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Table 324. Amount borrowed and sources of aid for part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students, by level of study and control and type of institution: Selected years, 1992-93 through 2003-04
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                         |Cumulative amount|                         Aid status in percents
                         |     borrowed for|________________________________________________________________________
Level of study and       |postbaccalaureate|           |                  Receiving aid, by source
control and              |        education|       Non-|____________________________________________________________
type of institution      |                 |      aided| Any aid\1\|    Federal|     State|Institutional|   Employer
_________________________|_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
1                        |                2|          3|          4|          5|         6|            7|          8
_________________________|_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
1992-93                  |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
     All institutions ...| $9,577  ($476.4)| 71.3(0.84)| 28.7(0.84)| 10.8(0.48)| 1.9(0.19)| 12.7  (0.65)| 16.7(0.69)
                         |_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
Master's degree .........|  8,003   (477.5)| 71.7(0.93)| 28.3(0.93)| 10.5(0.56)| 1.6(0.21)| 11.1  (0.67)| 18.7(0.85)
  Public ................|  7,246   (376.4)| 73.9(0.99)| 26.1(0.99)| 10.1(0.64)| 2.5(0.36)| 11.7  (0.79)| 14.6(0.90)
    4-year doctoral .....|  8,058   (499.3)| 69.6(1.28)| 30.4(1.28)| 11.9(0.80)| 2.5(0.43)| 15.3  (1.03)| 14.6(1.06)
    Other 4-year ........|  5,396   (512.1)| 81.2(1.59)| 18.8(1.59)|  6.9(0.99)| 2.4(0.56)|  5.5  (1.01)| 14.4(1.30)
  Private ...............|  8,958   (801.9)| 68.6(1.73)| 31.4(1.73)| 11.1(0.95)| 0.4(0.14)| 10.3  (1.02)| 24.4(1.25)
    4-year doctoral .....|  9,794 (1,208.0)| 66.9(1.96)| 33.1(1.96)| 12.1(1.30)| 0.4(0.16)| 12.1  (1.43)| 25.1(1.65)
    Other 4-year ........|  7,313   (534.0)| 71.7(2.92)| 28.3(2.92)|  9.3(1.25)| 0.6(0.27)|  6.9  (1.13)| 23.1(2.32)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Doctor's degree .........| 12,858 (1,369.8)| 56.2(2.41)| 43.8(2.41)|  8.6(1.07)| 3.5(0.83)| 33.1  (2.18)| 12.0(1.53)
  Public ................|  9,628 (1,227.0)| 56.1(2.58)| 43.9(2.58)|  8.5(1.19)| 4.4(1.23)| 33.3  (2.48)| 12.9(1.63)
  Private ...............| 17,048 (2,506.1)| 56.4(4.85)| 43.6(4.85)|  8.9(2.03)| 1.6(0.69)| 32.6  (4.21)| 10.2(3.19)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
First-professional ......| 26,158 (2,269.0)| 42.6(3.20)| 57.4(3.20)| 44.9(3.10)| 3.3(0.70)| 25.7  (2.26)|  6.1(1.16)
  Public ................| 21,931 (3,100.7)| 50.8(5.23)| 49.2(5.23)| 42.9(4.44)| 3.6(1.19)| 22.2  (3.54)|  5.1(1.87)
  Private ...............| 27,842 (2,711.4)| 37.8(3.98)| 62.2(3.98)| 46.1(4.24)| 3.2(0.88)| 27.8  (2.91)|  6.7(1.50)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Other graduate ..........|  7,223   (895.5)| 79.7(1.50)| 20.3(1.50)|  7.7(0.83)| 1.7(0.45)|  8.4  (0.97)| 13.4(1.17)
                         |=================|===========|===========|===========|==========|=============|===========
1995-96                  |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
     All institutions ...|$16,193  ($651.8)| 59.3(1.23)| 40.7(1.23)| 13.8(0.63)| 1.4(0.31)| 16.7  (1.20)| 16.1(0.89)
                         |_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
Master's degree .........| 14,635   (739.4)| 56.3(1.53)| 43.7(1.53)| 15.1(0.78)| 1.2(0.23)| 16.5  (1.35)| 18.4(1.20)
  Public ................| 12,971   (915.3)| 57.3(2.04)| 42.7(2.04)| 13.6(0.91)| 1.7(0.38)| 18.5  (1.87)| 16.0(1.35)
    4-year doctoral .....| 14,443 (1,152.0)| 52.8(2.74)| 47.2(2.74)| 14.8(1.23)| 1.2(0.41)| 22.6  (2.69)| 16.6(1.79)
    Other 4-year ........|  9,273   (756.3)| 66.4(2.83)| 33.6(2.83)| 11.1(1.21)| 2.8(0.78)| 10.3  (1.59)| 14.8(1.93)
  Private ...............| 16,904 (1,246.0)| 54.9(2.28)| 45.1(2.28)| 17.2(1.36)| 0.5(0.16)| 13.7  (1.92)| 21.8(2.11)
    4-year doctoral .....| 19,948 (1,966.7)| 55.3(3.03)| 44.7(3.03)| 17.7(1.70)| 0.6(0.28)| 17.2  (2.99)| 18.3(2.33)
    Other 4-year ........| 13,006 (1,023.9)| 54.5(3.50)| 45.5(3.50)| 16.6(2.17)| 0.3(0.15)|  9.6  (2.10)| 25.9(3.49)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Doctor's degree .........| 19,530 (1,758.5)| 48.6(3.55)| 51.4(3.55)| 12.1(1.72)| 0.6(0.30)| 39.3  (3.48)|  9.0(2.03)
  Public ................| 16,288 (1,357.9)| 46.1(4.67)| 53.9(4.67)|  9.5(1.92)| 0.9(0.46)| 42.5  (4.57)|  9.2(2.44)
  Private ...............| 24,882 (2,957.7)| 53.3(4.88)| 46.7(4.88)| 17.2(2.84)|  #   (†) | 33.3  (4.77)|  8.6(3.59)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
First-professional ......| 32,803 (2,151.7)| 32.2(5.02)| 67.8(5.02)| 47.4(5.87)| 4.3(1.49)| 27.0  (8.08)|  7.0(1.78)
  Public ................| 31,882 (2,069.9)| 29.6(5.44)| 70.4(5.44)| 59.6(4.96)| 4.0(1.96)| 25.7  (4.64)|  7.5(3.25)
  Private ...............| 33,160 (2,893.6)| 33.1(6.46)| 66.9(6.46)| 43.5(7.17)| 4.3(1.87)| 27.4 (10.53)|  6.8(2.13)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Other graduate ..........| 13,008 (1,214.6)| 74.0(1.69)| 26.0(1.69)|  7.0(0.81)| 1.9(0.94)|  8.4  (1.25)| 13.3(1.25)
  Public 4-year doctoral | 15,473 (2,279.8)| 67.8(2.61)| 32.2(2.61)|  9.8(1.57)| 0.5(0.26)| 12.4  (2.54)| 14.9(2.07)
  Public other 4-year ...| 11,166 (1,313.0)| 77.3(2.20)| 22.7(2.20)|  5.5(0.90)| 2.6(1.42)|  6.3  (1.32)| 12.4(1.58)
                         |=================|===========|===========|===========|==========|=============|===========
1999-2000                |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
     All institutions ...|$20,929  ($554.5)| 52.1(0.77)| 47.9(0.77)| 18.1(0.60)| 1.6(0.19)| 15.9  (0.55)| 20.3(0.67)
                         |_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
Master's degree .........| 17,489   (517.1)| 50.3(0.92)| 49.7(0.92)| 18.6(0.73)| 1.4(0.21)| 14.2  (0.68)| 23.2(0.84)
  Public ................| 14,420   (613.8)| 53.7(1.30)| 46.3(1.30)| 15.9(0.92)| 2.0(0.33)| 15.3  (0.95)| 20.6(1.15)
    4-year doctoral .....| 15,891   (781.1)| 50.3(1.61)| 49.7(1.61)| 17.1(1.12)| 2.0(0.43)| 17.9  (1.22)| 21.5(1.40)
    Other 4-year ........| 10,593   (651.1)| 61.5(2.03)| 38.5(2.03)| 13.3(1.54)| 2.0(0.49)|  9.5  (1.43)| 18.6(2.04)
  Private ...............| 20,692   (801.0)| 45.9(1.28)| 54.1(1.28)| 22.0(1.14)| 0.6(0.22)| 12.7  (0.95)| 26.5(1.20)
    4-year doctoral .....| 23,434 (1,090.2)| 43.6(1.48)| 56.4(1.48)| 23.1(1.40)| 0.8(0.32)| 14.7  (1.16)| 25.9(1.33)
    Other 4-year ........| 14,910 (1,092.3)| 50.6(2.47)| 49.4(2.47)| 19.7(1.97)| 0.3(0.18)|  8.4  (1.53)| 27.7(2.41)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Doctor's degree .........| 28,829 (1,883.3)| 45.5(1.68)| 54.5(1.68)| 14.5(1.30)| 1.0(0.33)| 37.8  (1.69)| 13.9(1.30)
  Public ................| 25,423 (1,444.3)| 46.4(2.13)| 53.6(2.13)| 12.8(1.16)| 1.5(0.48)| 40.8  (2.01)| 12.2(1.30)
  Private ...............| 34,511 (3,883.0)| 43.4(2.66)| 56.6(2.66)| 18.1(3.18)|  #   (†) | 31.4  (2.97)| 17.5(2.96)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
First-professional ......| 46,159 (2,527.3)| 22.2(2.29)| 77.8(2.29)| 58.1(4.76)| 5.2(1.35)| 28.3  (2.81)| 10.1(1.90)
  Public ................| 36,078 (3,271.1)| 20.6(4.87)| 79.4(4.87)| 60.7(6.96)| 6.6(3.17)| 23.9  (5.65)|  6.5(3.62)
  Private ...............| 50,469 (3,018.2)| 22.8(2.56)| 77.2(2.56)| 57.0(6.00)| 4.6(1.40)| 30.1  (3.19)| 11.5(2.22)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Other graduate ..........| 18,175 (1,363.8)| 58.9(2.85)| 41.1(2.85)| 16.8(2.46)| 1.5(0.74)|  9.1  (1.52)| 18.6(2.40)
                         |=================|===========|===========|===========|==========|=============|===========
2003-04                  |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
     All institutions ...|$25,776(27,528.1)|34.5  (1.3)|65.5  (1.3)|31.4  (1.4)|1.7  (0.4)|19.0    (1.1)|26.0  (1.2)
                         |_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
Master's degree .........| 22,959   (754.4)|32.5  (1.6)|67.5  (1.6)|34.5  (1.6)|1.7  (0.5)|17.0    (1.5)|27.6  (1.5)
  Public ................| 18,759   (563.8)|36.7  (1.5)|63.3  (1.5)|28.4  (1.4)|2.0  (0.4)|22.1    (1.4)|24.6  (1.4)
    4-year doctoral .....| 19,795   (626.1)|36.1  (1.3)|63.9  (1.3)|27.5  (1.2)|1.8  (0.4)|24.2    (1.5)|24.8  (1.4)
    Other 4-year ........| 16,263 (1,102.0)|38.2  (4.0)|61.8  (4.0)|30.7  (3.7)|2.6  (1.2)|16.5    (2.6)|24.1  (3.8)
  Private ...............| 26,387 (1,553.3)|27.8  (2.8)|72.2  (2.8)|41.1  (3.0)|1.3  (0.8)|11.4    (2.1)|30.9  (2.7)
    4-year doctoral .....| 26,953 (1,644.4)|31.2  (2.4)|68.8  (2.4)|38.0  (2.9)|1.6  (1.7)|14.8    (2.3)|28.1  (2.9)
    Other 4-year ........| 25,880 (2,512.1)|24.6  (5.1)|75.4  (5.1)|44.0  (4.9)|0.9  (0.5)| 8.1    (3.1)|33.7  (4.4)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Doctor's degree .........| 40,223 (1,847.5)|27.8  (1.3)|72.2  (1.3)|22.2  (1.4)|1.7  (0.3)|45.8    (1.9)|19.9  (1.6)
  Public ................| 31,510 (1,507.1)|25.6  (1.2)|74.4  (1.2)|18.2  (1.3)|2.4  (0.4)|55.8    (1.2)|17.3  (1.0)
  Private ...............| 50,278 (4,508.8)|31.7  (3.3)|68.3  (3.3)|29.1  (3.4)|0.7  (0.5)|28.2    (2.9)|24.3  (4.1)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
First-professional ......| 49,170 (5,227.6)|24.6  (3.9)|75.4  (3.9)|54.2  (5.5)|6.8  (3.2)|23.6    (4.3)|13.2  (2.7)
  Public ................| 56,475 (6,550.3)|20.8  (5.1)|79.2  (5.1)|63.4  (6.2)|3.0  (2.2)|31.2    (5.7)| 9.4  (3.3)
  Private ...............| 46,862 (6,795.8)|25.6  (4.8)|74.4  (4.8)|51.9  (6.8)|7.7  (4.0)|21.7    (5.5)|14.1  (3.2)
                         |                 |           |           |           |          |             |
Other graduate ..........| 19,975 (1,493.9)|48.8  (2.3)|51.2  (2.3)|19.5  (2.6)|1.0  (0.4)|10.3    (1.4)|25.7  (2.6)
_________________________|_________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|_____________|___________
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
\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.
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;96;2000;04). (This table was prepared September 2005.)

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