# Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans and Loans for Disadvantaged Students (93.342)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-342-health-professions-student-loans-including-primary-care/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans and Loans for Disadvantaged Students is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $80.4 million in 126 grants, about $637,994 per award.

## Objectives

To increase educational opportunities by providing long-term, low-interest loans to students in need of financial assistance and in pursuit of a course of study in an approved health discipline.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $19.3 million | 32 |
| 2023 | $24.9 million | 73 |
| 2024 | $16.8 million | 24 |
| 2025 | $19.3 million | 26 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego | California | $16.8 million |
| Rutgers, the State University | New Jersey | $8.9 million |
| University of Utah | Utah | $4.2 million |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University | Ohio | $4.2 million |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $4.1 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $3.8 million |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | $3.4 million |
| University of California, Davis | California | $2.6 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $2.6 million |
| Western University of Health Sciences | California | $2.3 million |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico | $2.1 million |
| Creighton University | Nebraska | $1.9 million |
| Long Island University | New York | $1.8 million |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Indiana | $1.8 million |
| Loma Linda University | California | $1.7 million |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Massachusetts | $1.7 million |
| New York University | New York | $1.7 million |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Nebraska | $1.7 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $1.6 million |
| Southern College of Optometry | Tennessee | $1.5 million |