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Table 330.50. Average graduate tuition and required fees in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and percentile of charges: 1989-90 through 2015-16
Year Total Public institu-tions1 Private institutions Public institutions,1 by percentile Nonprofit institutions, by percentile
Total Nonprofit For-profit 25th percentile Median (50th percentile) 75th percentile 25th percentile Median (50th percentile) 75th percentile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  Current dollars
1989-90 $4,135 $1,999 $7,881
1990-91 4,488 2,206 8,507
1991-92 5,116 2,524 9,592
1992-93 5,475 2,791 10,008
1993-94 5,973 3,050 10,790
                       
1994-95 6,247 3,250 11,338
1995-96 6,741 3,449 12,083
1996-97 7,111 3,607 12,537
1997-98 7,246 3,744 12,774
1998-99 7,685 3,897 13,299
                       
1999-2000 8,069 4,042 13,821 $14,123 $9,611 $2,640 $3,637 $5,163 $7,998 $12,870 $20,487
2000-01 8,429 4,243 14,420 14,457 13,229 2,931 3,822 5,347 8,276 13,200 21,369
2001-02 8,857 4,496 15,165 15,232 13,414 3,226 4,119 5,596 8,583 14,157 22,054
2002-03 9,226 4,842 14,983 15,676 9,644 3,395 4,452 5,927 8,690 14,140 22,700
2003-04 10,312 5,544 16,209 16,807 12,542 3,795 5,103 7,063 9,072 15,030 25,600
                       
2004-05 11,004 6,080 16,751 17,551 13,133 4,236 5,663 7,616 9,300 16,060 26,140
2005-06 11,621 6,493 17,244 18,171 13,432 4,608 6,209 7,977 9,745 16,222 26,958
2006-07 12,312 6,894 18,108 19,033 14,421 4,909 6,594 8,341 10,346 17,057 29,118
2007-08 13,002 7,415 18,878 19,896 14,713 5,176 6,990 9,288 10,705 17,647 30,247
2008-09 13,647 7,999 19,230 20,485 14,418 5,612 7,376 9,912 11,290 18,270 30,514
                       
2009-10 14,542 8,763 20,078 21,317 14,512 6,074 7,983 10,658 12,290 19,460 31,730
2010-11 15,017 9,238 20,397 21,993 13,811 6,550 8,788 10,937 12,510 19,586 33,215
2011-12 15,845 9,978 21,230 22,899 14,285 7,506 9,440 11,954 12,936 20,625 34,680
2012-13 16,407 10,408 21,907 23,642 14,418 7,706 9,900 12,590 12,960 21,352 36,820
2013-14 16,948 10,725 22,617 24,482 14,209 7,791 10,242 12,779 13,590 22,018 36,720
                       
2014-15 17,385 10,979 23,266 25,171 14,265 7,914 10,428 12,829 13,872 22,170 38,948
2015-16 17,868 11,303 23,919 25,817 14,432 8,242 10,750 13,193 13,878 22,490 40,670
  Constant 2015-16 dollars
1989-90 $7,760 $3,751 $14,789
1990-91 7,985 3,925 15,136
1991-92 8,820 4,351 16,537
1992-93 9,153 4,666 16,732
1993-94 9,734 4,970 17,583
                       
1994-95 9,897 5,149 17,962
1995-96 10,396 5,319 18,635
1996-97 10,663 5,408 18,799
1997-98 10,675 5,516 18,819
1998-99 11,128 5,643 19,258
                       
1999-2000 11,357 5,689 19,452 $19,878 $13,527 $3,716 $5,119 $7,267 $11,257 $18,114 $28,835
2000-01 11,471 5,775 19,623 19,673 18,003 3,989 5,201 7,277 11,262 17,963 29,080
2001-02 11,844 6,012 20,279 20,369 17,936 4,314 5,508 7,483 11,477 18,931 29,490
2002-03 12,071 6,335 19,604 20,511 12,619 4,442 5,825 7,755 11,370 18,501 29,701
2003-04 13,204 7,098 20,754 21,520 16,060 4,859 6,534 9,044 11,616 19,245 32,779
                       
2004-05 13,679 7,557 20,822 21,816 16,325 5,265 7,039 9,467 11,560 19,963 32,492
2005-06 13,915 7,775 20,648 21,758 16,084 5,518 7,435 9,552 11,669 19,424 32,280
2006-07 14,370 8,047 21,136 22,216 16,833 5,730 7,697 9,736 12,076 19,909 33,987
2007-08 14,634 8,346 21,247 22,394 16,560 5,826 7,867 10,454 12,049 19,862 34,044
2008-09 15,149 8,879 21,345 22,739 16,004 6,229 8,188 11,003 12,532 20,280 33,871
                       
2009-10 15,987 9,634 22,074 23,436 15,955 6,678 8,776 11,717 13,511 21,394 34,884
2010-11 16,185 9,956 21,982 23,703 14,885 7,059 9,471 11,787 13,483 21,109 35,797
2011-12 16,590 10,448 22,229 23,976 14,957 7,859 9,884 12,517 13,545 21,596 36,312
2012-13 16,898 10,720 22,563 24,350 14,850 7,937 10,196 12,967 13,348 21,991 37,922
2013-14 17,187 10,876 22,936 24,827 14,409 7,901 10,386 12,959 13,781 22,328 37,237
                       
2014-15 17,502 11,053 23,423 25,341 14,361 7,967 10,498 12,916 13,966 22,320 39,211
2015-16 17,868 11,303 23,919 25,817 14,432 8,242 10,750 13,193 13,878 22,490 40,670
—Not available.
1 Data are based on in-state tuition only.
NOTE: Average graduate student tuition weighted by fall full-time-equivalent graduate enrollment. Excludes doctoral students in professional practice programs. Data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:89-99); "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90-99); "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:89-99); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component; and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared February 2017.)

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