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Table 344. Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students, by level of study and control and type of institution: Selected years, 1992–93 through 2003–04
Level of study, control and type of institution Cumulative amount
borrowed for post-baccalaureate education
(in current dollars)
Aid status (percent of students)
Nonaided Receiving aid, by source
Any aid1  Federal State Institutional Employer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1992–93, all institutions $18,572 (706.5) 31.9 (1.03) 68.1 (1.03) 44.4 (1.47) 7.0 (0.66) 40.6 (1.73) 5.3 (0.52)
Master's degree 11,109 (467.1) 37.5 (2.13) 62.5 (2.13) 33.8 (2.01) 5.8 (0.79) 42.4 (2.70) 8.3 (0.87)
Public 9,335 (543.5) 34.6 (1.98) 65.4 (1.98) 33.9 (1.93) 7.8 (1.07) 44.0 (2.31) 7.6 (1.02)
4-year doctoral 9,597 (648.5) 34.3 (2.14) 65.7 (2.14) 32.4 (2.02) 6.7 (1.18) 46.3 (2.52) 7.7 (1.09)
Other 4-year 7,970 (401.3) 36.1 (4.12) 63.9 (4.12) 42.5 (4.41) 14.4 (2.90) 30.4 (4.28) 6.8 (2.59)
Private 13,628 (807.2) 41.6 (4.05) 58.4 (4.05) 33.7 (3.69) 3.2 (1.04) 40.2 (5.27) 9.4 (1.56)
4-year doctoral 13,879 (905.0) 39.3 (4.44) 60.7 (4.44) 34.2 (4.37) 2.9 (1.20) 42.9 (5.75) 8.9 (1.84)
Other 4-year (†) 56.5 (3.79) 43.5 (3.79) 30.5 (3.17) 5.1 (2.58) 22.8 (2.27) 12.1 (2.27)
                             
Doctor's degree 16,895 (1,432.1) 30.4 (2.28) 69.6 (2.28) 28.3 (2.45) 4.4 (0.71) 51.6 (2.32) 3.0 (0.85)
Public 12,758 (1,004.8) 30.3 (2.77) 69.7 (2.77) 22.3 (2.44) 6.5 (1.02) 55.5 (2.70) 3.9 (1.23)
Private 21,742 (2,707.7) 30.4 (4.11) 69.6 (4.11) 37.8 (4.48) 1.1 (0.73) 45.5 (4.00) 1.7 (0.96)
                             
First-professional 30,045 (1,237.1) 23.0 (1.17) 77.0 (1.17) 68.2 (1.82) 10.0 (1.54) 37.0 (1.89) 2.3 (0.47)
Public 24,469 (1,354.3) 20.7 (1.30) 79.3 (1.30) 72.5 (1.78) 13.4 (2.13) 37.7 (2.04) 2.3 (0.70)
Private 35,301 (2,055.6) 25.1 (1.71) 74.9 (1.71) 64.3 (2.29) 6.8 (1.32) 36.4 (3.10) 2.3 (0.62)
                             
Other graduate 13,102 (2,268.0) 39.3 (5.42) 60.7 (5.42) 42.4 (4.39) 6.7 (1.44) 22.9 (3.01) 6.0 (1.91)
1995–96, all institutions $27,122 (1,029.4) 23.9 (1.39) 76.1 (1.39) 49.3 (1.80) 4.1 (0.84) 43.4 (2.03) 5.0 (0.61)
Master's degree 18,807 (774.6) 27.4 (2.16) 72.6 (2.16) 43.6 (2.14) 2.4 (0.61) 42.8 (2.49) 6.6 (1.02)
Public 15,905 (749.5) 25.3 (2.63) 74.7 (2.63) 40.7 (2.37) 3.0 (0.89) 45.7 (3.12) 7.1 (1.36)
4-year doctoral 16,910 (865.1) 23.5 (2.96) 76.5 (2.96) 40.5 (2.64) 2.6 (0.78) 47.9 (3.68) 7.6 (1.55)
Other 4-year 11,417 (1,296.4) 34.0 (5.20) 66.0 (5.20) 41.4 (5.45) 5.1 (3.44) 35.0 (3.96) 4.5 (2.55)
Private 22,568 (1,326.4) 30.6 (3.73) 69.4 (3.73) 48.2 (3.98) 1.4 (0.70) 38.3 (4.23) 5.9 (1.50)
4-year doctoral 23,816 (1,530.2) 28.8 (4.56) 71.2 (4.56) 44.6 (4.45) 1.5 (0.97) 42.2 (4.98) 7.1 (2.07)
Other 4-year 20,299 (2,777.3) 34.6 (6.60) 65.4 (6.60) 56.1 (6.87) 1.3 (0.65) 29.7 (7.95) 3.2 (1.39)
                             
Doctor's degree 24,380 (2,127.9) 17.1 (2.70) 82.9 (2.70) 27.6 (2.87) 0.6 (0.35) 75.7 (3.08) 5.5 (1.55)
Public 22,687 (2,716.2) 14.1 (3.31) 85.9 (3.31) 27.6 (3.51) 1.0 (0.54) 77.8 (3.90) 5.9 (1.99)
Private 28,083 (3,178.4) 22.5 (4.39) 77.5 (4.39) 27.6 (4.94) # (†) 72.0 (4.88) 4.9 (2.44)
                             
First-professional 37,540 (1,429.1) 16.8 (1.46) 83.2 (1.46) 73.9 (2.31) 9.4 (2.34) 31.6 (3.10) 1.3 (0.48)
Public 34,463 (2,685.1) 14.3 (1.88) 85.7 (1.88) 79.5 (2.30) 9.7 (4.20) 33.5 (5.41) 1.5 (0.82)
Private 40,350 (1,564.7) 19.0 (2.04) 81.0 (2.04) 69.3 (3.50) 9.2 (2.46) 30.0 (3.53) 1.2 (0.56)
                             
Other graduate 13,557 (1,609.5) 43.5 (5.11) 56.5 (5.11) 34.0 (4.61) 2.2 (1.13) 31.4 (4.90) 6.1 (2.67)
Public 4-year doctoral (†) 36.9 (8.67) 63.1 (8.67) 32.2 (7.80) 4.0 (2.86) 35.2 (9.43) 1.8 (1.71)
Public other 4-year 12,057 (1,706.8) 46.8 (6.29) 53.2 (6.29) 35.0 (5.67) 1.2 (0.88) 29.4 (5.58) 8.3 (3.89)
1999–2000, all institutions $38,428 (1,233.2) 17.8 (0.73) 82.2 (0.73) 54.0 (1.05) 6.2 (0.53) 48.7 (1.17) 5.8 (0.45)
Master's degree 24,751 (721.5) 20.6 (1.09) 79.4 (1.09) 50.4 (1.33) 5.4 (0.72) 46.2 (1.38) 8.4 (0.88)
Public 20,219 (704.1) 21.5 (1.49) 78.5 (1.49) 45.8 (1.62) 7.7 (1.17) 49.6 (1.74) 6.8 (0.88)
4-year doctoral 19,850 (826.4) 19.8 (1.60) 80.2 (1.60) 43.9 (1.74) 7.2 (1.34) 54.3 (1.93) 7.1 (1.03)
Other 4-year 21,815 (1,104.6) 29.8 (3.69) 70.2 (3.69) 54.9 (4.45) 10.4 (2.31) 26.8 (3.17) 5.3 (1.30)
Private 29,290 (1,160.7) 19.4 (1.59) 80.6 (1.59) 56.3 (2.16) 2.5 (0.60) 41.9 (2.22) 10.4 (1.66)
4-year doctoral 31,307 (1,436.9) 17.5 (1.82) 82.5 (1.82) 57.7 (2.32) 3.0 (0.79) 49.4 (2.56) 8.3 (1.06)
Other 4-year 23,032 (1,217.1) 24.8 (3.30) 75.2 (3.30) 52.4 (5.10) 1.1 (0.36) 20.9 (4.74) 16.3 (5.55)
                             
Doctor's degree 37,234 (4,065.7) 11.5 (1.39) 88.6 (1.39) 30.2 (2.85) 2.6 (0.63) 77.5 (1.73) 5.4 (0.65)
Public 29,929 (1,750.0) 10.7 (1.23) 89.4 (1.23) 26.5 (1.60) 3.2 (0.88) 80.6 (1.71) 7.4 (0.97)
Private 47,129 (7,597.7) 12.7 (2.94) 87.3 (2.94) 35.9 (6.36) 1.6 (0.79) 72.9 (3.44) 2.3 (0.54)
                             
First-professional 57,556 (2,062.5) 11.5 (1.06) 88.5 (1.06) 80.1 (1.48) 9.8 (1.43) 40.2 (2.65) 1.6 (0.44)
Public 48,328 (1,993.7) 11.4 (1.57) 88.6 (1.57) 81.7 (1.81) 13.1 (2.18) 39.5 (2.87) 1.6 (0.64)
Private 65,299 (3,141.0) 11.6 (1.45) 88.4 (1.45) 78.8 (2.29) 7.1 (1.84) 40.8 (4.22) 1.5 (0.60)
                             
Other graduate 21,238 (1,419.4) 37.3 (3.60) 62.7 (3.60) 44.4 (3.70) 6.3 (1.44) 23.3 (3.35) 7.3 (1.82)
2003–04, all institutions $53,381 (1,380.8) 13.0 (0.95) 87.0 (0.95) 62.4 (1.39) 4.0 (0.85) 40.0 (1.19) 9.2 (1.00)
Master's degree 37,791 (1,624.4) 19.0 (1.84) 81.0 (1.84) 55.8 (2.35) 2.8 (0.66) 35.5 (2.28) 10.4 (1.80)
Public 32,951 (1,623.4) 20.8 (2.36) 79.2 (2.36) 47.4 (2.76) 3.0 (0.71) 44.0 (2.61) 6.7 (1.06)
4-year doctoral 33,691 (1,610.1) 18.3 (1.76) 81.7 (1.76) 47.7 (2.80) 3.2 (0.80) 47.0 (2.73) 7.5 (1.26)
Other 4-year 28,632 (4,916.1) 36.7 (11.02) 63.3 (11.02) 45.7 (11.86) (†) 24.3 (7.15) 1.2 (0.77)
Private 41,906 (2,592.4) 17.1 (3.35) 82.9 (3.35) 64.5 (4.01) 2.6 (1.19) 20.8 (2.36) 14.4 (3.57)
4-year doctoral 46,266 (3,402.8) 13.5 (2.49) 86.5 (2.49) 63.2 (4.04) 2.3 (1.66) 36.3 (3.47) 12.3 (4.73)
Other 4-year 34,205 (3,071.6) 23.3 (6.71) 76.7 (6.71) 66.7 (7.54) 3.2 (2.29) 9.5 (4.03) 18.0 (6.09)
                             
Doctor's degree 51,664 (2,786.4) 7.1 (0.69) 92.9 (0.69) 39.8 (2.52) 3.0 (0.86) 69.0 (2.65) 8.7 (1.59)
Public 42,551 (1,927.8) 6.3 (0.68) 93.7 (0.68) 36.6 (2.18) 2.7 (0.60) 76.7 (1.91) 8.8 (1.46)
Private 62,265 (5,193.1) 8.3 (1.43) 91.7 (1.43) 44.0 (4.54) 3.5 (2.02) 58.8 (5.01) 8.5 (3.07)
                             
First-professional 75,703 (2,288.9) 7.9 (0.79) 92.1 (0.79) 83.3 (1.19) 6.3 (2.04) 32.5 (1.87) 4.5 (0.67)
Public 65,423 (1,547.2) 7.8 (1.06) 92.2 (1.06) 83.0 (1.58) 5.2 (0.87) 36.7 (1.61) 4.5 (0.88)
Private 84,516 (4,135.7) 8.1 (1.12) 91.9 (1.12) 83.6 (1.82) 7.3 (3.51) 28.9 (2.94) 4.5 (1.06)
                             
Other graduate 35,501 (4,732.1) 17.1 (5.58) 82.9 (5.58) 75.9 (6.54) 3.8 (1.91) 16.2 (4.66) 21.3 (9.96)
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
1 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.
NOTE: Total includes some students whose level of study was unknown. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Data include Puerto Rico. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000, and NPSAS:2004). (This table was prepared November 2008.)

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