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

NCES 2011-015
April 2011


Table 359. Amount borrowed, aid status, 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 2007-08
Level of study,
control and type of institution
Cumulative borrowing for undergraduate and graduate education Aid status (percent of students)
Nonaided Receiving aid, by source
Percent who borrowed Average amount for those who borrowed (in current dollars) Any aid1 Federal2 State Institutional Employer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1992-93, all institutions (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 79.7 (1.50) 20.3 (1.50) 7.7 (0.83) 1.7 (0.45) 8.4 (0.97) 13.4 (1.17)
                                 
1999-2000, all institutions (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 43.4 (2.66) 56.6 (2.66) 18.1 (3.18) # (†) 31.4 (2.97) 17.5 (2.96)
                                 
First-professional (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 (†) (†) 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 60.6 (0.87) $30,150 (733) 35.7 (1.08) 64.3 (1.08) 30.0 (1.05) 1.9 (0.36) 19.6 (0.83) 25.7 (0.92)
Master's degree 62.3 (1.15) 28,710 (828) 33.9 (1.27) 66.1 (1.27) 32.8 (1.22) 1.9 (0.46) 17.7 (1.17) 27.4 (1.19)
Public 58.9 (1.45) 24,720 (730) 37.5 (1.64) 62.5 (1.64) 26.6 (1.43) 2.2 (0.44) 22.1 (1.25) 24.9 (1.27)
4-year doctoral 58.4 (1.53) 25,480 (745) 36.1 (1.52) 63.9 (1.52) 27.2 (1.35) 2.2 (0.43) 24.1 (1.38) 24.8 (1.45)
Other 4-year 60.5 (2.97) 22,640 (2063) 41.3 (4.27) 58.7 (4.27) 24.9 (3.99) 2.3 (1.20) 16.7 (2.35) 25.1 (3.34)
Private 66.2 (1.89) 32,790 (1467) 29.7 (1.79) 70.3 (1.79) 39.8 (2.03) 1.5 (0.77) 12.6 (2.11) 30.3 (1.99)
4-year doctoral 66.3 (2.61) 32,790 (1724) 30.6 (2.58) 69.4 (2.58) 39.2 (3.57) 1.8 (1.41) 15.0 (2.78) 28.2 (2.65)
Other 4-year 66.1 (3.52) 32,790 (2592) 28.8 (3.19) 71.2 (3.19) 40.6 (4.10) 1.1 (0.55) 9.7 (2.52) 32.7 (3.32)
                                 
Doctor's degree 55.2 (1.60) 42,070 (2120) 28.1 (1.68) 71.9 (1.68) 22.0 (1.99) 2.0 (0.35) 46.3 (1.74) 19.6 (1.72)
Public 50.4 (1.82) 34,220 (1381) 25.6 (1.31) 74.4 (1.31) 18.3 (1.78) 2.6 (0.51) 55.7 (1.38) 17.4 (1.02)
Private 63.9 (2.95) 53,370 (4432) 32.6 (3.74) 67.4 (3.74) 28.7 (4.07) 0.7 (0.38) 29.3 (3.30) 23.4 (4.33)
                                 
First-professional 71.3 (3.28) 51,040 (5836) 25.1 (3.55) 74.9 (3.55) 52.8 (4.43) 6.5 (1.82) 23.1 (4.34) 14.1 (2.59)
Public 81.9 (5.27) 62,800 (7809) 22.2 (5.45) 77.8 (5.45) 61.1 (6.94) 3.1 (2.30) 31.4 (5.65) 9.9 (3.88)
Private 68.8 (3.90) 47,730 (6596) 25.8 (4.35) 74.2 (4.35) 50.8 (5.42) 7.4 (2.37) 21.2 (5.60) 15.1 (3.17)
                                 
Other graduate 54.9 (2.43) 23,210 (1183) 49.6 (2.80) 50.4 (2.80) 18.8 (2.79) 1.1 (0.46) 10.5 (1.39) 25.6 (2.20)
                                 
2007-08, all institutions 66.3 (0.71) $35,930 (640) 33.1 (0.81) 66.9 (0.81) 32.0 (0.64) 1.8 (0.23) 19.0 (0.82) 27.2 (0.85)
Master's degree 67.2 (0.88) 34,480 (840) 30.7 (0.89) 69.3 (0.89) 34.9 (0.83) 1.8 (0.30) 16.1 (0.75) 29.6 (1.02)
Public 64.8 (1.24) 30,650 (715) 34.6 (1.35) 65.4 (1.35) 29.2 (0.87) 1.7 (0.38) 18.0 (1.04) 27.8 (1.26)
4-year doctoral 65.0 (1.34) 31,240 (920) 32.4 (1.65) 67.6 (1.65) 29.2 (1.11) 1.9 (0.46) 20.5 (1.27) 29.5 (1.53)
Other 4-year 64.2 (3.38) 28,940 (1459) 40.9 (2.87) 59.1 (2.87) 29.3 (2.66) 1.3 (0.51) 10.6 (1.50) 23.0 (2.94)
Private 69.7 (1.30) 38,180 (1493) 26.7 (1.24) 73.3 (1.24) 40.8 (1.29) 1.9 (0.51) 14.1 (1.07) 31.5 (1.54)
4-year doctoral 66.3 (1.39) 37,320 (834) 29.0 (1.46) 71.0 (1.46) 33.8 (1.58) 1.5 (0.38) 16.2 (1.32) 33.0 (1.21)
Other 4-year 75.3 (2.49) 39,470 (3369) 22.8 (2.22) 77.2 (2.22) 52.8 (2.53) 2.5 (1.24) 10.5 (1.54) 28.9 (3.83)
                                 
Doctor's degree 59.9 (1.67) 47,950 (1970) 22.7 (1.39) 77.3 (1.39) 25.6 (2.06) 1.8 (0.40) 51.9 (1.69) 19.5 (1.06)
Public 54.7 (1.72) 36,650 (1425) 23.3 (1.53) 76.7 (1.53) 17.8 (1.33) 2.2 (0.47) 60.0 (2.06) 19.8 (1.34)
Private 69.2 (3.22) 64,010 (3629) 21.4 (2.69) 78.6 (2.69) 39.5 (5.11) 1.2 (0.62) 37.2 (3.12) 18.7 (2.18)
                                 
First-professional 82.0 (2.76) 64,170 (4599) 14.2 (2.87) 85.8 (2.87) 63.7 (4.61) 3.9 (1.65) 31.8 (3.41) 16.3 (2.40)
Public 76.1 (5.47) 62,420 (5451) 12.1 (4.77) 87.9 (4.77) 63.3 (6.89) 8.4 (3.14) 33.0 (5.83) 15.8 (4.09)
Private 85.0 (2.72) 64,990 (6760) 15.4 (3.10) 84.6 (3.10) 63.9 (5.79) 1.6 (1.24) 31.2 (4.49) 16.6 (2.91)
                                 
Other graduate 63.5 (2.57) 29,150 (1565) 55.3 (2.50) 44.7 (2.50) 17.2 (1.50) 1.3 (0.33) 7.7 (1.12) 23.1 (2.20)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid.
2 Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
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. 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 November 2009.)