TEXAS Graduate and Professional Education Snapshot Academic Year (AY) 2017-1843

Enrollment Federal Direct Loan Dollars by Graduate • 193,130 graduate and professional Loan Program

students enrolled, of which $261,578,433 $1,415,551,182 6,432 were law students (JD). 16% 84%

Degrees Awarded • 63,484 graduate and professional degrees were awarded, of which 1,976 were law degrees (JD).

Unsubsidized Grad PLUS

Federal Direct Loan Recipients by Average Federal Direct Loan Amount for Graduate Loan Program Loan Recipients 100,000 82,763 80,000

60,000 Grad PLUS $18,040

40,000 14,500 20,000 Unsubsidized $17,104

Unsubsidized Grad PLUS $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000

$1,677,129,615 in federal loan dollars benefitted

graduate and professional students in Texas in AY 2017-18.

Notes: Data for Direct Loans is for academic year 2017-18 and reflect Federal Student Aid data published as of January 2020. Data is based on disbursed loans. Data on fall enrollment and degrees awarded are for the 2017-18 academic year. Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics; and the American Bar Association regarding students of ABA Approved Law Schools.

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