Community College | 30,929 | 44% | $3,788 | 40% | $6,236 | $128,822,524 |
| | Median for 918 institutions | 4,571 | 39% | $3,735 | 17% | $5,141 | $10,180,912 |
2-year private nonprofit institutions
| 1. | Ultimate Medical Academy at Tampa
| 20,645 | 79% | $3,921 | 33% | $5,848 | $103,753,778 |
| 2. | Harcum College
| 1,588 | 59% | $4,240 | 80% | $7,400 | $13,366,245 |
| 3. | Lackawanna College | 1,347 | 67% | $4,033 | 89% | $7,483 | $12,610,906 |
| 4. | Mercyhurst U. Northeast | 953 | 66% | $4,427 | 95% | $8,534 | $10,491,226 |
| 5. | Saber College | 834 | 81% | $4,752 | 78% | $11,071 | $10,411,658 |
| | Median for 107 institutions | 341 | 60% | $3,892 | 62% | $6,789 | $2,214,947 |
2-year for-profit institutions
| 1. | San Joaquin Valley College at Visalia
| 8,169 | 75% | $4,342 | 61% | $9,305 | $72,961,552 |
| 2. | McCann School of Business & Technology | 3,015 | 82% | $4,640 | 89% | $9,642 | $37,434,342 |
| 3. | ASA Institute of Business and Computer Technology | 4,519 | 76% | $4,704 | 64% | $6,524 | $35,005,126 |
| 4. | Vista College | 2,951 | 85% | $4,719 | 76% | $9,240 | $32,527,612 |
| 5. | ICDC College | 5,186 | 71% | $3,207 | 57% | $6,182 | $30,257,464 |
| | Median for 561 institutions | 406 | 71% | $3,909 | 73% | $7,395 | $3,271,707 |
Note: Pell Grants go to eligible students with demonstrated financial need. Federal student loans include all Title IV subsidized and unsubsidized loans for which the student is the designated borrower, but they do not include PLUS and other loans made directly to parents. Not included in this table are grants (aside from Pell Grants) and scholarship aid from federal, state, local, institutional, and other sources known to the institution. Data cover only degree-granting institutions in the United States that are eligible to participate in the Title IV federal student-aid program. More data are available at nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/UseTheData.
Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data