State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas, 2016

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) provides critical support to schools, students, and borrowers at every stage of the federal student aid process--from providing information on how to pay for a higher education including financial aid options, to facilitating successful loan repayment after graduation. This 2016 issue of "State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas" offers Texas policymakers, their staff members, and members of the student financial aid community an overview of key facts that describe student financial aid in Texas. Additionally, it serves as a resource for those in search of information concerning demographic changes, educational attainment, college costs, financial aid programs, and student debt. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) Texas Demographics; (2) Texas College Readiness; (3) Profile of Texas College Students; (4) Cost of Education and Sources of Aid in Texas; (5) Grant Aid and Net Price in Texas; (6) Loans; (7) Need and Work; (8) Texas College Attainment; (9) Delinquencies, Defaults, and Collections; and (10) Texas Higher Education Policy. [For the 2015 issue, "State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas," see ED567196.]