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Average academic year cost of attendance, average grant/scholarship aid, and net price of attendance for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, level of institution, type of aid awarded, and family income level: United States, academic year 2014–15
Level of institution, type of aid awarded, and family income level1 Public2 Private
Nonprofit For-profit
Average cost of attendance Average grant/ scholarship aid Net price Average cost of attendance Average grant/ scholarship aid Net price Average cost of attendance Average grant/ scholarship aid Net price
4-year
  Students awarded any grant aid 19,433 7,046 12,387 38,399 16,488 21,910 27,558 5,440 22,117
  Students awarded Title IV aid
    All family income levels 19,474 6,419 13,054 38,508 16,892 21,616 27,522 4,888 22,634
      $0-30,000 19,474 9,766 9,707 38,508 21,272 17,236 27,522 5,740 21,782
      $30,001-48,000 19,474 8,695 10,778 38,508 20,971 17,537 27,522 5,421 22,102
      $48,001-75,000 19,474 5,577 13,896 38,508 18,943 19,566 27,522 3,295 24,227
      $75,001-110,000 19,474 2,896 16,578 38,508 16,784 21,724 27,522 1,650 25,872
      $110,001 and more 19,474 1,945 17,529 38,508 13,710 24,798 27,522 1,333 26,189
2-year
  Students awarded any grant aid 12,196 4,841 7,355 25,425 6,500 18,925 26,521 5,242 21,278
  Students awarded Title IV aid
    All family income levels 12,249 4,954 7,294 25,441 5,877 19,564 26,427 4,665 21,762
      $0-30,000 12,249 5,849 6,400 25,441 7,262 18,179 26,427 5,398 21,029
      $30,001-48,000 12,249 5,263 6,986 25,441 6,739 18,702 26,427 4,604 21,824
      $48,001-75,000 12,249 3,332 8,916 25,441 5,378 20,062 26,427 2,823 23,604
      $75,001-110,000 12,249 1,585 10,663 25,441 3,075 22,366 26,427 902 25,526
      $110,001 and more 12,249 776 11,473 25,441 2,744 22,697 26,427 561 25,866
Less-than-2-year
  Students awarded any grant aid 14,605 4,520 10,085 22,649 5,166 17,483 26,693 5,126 21,567
  Students awarded Title IV aid
    All family income levels 14,598 4,605 9,993 22,246 4,497 17,749 26,662 4,738 21,924
      $0-30,000 14,598 4,895 9,703 22,246 6,105 16,140 26,662 5,159 21,502
      $30,001-48,000 14,598 4,888 9,709 22,246 4,519 17,727 26,662 5,184 21,477
      $48,001-75,000 14,598 3,304 11,294 22,246 2,042 20,204 26,662 4,010 22,652
      $75,001-110,000 14,598 1,616 12,981 22,246 1,799 20,447 26,662 1,084 25,577
      $110,001 and more 14,598 724 13,874 22,246 1,560 20,686 26,662 32 26,630

1 Students are classified into a family income category by the institution they attend based on the income used by the institution’s financial aid office to calculate the student’s expected family contribution.

2 Average cost, average grant/scholarship aid, and net price for public institutions are displayed for students paying in-district tuition.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component (final data) and Winter 2015–16, Student Financial Aid component (final data).