1.3.4 Bottom financial quintile student support
The university actively supports students from lower-income backgrounds by providing scholarships. Data from Academic Year 2024 illustrates the number of students from the bottom 10% and bottom 20% income brackets who received scholarships.
A. Support for Students in the Bottom 10% Income Bracket (Households earning under 8,585 Baht per month in Thailand, 2024)
A total of 164 students from the bottom 10% income bracket received scholarships in 2024. The distribution across faculties/colleges is as follows:
Note: The dark grey bars represent the total number of students from this income bracket in each faculty. The black bars represent those from that group who received scholarships.
B. Support for Students in the Bottom 20% Income Bracket (Households earning under 11,600 Baht per month in Thailand, 2024)
A total of 319 students from the bottom 20% income bracket received scholarships in 2024. The breakdown by faculty/college is as follows:
Note: The dark grey bars represent the total number of students from this income bracket in each faculty. The black bars represent those from that group who received scholarships.
Summary of Support:
The data clearly demonstrates the university's commitment to supporting students from low-income backgrounds.
Significant Outreach: The university identifies and provides scholarships to a substantial number of students within the bottom 10% and 20% income brackets.
Targeted Aid: For example, in the bottom 10% bracket, the Faculty of Education shows a very high conversion rate of identified low-income students receiving scholarships (40 out of 42). Similarly, in the bottom 20% bracket, 72 out of 75 students from the Faculty of Education received scholarships. This suggests effective targeting of financial aid to those in need.
Broad Coverage: Scholarships are distributed across various faculties and colleges, indicating a university-wide effort to ensure that students from less privileged backgrounds, regardless of their chosen field of study, receive financial assistance.
This data highlights the university's active role in promoting educational equity by mitigating financial barriers for its students.