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Table 2. Average price of attendance (in 1999 constant dollars) for full-time, full-year dependent undergraduates, by type of institution: 1989–90 and 1999–2000
Type of institution 1989–90 1999–2000

Public 2-year $7,300 $8,500*
Public 4-year 10,000 12,400*
Private not-for-profit 4-year 19,400 24,400*
Private for-profit less-than-4-year 14,700 16,000

*Represents statistically significant change from 1989–90.

SOURCE: Wei, C.C., Li, X., and Berkner, L. (2004). A Decade of Undergraduate Student Aid: 1989–90 to 1999–2000 (NCES 2004–158), tables A-1.2, A-2.2, A-3.2, and A-4.2. Data from U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 1989–90 and 1999–2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:90 and NPSAS:2000).

 

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