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Table 315. Average graduate and first-professional tuition and required fees in degree-granting institutions, by first-professional discipline and control of institution: 1987-88 through 2004-05
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            |         |                      Average full-time first-professional tuition
            |  Average|______________________________________________________________________________________
            |full-time|       |       |        |         |  Osteo-|        |        |Veterin-|      |
Year        | graduate| Chiro-|Dentis-|        |         |  pathic|        |        |     ary|      |
and control |  tuition|practic|    try|Medicine|Optometry|medicine|Pharmacy|Podiatry|medicine|   Law|Theology
____________|_________|_______|_______|________|_________|________|________|________|________|______|________
1           |        2|      3|      4|       5|        6|       7|       8|       9|      10|    11|      12
____________|_________|_______|_______|________|_________|________|________|________|________|______|________
All institu-|         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
   tions    |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1987-88 ....|   $3,599| $6,996| $9,399|  $9,034|   $7,926| $10,674|  $5,201| $12,736|  $4,503|$6,636|  $3,572
1988-89 ....|    3,728|  7,972|  9,324|   9,439|    8,503|  11,462|   4,952|  13,232|   4,856| 7,099|   3,911
1989-90 ....|    4,135|  8,315| 10,515|  10,597|    9,469|  11,888|   5,890|  14,611|   5,470| 8,059|   4,079
1990-91 ....|    4,488|  9,108| 10,270|  10,571|    9,512|  12,830|   5,889|  15,143|   5,396| 8,708|   4,569
1991-92 ....|    5,116| 10,226| 12,049|  11,646|    9,610|  13,004|   6,731|  16,257|   6,367| 9,469|   4,876
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1992-93 ....|    5,475| 11,117| 12,710|  12,265|   10,858|  14,297|   6,635|  17,426|   6,771|10,463|   5,331
1993-94 ....|    5,973| 11,503| 14,403|  13,074|   10,385|  15,038|   7,960|  17,621|   7,159|11,552|   5,253
1994-95 ....|    6,247| 12,324| 15,164|  13,834|   11,053|  15,913|   8,315|  18,138|   7,741|12,374|   5,648
1995-96 ....|    6,741| 12,507| 15,647|  14,860|   11,544|  16,785|   8,602|  18,434|   8,208|13,278|   5,991
1996-97 ....|    7,111| 12,721| 16,585|  15,481|   12,250|  17,888|   9,207|  19,056|   8,668|14,081|   6,558
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1997-98 ....|    7,246| 13,131| 17,393|  16,075|   12,685|  18,654|   9,544|  19,355|   9,013|14,877|   6,761
1998-99 ....|    7,685| 13,582| 18,800|  17,110|   14,066|  19,718|   9,636|  19,547|   9,392|15,590|   7,147
1999-2000 ..|    8,071| 14,256| 19,314|  17,775|   14,389|  20,817|  10,601|  20,102|   9,865|16,399|   7,425
2000-01 ....|    8,429| 15,092| 21,696|  18,935|   15,360|  21,685|  11,175|  20,313|  10,365|17,659|  10,100
2001-02 ....|    8,857| 15,605| 22,643|  19,973|   16,066|  22,753|  12,008|  21,115|  10,940|18,577|   8,543
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
2002-03 ....|    9,226|    ---|    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|     ---
2003-04 ....|   10,308|    ---|    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|     ---
2004-05\1\ .|   10,888|    ---|    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|     ---
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
Public\2\   |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1987-88 ....|    1,827|     † |  4,614|   5,245|    2,789|   5,125|   2,462|      † |   3,523| 2,810|      †
1988-89 ....|    1,913|     † |  5,286|   5,669|    3,455|   6,269|   2,218|      † |   3,889| 2,766|      †
1989-90 ....|    1,999|     † |  5,728|   6,259|    3,569|   6,521|   2,816|      † |   4,505| 3,196|      †
1990-91 ....|    2,206|     † |  5,927|   6,437|    3,821|   7,188|   2,697|      † |   4,840| 3,430|      †
1991-92 ....|    2,524|     † |  6,595|   7,106|    4,161|   7,699|   2,871|      † |   5,231| 3,933|      †
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1992-93 ....|    2,791|     † |  7,006|   7,867|    5,106|   8,404|   2,987|      † |   5,553| 4,261|      †
1993-94 ....|    3,050|     † |  7,525|   8,329|    5,325|   8,640|   3,567|      † |   6,107| 4,835|      †
1994-95 ....|    3,250|     † |  8,125|   8,812|    5,643|   8,954|   3,793|      † |   6,571| 5,307|      †
1995-96 ....|    3,449|     † |  8,806|   9,585|    6,130|   9,448|   4,100|      † |   6,907| 5,821|      †
1996-97 ....|    3,607|     † |  9,434|  10,057|    6,561|   9,932|   4,884|      † |   7,343| 6,565|      †
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1997-98 ....|    3,744|     † |  9,657|  10,501|    7,366|  10,358|   5,065|  19,541|   7,742| 7,004|      †
1998-99 ....|    3,897|     † | 10,277|  11,141|    7,890|  10,802|   5,482|  19,818|   7,975| 7,425|      †
1999-2000 ..|    4,043|     † | 10,615|  11,569|    8,021|  11,211|   5,897|  19,578|   8,601| 7,740|      †
2000-01 ....|    4,243|     † | 11,574|  12,074|    8,302|  11,516|   6,245|  20,228|   8,964| 8,326|      †
2001-02 ....|    4,496|     † | 12,446|  13,264|    9,060|  12,587|   7,020|  21,254|   9,524| 9,043|      †
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
2002-03 ....|    4,842|     † |    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|      †
2003-04 ....|    5,544|     † |    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|      †
2004-05\1\ .|    6,080|     † |    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|      †
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
Private     |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1987-88 ....|    6,769|  6,996| 16,201|  14,945|   11,635|  13,311|   8,834|  12,736|  12,544| 9,048|   3,572
1988-89 ....|    6,945|  7,972| 16,127|  15,610|   12,050|  13,536|   9,692|  13,232|  13,285| 9,892|   3,911
1989-90 ....|    7,881|  8,315| 16,800|  16,826|   13,640|  14,117|  10,656|  14,611|  14,184|10,901|   4,079
1990-91 ....|    8,507|  9,108| 18,270|  17,899|   13,767|  15,009|  11,546|  15,143|  14,159|12,247|   4,569
1991-92 ....|    9,592| 10,226| 20,318|  19,225|   14,366|  16,098|  12,937|  16,257|  15,816|12,946|   4,876
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1992-93 ....|   10,008| 11,117| 21,309|  19,585|   14,459|  17,098|  13,373|  17,426|  17,103|13,975|   5,331
1993-94 ....|   10,790| 11,503| 23,824|  20,769|   14,156|  17,720|  14,838|  17,621|  17,433|15,193|   5,253
1994-95 ....|   11,338| 12,324| 24,641|  21,819|   14,497|  18,422|  14,894|  18,138|  17,940|16,201|   5,648
1995-96 ....|   12,083| 12,507| 25,678|  23,001|   15,235|  19,619|  15,618|  18,434|  19,380|17,251|   5,991
1996-97 ....|   12,537| 12,721| 26,618|  24,242|   15,949|  20,714|  15,934|  19,056|  19,526|18,276|   6,558
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
1997-98 ....|   12,774| 13,151| 29,923|  25,189|   16,415|  21,710|  16,307|  19,316|  20,299|19,171|   6,761
1998-99 ....|   13,299| 13,582| 31,659|  26,502|   17,848|  22,796|  16,905|  19,492|  21,286|20,154|   7,147
1999-2000 ..|   13,782| 14,256| 32,268|  27,694|   18,087|  23,838|  18,091|  20,193|  21,772|21,081|   7,425
2000-01 ....|   14,420| 15,092| 35,234|  29,863|   19,592|  24,712|  19,031|  20,329|  22,600|22,775|  10,100
2001-02 ....|   15,165| 15,605| 36,207|  30,485|   20,463|  25,779|  20,459|  21,089|  23,303|23,911|   8,543
            |         |       |       |        |         |        |        |        |        |      |
2002-03 ....|   14,983|    ---|    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|     ---
2003-04\1\ .|   16,241|    ---|    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|     ---
2004-05\1\ .|   16,998|    ---|    ---|     ---|      ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|   ---|     ---
____________|_________|_______|_______|________|_________|________|________|________|________|______|________
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\Preliminary data based on fall 2003 enrollment.
\2\Data are based on in-state tuition only.
NOTE: Average graduate student tuition weighted by fall full-time-equivalent graduate enrollment. Average first-professional tuition weighted by number of degrees conferred during the academic year. Some year-to-year fluctuations in tuition data may reflect nonreporting by individual institutions. Excludes institutions not reporting degrees conferred and institutions not reporting tuition. Data for 1987-88 to 1997-98 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate's or higher degrees. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1987-88 through 2004-05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:87-99); "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:88-99); "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:87-99); Fall 2000 though Fall 2004; and Spring 2001 through Spring 2004. (This table was prepared August 2005.)


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