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| Table 364. | Percentage of full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students receiving aid, by type of aid, level of study, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1992-93 through 2007-08 |
| Level of study, control and level of institution |
Number of students1 (in thousands) | Percent receiving aid | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any aid2 | Fellowship grants | Tuition waivers | Assistant- ships3 | Employer (includes college staff) | Loans | |||||||||||||
| Any loans | Stafford4 | Perkins5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1992-93, all institutions | 679 | (42.6) | 67.7 | (1.19) | [6 ] | (†) | 12.3 | (1.01) | 14.1 | (1.17) | 3.3 | (0.45) | 43.0 | (1.58) | 40.8 | (1.57) | 9.0 | (0.96) |
| Master's degree | 286 | (18.2) | 61.9 | (2.28) | [6 ] | (†) | 15.4 | (1.31) | 17.6 | (1.85) | 5.1 | (0.73) | 32.0 | (2.12) | 30.0 | (2.09) | 5.1 | (0.80) |
| Public | 165 | (8.2) | 64.8 | (2.17) | [6 ] | (†) | 20.3 | (1.77) | 21.9 | (1.78) | 4.8 | (0.85) | 31.9 | (2.05) | 30.6 | (1.94) | 4.1 | (0.73) |
| 4-year doctoral | 141 | (6.7) | 65.2 | (2.27) | [6 ] | (†) | 23.0 | (1.87) | 23.0 | (1.94) | 4.7 | (0.89) | 30.5 | (2.10) | 29.3 | (1.98) | 3.4 | (0.62) |
| Other 4-year | 24 | (2.5) | 62.8 | (4.36) | [6 ] | (†) | 4.3 | (1.82) | 15.6 | (2.73) | 5.2 | (2.46) | 40.0 | (5.20) | 38.0 | (5.03) | 8.2 | (3.36) |
| Private | 121 | (15.1) | 57.8 | (4.32) | [6 ] | (†) | 8.7 | (1.69) | 11.7 | (3.84) | 5.5 | (1.21) | 32.0 | (3.84) | 29.3 | (3.88) | 6.5 | (1.67) |
| 4-year doctoral | 105 | (13.9) | 60.2 | (4.66) | [6 ] | (†) | 9.3 | (1.89) | 13.1 | (4.33) | 5.6 | (1.39) | 32.7 | (4.50) | 30.3 | (4.59) | 6.9 | (1.66) |
| Other 4-year | 16 | (1.3) | 42.4 | (3.68) | [6 ] | (†) | 4.8 | (0.53) | 2.9 | (2.05) | 4.7 | (0.38) | 27.7 | (3.32) | 23.2 | (3.15) | 4.4 | (1.23) |
| Doctor's degree | 121 | (5.9) | 69.0 | (2.00) | [6 ] | (†) | 19.2 | (1.99) | 26.6 | (1.93) | 2.4 | (0.54) | 25.6 | (2.32) | 23.8 | (2.35) | 3.5 | (0.55) |
| Public | 74 | (4.3) | 69.6 | (2.61) | [6 ] | (†) | 23.3 | (2.74) | 31.6 | (2.80) | 3.4 | (0.79) | 20.4 | (2.30) | 18.7 | (2.21) | 2.9 | (0.73) |
| Private | 47 | (4.3) | 68.0 | (3.17) | [6 ] | (†) | 12.7 | (2.50) | 18.8 | (2.15) | 0.9 | (0.58) | 33.9 | (3.72) | 31.7 | (3.85) | 4.4 | (0.83) |
| First-professional | 211 | (23.3) | 77.3 | (1.18) | [6 ] | (†) | 5.6 | (1.00) | 4.4 | (0.68) | 1.2 | (0.40) | 68.0 | (1.80) | 65.8 | (1.76) | 19.4 | (1.90) |
| Public | 100 | (23.1) | 79.5 | (1.29) | [6 ] | (†) | 5.4 | (1.25) | 4.3 | (0.61) | 1.3 | (0.59) | 72.0 | (1.83) | 70.1 | (1.64) | 23.2 | (2.16) |
| Private | 110 | (7.1) | 75.2 | (1.76) | [6 ] | (†) | 5.9 | (1.28) | 4.5 | (1.22) | 1.2 | (0.54) | 64.4 | (2.22) | 61.9 | (2.30) | 15.9 | (1.86) |
| Other graduate | 62 | (6.7) | 59.9 | (6.40) | [6 ] | (†) | 7.4 | (1.78) | 6.1 | (1.87) | 3.7 | (2.40) | 42.4 | (4.68) | 38.5 | (4.50) | 2.5 | (0.62) |
| 1999-2000, all institutions | 918 | (14.6) | 82.2 | (0.68) | 20.0 | (0.72) | 11.5 | (0.49) | 23.2 | (0.60) | 5.8 | (0.29) | 53.7 | (0.99) | 52.0 | (1.00) | 8.7 | (0.71) |
| Master's degree | 415 | (10.5) | 79.2 | (0.81) | 16.5 | (0.74) | 11.4 | (0.66) | 21.8 | (1.23) | 9.0 | (1.04) | 50.2 | (1.78) | 48.6 | (1.90) | 5.7 | (0.87) |
| Public | 228 | (9.4) | 78.1 | (1.16) | 15.5 | (1.12) | 18.1 | (1.21) | 30.3 | (1.99) | 6.8 | (0.57) | 44.0 | (1.82) | 42.8 | (1.76) | 2.9 | (0.68) |
| 4-year doctoral | 184 | (6.0) | 80.2 | (0.98) | 16.6 | (1.09) | 19.4 | (1.26) | 34.0 | (1.60) | 7.1 | (0.82) | 42.2 | (1.78) | 41.6 | (1.71) | 3.1 | (0.77) |
| Other 4-year | 44 | (5.3) | 69.1 | (4.98) | 11.2 | (2.61) | 12.3 | (3.74) | 15.0 | (5.31) | 5.7 | (1.60) | 51.4 | (6.34) | 48.0 | (7.03) | 1.9 | (0.50) |
| Private | 187 | (7.1) | 57.8 | (2.96) | 17.7 | (0.97) | 3.3 | (0.62) | 11.5 | (0.82) | 11.6 | (2.03) | 57.8 | (2.96) | 55.5 | (3.78) | 9.1 | (1.42) |
| 4-year doctoral | 127 | (11.5) | 82.5 | (1.92) | 23.4 | (1.31) | 4.1 | (0.67) | 14.0 | (1.91) | 8.3 | (1.50) | 60.1 | (1.66) | 56.7 | (2.39) | 11.5 | (1.69) |
| Other 4-year | 61 | (8.5) | 76.6 | (3.91) | 5.8 | (1.77) | 1.4 | (0.64) | 6.4 | (3.53) | 18.6 | (5.21) | 53.0 | (8.54) | 53.0 | (8.54) | 4.2 | (2.31) |
| Doctor's degree | 187 | (8.3) | 88.0 | (0.74) | 37.4 | (2.14) | 23.0 | (1.57) | 54.3 | (2.24) | 5.3 | (0.87) | 29.3 | (3.58) | 27.7 | (3.33) | 4.6 | (2.79) |
| Public | 113 | (1.9) | 88.6 | (1.58) | 29.8 | (1.32) | 34.8 | (1.95) | 62.5 | (2.19) | 7.3 | (1.25) | 26.0 | (2.27) | 24.2 | (1.71) | 1.1 | (0.46) |
| Private | 73 | (7.8) | 87.1 | (2.48) | 49.2 | (4.37) | 4.9 | (0.73) | 41.7 | (4.41) | 2.3 | (0.64) | 34.4 | (6.95) | 33.2 | (6.99) | 10.1 | (6.98) |
| First-professional | 254 | (10.6) | 88.1 | (0.87) | 16.3 | (1.85) | 4.0 | (0.80) | 6.5 | (0.72) | 1.5 | (0.41) | 80.4 | (0.78) | 78.3 | (0.69) | 17.9 | (1.25) |
| Public | 114 | (7.0) | 87.8 | (1.18) | 12.2 | (1.33) | 7.2 | (1.75) | 6.5 | (1.28) | 1.6 | (0.46) | 81.0 | (1.51) | 79.8 | (1.57) | 19.9 | (1.83) |
| Private | 140 | (5.7) | 88.4 | (1.14) | 19.8 | (2.27) | 1.5 | (0.80) | 6.5 | (0.81) | 1.5 | (0.71) | 79.9 | (1.73) | 77.1 | (1.59) | 16.3 | (1.33) |
| Other graduate | 62 | (12.1) | 59.8 | (5.00) | 5.6 | (2.02) | 8.4 | (3.32) | 7.2 | (2.08) | 3.1 | (1.49) | 41.0 | (4.99) | 40.4 | (4.89) | 3.8 | (1.67) |
| 2003-04, all institutions | 914 | (30.5) | 85.9 | (1.06) | 21.6 | (0.94) | 13.2 | (0.63) | 22.5 | (0.92) | 8.6 | (0.85) | 61.0 | (1.25) | 56.4 | (1.24) | 10.8 | (1.35) |
| Master's degree | 381 | (28.4) | 80.5 | (1.95) | 17.1 | (1.44) | 11.7 | (1.04) | 21.6 | (1.65) | 10.5 | (1.36) | 57.3 | (2.15) | 52.4 | (2.25) | 5.4 | (0.80) |
| Public | 190 | (12.0) | 78.3 | (2.11) | 15.0 | (1.86) | 19.0 | (1.69) | 33.7 | (2.50) | 7.0 | (1.06) | 46.1 | (2.54) | 42.5 | (2.45) | 4.1 | (0.87) |
| 4-year doctoral | 168 | (10.4) | 81.3 | (1.75) | 15.4 | (2.06) | 19.7 | (1.71) | 36.4 | (2.52) | 7.7 | (1.17) | 47.6 | (2.55) | 43.6 | (2.39) | 4.7 | (0.99) |
| Other 4-year | 22 | (5.0) | 55.4 | (10.59) | 12.1 | (6.63) | 13.2 | (7.69) | 13.0 | (8.31) | 1.4 | (1.09) | 34.7 | (10.36) | 34.2 | (10.25) | ‡ | (†) |
| Private | 191 | (23.0) | 82.6 | (3.45) | 19.3 | (2.44) | 4.6 | (1.01) | 9.5 | (2.19) | 14.0 | (2.47) | 68.4 | (3.34) | 62.3 | (3.45) | 6.6 | (1.38) |
| 4-year doctoral | 116 | (10.0) | 85.8 | (2.53) | 27.9 | (2.90) | 7.0 | (1.51) | 12.4 | (2.32) | 10.3 | (2.13) | 67.8 | (3.26) | 60.0 | (3.60) | 9.8 | (1.96) |
| Other 4-year | 76 | (19.4) | 77.7 | (6.94) | 6.1 | (2.94) | 0.9 | (0.73) | 4.9 | (3.91) | 19.7 | (5.43) | 69.3 | (6.36) | 65.8 | (6.36) | 1.6 | (1.45) |
| Doctor's degree | 190 | (9.0) | 92.3 | (0.86) | 37.1 | (1.71) | 32.3 | (1.71) | 52.1 | (1.82) | 7.9 | (0.79) | 34.6 | (1.86) | 31.3 | (1.67) | 6.9 | (1.50) |
| Public | 111 | (5.5) | 93.4 | (0.85) | 33.2 | (2.03) | 43.5 | (2.20) | 59.1 | (1.94) | 8.5 | (0.94) | 30.8 | (1.80) | 27.9 | (1.71) | 4.7 | (0.87) |
| Private | 78 | (6.3) | 90.7 | (1.63) | 42.7 | (3.12) | 16.4 | (1.73) | 42.2 | (3.30) | 7.1 | (1.26) | 39.8 | (3.53) | 36.0 | (3.27) | 10.1 | (3.30) |
| First-professional | 273 | (7.2) | 90.3 | (1.23) | 21.2 | (1.87) | 3.8 | (0.67) | 7.5 | (0.89) | 5.0 | (0.76) | 81.2 | (1.60) | 75.3 | (2.08) | 23.1 | (3.31) |
| Public | 126 | (7.3) | 90.6 | (1.45) | 21.0 | (2.51) | 5.6 | (0.90) | 9.7 | (1.35) | 5.0 | (0.93) | 80.7 | (2.11) | 74.9 | (2.44) | 22.8 | (2.01) |
| Private | 147 | (10.5) | 90.1 | (1.71) | 21.3 | (2.51) | 2.2 | (0.91) | 5.6 | (1.12) | 5.0 | (1.05) | 81.6 | (2.07) | 75.8 | (2.89) | 23.3 | (5.81) |
| Other graduate | 71 | (11.7) | 80.9 | (4.80) | 6.2 | (1.59) | 5.6 | (2.04) | 6.6 | (2.49) | 14.1 | (5.74) | 73.4 | (5.67) | 72.5 | (5.77) | 2.7 | (1.20) |
| 2007-08, all institutions | 1,177 | (26.7) | 87.0 | (0.65) | 23.6 | (1.07) | 12.3 | (0.66) | 25.4 | (0.93) | 11.5 | (0.94) | 58.2 | (1.27) | 55.2 | (1.24) | 6.0 | (0.36) |
| Master's degree | 616 | (17.5) | 84.8 | (1.10) | 17.7 | (1.14) | 10.6 | (0.87) | 19.4 | (1.08) | 16.1 | (1.70) | 60.1 | (1.72) | 55.9 | (1.61) | 4.4 | (0.48) |
| Public | 251 | (8.8) | 86.3 | (1.37) | 19.7 | (1.78) | 21.2 | (1.92) | 35.6 | (1.80) | 13.5 | (1.45) | 52.4 | (1.79) | 49.1 | (1.78) | 4.7 | (0.95) |
| 4-year doctoral | 219 | (8.6) | 87.7 | (1.40) | 21.9 | (1.96) | 23.4 | (2.12) | 37.9 | (2.01) | 14.7 | (1.66) | 51.2 | (1.94) | 48.2 | (1.96) | 4.4 | (0.99) |
| Other 4-year | 33 | (3.5) | 76.9 | (4.06) | 5.2 | (2.35) | 6.1 | (2.39) | 20.0 | (4.75) | 5.1 | (2.08) | 60.4 | (6.17) | 54.7 | (6.18) | ‡ | (†) |
| Private | 364 | (16.2) | 83.7 | (1.61) | 16.3 | (1.42) | 3.4 | (0.52) | 8.2 | (0.73) | 18.0 | (2.69) | 65.4 | (2.43) | 60.6 | (2.39) | 4.2 | (0.52) |
| 4-year doctoral | 207 | (11.5) | 80.7 | (1.53) | 25.5 | (2.42) | 3.9 | (0.64) | 13.0 | (1.12) | 14.5 | (1.17) | 57.4 | (1.72) | 53.3 | (1.72) | 7.0 | (0.92) |
| Other 4-year | 157 | (12.0) | 87.6 | (2.90) | 4.1 | (0.90) | 2.8 | (0.89) | 2.0 | (0.54) | 22.6 | (6.10) | 76.0 | (4.59) | 70.1 | (4.43) | 0.5 | (0.30) |
| Doctor's degree | 285 | (19.5) | 93.0 | (0.84) | 36.0 | (1.89) | 25.9 | (1.57) | 54.3 | (2.30) | 8.0 | (0.70) | 35.8 | (2.33) | 33.9 | (2.24) | 2.6 | (0.46) |
| Public | 148 | (14.2) | 92.1 | (1.47) | 30.7 | (2.12) | 39.4 | (2.31) | 66.5 | (2.51) | 7.9 | (0.98) | 28.3 | (1.77) | 27.0 | (1.75) | 2.4 | (0.70) |
| Private | 138 | (10.7) | 94.0 | (1.02) | 41.7 | (3.17) | 11.4 | (1.36) | 41.2 | (3.46) | 8.0 | (1.14) | 43.8 | (3.79) | 41.3 | (3.65) | 2.8 | (0.63) |
| First-professional | 242 | (10.3) | 88.1 | (1.18) | 26.1 | (1.67) | 1.6 | (0.47) | 7.8 | (0.77) | 4.6 | (0.76) | 81.3 | (1.69) | 79.8 | (1.71) | 14.4 | (1.28) |
| Public | 106 | (5.9) | 88.0 | (1.88) | 21.9 | (2.10) | 3.2 | (0.91) | 9.4 | (1.31) | 4.9 | (1.41) | 81.1 | (2.25) | 80.0 | (2.24) | 14.5 | (1.95) |
| Private | 136 | (11.2) | 88.2 | (1.72) | 29.3 | (2.33) | 0.4 | (0.18) | 6.6 | (0.84) | 4.4 | (0.68) | 81.5 | (2.21) | 79.7 | (2.23) | 14.4 | (1.83) |
| Other graduate | 34 | (4.4) | 68.8 | (6.75) | 10.5 | (2.98) | 3.0 | (1.17) | 16.2 | (5.09) | 6.1 | (2.97) | 48.8 | (6.82) | 46.9 | (6.72) | 4.5 | (2.09) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Numbers of full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of all postbaccalaureate students who enrolled at any time during the school year. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes students who received teaching or research assistantships and/or participated in work-study programs. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Formerly Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Formerly National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). Includes subsidized amounts only. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Fellowship estimates for 1992-93 were based primarily on information provided by institutions and are not comparable to data for 1999-2000 and later years, which were based on information provided by both students and institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Total includes some students whose level of study or control of institution was unknown. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive aid from multiple sources. Data include Puerto Rico. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1992-93, 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared December 2010.) |
