Digest of Education Statistics: 2010
Digest of Education Statistics: 2010

NCES 2011-015
April 2011


Table 355. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and control and type of institution: Selected years, 1992-93 through 2007-08
Control and type
of institution
Any aid Grants Loans Work study1
Total2 Federal3 Nonfederal Total4 Federal Nonfederal Total5 Federal5 Nonfederal Total Federal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1992-93, all institutions $5,730 (1,344) $4,300 (334) $3,480 (915) $3,550 (643) $1,980 (32) $3,320 (807) $3,880 (293) $3,760 (198) $2,730 (664) $1,380 (103) $1,290 (93)
Public 4,070 (314) 3,700 (45) 1,800 (262) 2,400 (60) 1,880 (21) 1,660 (325) 3,330 (41) 3,270 (46) 2,020 (133) 1,370 (84) 1,350 (65)
4-year doctoral 4,750 (349) 4,360 (55) 2,280 (235) 2,710 (106) 1,970 (25) 2,140 (278) 3,640 (60) 3,560 (68) 2,110 (269) 1,430 (116) 1,360 (102)
Other 4-year 4,240 (302) 3,780 (71) 1,660 (85) 2,420 (49) 1,940 (29) 1,450 (123) 3,200 (64) 3,120 (66) 2,150 (204) 1,240 (61) 1,270 (69)
2-year 2,760 (189) 2,620 (100) 1,090 (461) 1,930 (76) 1,720 (61) 1,030 (524) 2,530 (163) 2,560 (152) (†) 1,470 (165) 1,470 (156)
Less-than-2-year 2,300 (322) 1,950 (217) 1,140 (503) 1,970 (305) 1,760 (44) 880 (163) 3,140 (801) 2,970 (885) (†) (†) (†)
                                             
Private, not-for-profit 9,220 (3,036) 5,250 (949) 6,050 (1,869) 6,030 (1,564) 2,310 (124) 5,740 (1,651) 4,430 (809) 4,190 (600) 3,440 (772) 1,360 (268) 1,250 (194)
4-year doctoral 10,240 (932) 5,630 (341) 6,920 (326) 6,810 (241) 2,410 (59) 6,390 (422) 4,880 (142) 4,540 (121) 3,690 (468) 1,520 (63) 1,370 (80)
Other 4-year 8,280 (1,403) 4,920 (363) 5,160 (315) 5,370 (359) 2,260 (71) 4,790 (316) 4,170 (175) 4,020 (155) 2,910 (318) 1,280 (74) 1,180 (62)
Less-than-4-year 7,670 (920) 4,750 (225) 4,580 (434) 4,860 (405) 2,230 (25) 4,620 (389) 3,730 (124) 3,640 (111) 2,670 (405) 1,120 (68) 1,100 (66)
                                             
Private, for-profit 5,210 (294) 4,920 (284) 2,350 (1,168) 2,120 (307) 1,900 (71) 1,850 (1,392) 4,740 (287) 4,680 (286) 2,360 (605) 2,420 (593) (†)
2-year and above 6,010 (328) 5,530 (285) 2,560 (1,307) 2,410 (528) 1,970 (142) 2,210 (1,955) 5,190 (417) 5,110 (381) (†) (†) (†)
Less-than-2-year 4,510 (434) 4,390 (430) 1,990 (1,238) 1,920 (158) 1,860 (70) 1,160 (679) 4,240 (420) 4,210 (384) (†) (†) (†)
                                             
1995-96, all institutions $6,860 (240) $5,370 (115) $3,800 (253) $3,900 (212) $2,010 (22) $3,610 (253) $5,020 (95) $4,970 (94) $2,750 (363) $1,370 (75) $1,300 (66)
Public 5,230 (148) 4,820 (136) 2,210 (74) 2,700 (76) 1,930 (26) 2,080 (72) 4,620 (138) 4,610 (139) 2,350 (564) 1,350 (100) 1,290 (77)
4-year doctoral 6,290 (165) 5,670 (248) 2,860 (104) 3,190 (142) 1,910 (24) 2,730 (106) 5,180 (233) 5,130 (232) 2,690 (715) 1,310 (199) 1,280 (147)
Other 4-year 5,420 (229) 4,850 (197) 1,980 (63) 2,700 (68) 1,950 (73) 1,850 (53) 4,310 (135) 4,300 (133) (†) 1,440 (102) 1,370 (70)
2-year 3,420 (232) 3,460 (206) 1,270 (112) 2,010 (75) 1,940 (185) 1,090 (91) 3,620 (303) 3,680 (319) (†) 1,270 (171) 1,220 (175)
Less-than-2-year 2,960 (1,682) 2,660 (1,040) 2,410 (471) 2,370 (113) 1,740 (328) 2,550 (282) 3,600 (564) 3,600 (564) (†) (†) (†)
                                             
Private, not-for-profit 10,540 (660) 6,500 (236) 6,390 (586) 6,360 (576) 2,270 (60) 5,990 (567) 5,700 (137) 5,580 (130) 3,110 (620) 1,390 (109) 1,310 (100)
4-year doctoral 13,040 (1,635) 7,310 (433) 8,450 (1,494) 8,240 (1,549) 2,350 (61) 7,870 (1,465) 6,450 (276) 6,320 (217) 3,560 (1,564) 1,650 (239) 1,540 (204)
Other 4-year 9,810 (240) 6,270 (237) 5,700 (133) 5,790 (120) 2,270 (101) 5,330 (126) 5,420 (161) 5,310 (148) 3,340 (329) 1,280 (69) 1,210 (62)
Less-than-4-year 6,190 (296) 5,100 (183) 2,850 (303) 3,190 (622) 2,030 (32) 2,760 (619) 5,000 (349) 4,870 (236) 1,280 (90) 1,190 (55) 1,090 (213)
                                             
Private, for-profit 6,400 (158) 5,870 (114) 2,700 (273) 2,510 (97) 1,950 (33) 2,360 (253) 5,280 (245) 5,210 (230) 2,350 (255) (†) (†)
2-year and above 7,040 (389) 6,370 (328) 2,950 (197) 2,830 (193) 2,000 (33) 2,690 (149) 5,670 (220) 5,620 (224) (†) (†) (†)
Less-than-2-year 5,650 (525) 5,270 (461) 2,370 (527) 2,140 (102) 1,900 (88) 1,620 (407) 4,770 (713) 4,680 (678) 2,070 (404) (†) (†)
                                             
1999-2000, all institutions $8,520 (78) $6,160 (57) $5,030 (97) $4,980 (69) $2,520 (17) $4,460 (90) $6,280 (72) $5,690 (69) $4,940 (128) $1,670 (33) $1,560 (26)
Public 6,340 (74) 5,500 (60) 3,000 (57) 3,490 (38) 2,460 (13) 2,620 (42) 5,450 (65) 5,130 (68) 3,930 (212) 1,730 (38) 1,640 (53)
4-year doctoral 7,560 (85) 6,420 (68) 3,800 (74) 4,110 (57) 2,510 (38) 3,440 (72) 5,950 (74) 5,620 (59) 3,950 (204) 1,790 (54) 1,690 (31)
Other 4-year 6,310 (193) 5,480 (149) 2,630 (141) 3,240 (104) 2,410 (26) 2,240 (99) 5,120 (197) 4,880 (197) 3,630 (477) 1,660 (103) 1,570 (171)
2-year 4,400 (109) 4,000 (70) 1,990 (82) 2,810 (72) 2,450 (154) 1,630 (49) 4,430 (100) 3,990 (86) 4,160 (454) 1,690 (135) 1,610 (74)
Less-than-2-year 4,480 (947) 4,100 (1,163) 2,040 (391) 2,850 (210) 2,380 (308) 1,770 (430) 5,540 (1,081) 5,490 (1,157) (†) (†) (†)
                                             
Private, not-for-profit 13,490 (218) 7,260 (78) 8,920 (258) 8,270 (276) 2,700 (70) 7,870 (233) 7,610 (83) 6,480 (84) 5,790 (160) 1,610 (52) 1,480 (30)
4-year doctoral 15,670 (268) 7,960 (169) 10,610 (325) 9,850 (290) 2,610 (66) 9,370 (261) 8,350 (146) 6,870 (178) 6,500 (310) 1,820 (52) 1,700 (59)
Other 4-year 12,280 (259) 6,860 (94) 7,920 (257) 7,380 (290) 2,620 (136) 6,980 (255) 7,140 (96) 6,250 (67) 5,150 (196) 1,470 (63) 1,290 (37)
Less-than-4-year 8,520 (981) 6,110 (464) 4,940 (618) 5,040 (637) 2,510 (22) 4,460 (710) 6,100 (326) 5,440 (268) 5,520 (1,439) 960 (119) 870 (80)
                                             
Private, for-profit 9,300 (345) 8,030 (233) 3,880 (344) 3,500 (190) 2,570 (87) 2,850 (331) 7,460 (256) 6,930 (232) 6,210 (478) (†) (†)
2-year and above 9,980 (441) 8,520 (308) 3,980 (377) 3,780 (247) 2,460 (96) 3,010 (350) 7,840 (311) 7,320 (281) 6,820 (659) (†) (†)
Less-than-2-year 6,930 (390) 6,290 (374) 3,310 (597) 2,610 (72) 2,880 (78) 1,270 (411) 5,940 (357) 5,330 (339) 4,680 (617) (†) (†)
                                             
2003-04, all institutions $9,670 (100) $6,950 (50) $5,640 (126) $5,630 (107) $3,240 (23) $4,890 (132) $6,970 (67) $6,040 (52) $6,080 (137) $1,930 (35) $1,780 (37)
Public 7,380 (93) 6,240 (89) 3,610 (45) 4,230 (45) 3,200 (31) 3,090 (45) 6,060 (72) 5,520 (64) 5,090 (114) 2,010 (45) 1,850 (51)
4-year doctoral 8,930 (106) 7,330 (96) 4,480 (72) 4,880 (65) 3,230 (60) 3,910 (66) 6,750 (99) 6,150 (81) 5,500 (160) 2,070 (64) 1,900 (65)
Other 4-year 7,820 (190) 6,400 (152) 3,530 (87) 4,220 (116) 3,170 (45) 2,880 (95) 5,870 (127) 5,280 (111) 5,250 (226) 1,930 (85) 1,810 (100)
2-year 4,690 (130) 4,410 (143) 2,140 (84) 3,330 (64) 3,180 (157) 1,810 (86) 4,170 (146) 3,850 (147) 3,700 (207) 2,000 (99) 1,820 (108)
Less-than-2-year 4,770 (388) 4,490 (366) 2,920 (250) 3,180 (205) 2,800 (297) 2,500 (243) 5,260 (621) 4,740 (402) 4,230 (802) 2,430 (1,160) (†)
                                             
Private, not-for-profit 15,700 (359) 8,270 (114) 10,080 (266) 9,330 (328) 3,410 (47) 8,690 (275) 8,680 (157) 6,960 (113) 7,390 (269) 1,810 (53) 1,670 (51)
4-year doctoral 17,230 (529) 8,830 (244) 11,390 (430) 10,410 (510) 3,510 (55) 9,770 (487) 9,640 (290) 7,500 (192) 8,200 (335) 2,100 (77) 1,960 (74)
Other 4-year 15,040 (513) 8,030 (177) 9,400 (331) 8,800 (389) 3,350 (264) 8,130 (309) 8,170 (206) 6,660 (144) 6,870 (388) 1,630 (58) 1,480 (53)
Less-than-4-year 8,580 (641) 6,040 (334) 4,960 (543) 5,590 (536) 3,580 (40) 4,400 (635) 6,160 (572) 5,580 (456) 4,460 (763) 1,540 (456) 1,540 (449)
                                             
Private, for-profit 10,380 (335) 8,460 (228) 5,000 (286) 4,280 (165) 3,240 (69) 3,800 (319) 7,640 (267) 6,580 (190) 5,720 (524) 2,650 (274) 2,720 (326)
2-year and above 11,330 (435) 9,050 (297) 5,300 (349) 4,650 (221) 3,370 (67) 4,000 (366) 8,140 (351) 6,950 (253) 6,050 (657) 2,780 (308) 2,890 (361)
Less-than-2-year 7,650 (128) 6,740 (85) 3,780 (130) 3,240 (111) 2,880 (104) 2,770 (145) 6,050 (139) 5,340 (112) 4,540 (203) 1,730 (116) 1,550 (101)
                                             
2007-08, all institutions $12,740 (115) $8,070 (73) $8,020 (84) $7,110 (73) $3,670 (34) $6,390 (78) $9,480 (69) $7,050 (53) $7,780 (105) $2,270 (27) $2,160 (30)
Public 9,480 (82) 7,150 (67) 5,210 (51) 5,340 (65) 3,650 (43) 4,050 (47) 7,970 (78) 6,450 (66) 6,570 (105) 2,440 (37) 2,380 (44)
4-year doctoral 11,470 (92) 8,220 (89) 6,560 (82) 6,340 (68) 3,760 (33) 5,170 (65) 8,880 (106) 7,080 (96) 7,220 (150) 2,450 (44) 2,310 (53)
Other 4-year 9,810 (134) 7,270 (106) 5,140 (108) 5,360 (96) 3,700 (78) 3,980 (114) 7,670 (132) 6,210 (101) 6,340 (209) 2,310 (77) 2,140 (86)
2-year 5,650 (233) 5,130 (205) 2,520 (47) 3,660 (130) 3,490 (135) 1,850 (38) 5,450 (124) 4,600 (145) 4,690 (158) 2,570 (105) 2,790 (123)
Less-than-2-year 6,130 (499) 5,130 (388) 3,770 (525) 3,570 (219) 3,270 (186) 2,420 (482) 6,840 (514) 5,490 (421) 4,950 (580) (†) (†)
                                             
Private, not-for-profit 20,740 (297) 9,660 (159) 14,310 (209) 12,070 (186) 4,060 (50) 11,300 (171) 12,160 (205) 8,220 (160) 9,910 (235) 2,090 (37) 1,920 (38)
4-year doctoral 22,160 (448) 10,110 (205) 15,540 (319) 12,870 (293) 4,220 (63) 12,110 (251) 13,300 (269) 8,750 (212) 11,160 (381) 2,220 (54) 2,070 (59)
Other 4-year 19,710 (438) 9,350 (243) 13,320 (323) 11,490 (239) 3,920 (708) 10,680 (244) 11,150 (335) 7,770 (236) 8,720 (267) 1,970 (44) 1,780 (45)
Less-than-4-year 9,920 (1,509) 6,910 (846) 5,460 (1,351) 5,720 (1,394) 4,370 (51) 3,150 (1,124) 10,670 (731) 7,570 (1,102) 8,420 (1,075) 2,190 (275) 2,230 (335)
                                             
Private, for-profit 13,120 (247) 9,270 (164) 6,700 (215) 3,990 (88) 3,280 (59) 3,300 (184) 10,260 (200) 7,110 (129) 7,140 (245) 3,520 (376) 3,700 (343)
2-year and above 13,810 (297) 9,580 (186) 7,060 (251) 4,060 (103) 3,260 (91) 3,520 (213) 10,670 (241) 7,230 (155) 7,440 (288) 3,660 (391) 3,840 (349)
Less-than-2-year 9,700 (235) 7,700 (241) 4,570 (205) 3,660 (101) 3,390 (76) 1,690 (210) 7,910 (260) 6,330 (192) 5,230 (221) 1,470 (675) 1,390 (799)
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
1 Details on nonfederal work-study participants are not available.
2 Includes students who reported that they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source or type of aid.
3 Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
4 Indicates all grants, scholarships, or tuition waivers received from federal, state, institutional, or private sources, including employers.
5 The 2003-04 and 2007-08 data include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
NOTE: Aid averages are for those students who received the specified type of aid. Full-time, full-year students were enrolled full time for 9 or more months from July 1 through June 30. 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, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08). (This table was prepared November 2009.)