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Table 361. Percentage of part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students receiving aid, by type of aid, level of study, and control and type of institution: Selected years, 1992-93 through 2007-08
Level of study,
control and type of institution
Number of students1  (in thousands) Percent receiving aid, by type
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 1,957 (88.6) 28.8 (0.85) [6] (†) 5.0 (0.35) 4.3 (0.32) 7.8 (0.44) 10.7 (0.48) 9.5 (0.44) 1.0 (0.11)
Master's degree 1,324 (72.6) 28.4 (0.93) [6] (†) 4.6 (0.36) 3.8 (0.34) 8.8 (0.52) 10.3 (0.56) 9.3 (0.53) 0.9 (0.13)
Public 774 (41.5) 26.2 (1.05) [6] (†) 4.9 (0.45) 5.2 (0.46) 6.6 (0.49) 9.9 (0.64) 9.0 (0.61) 1.2 (0.18)
4-year doctoral 489 (22.0) 30.5 (1.34) [6] (†) 6.5 (0.61) 6.8 (0.64) 6.7 (0.65) 11.8 (0.81) 10.7 (0.75) 1.5 (0.22)
Other 4-year 285 (26.3) 18.8 (1.61) [6] (†) 2.2 (0.53) 2.6 (0.60) 6.5 (0.76) 6.5 (0.91) 6.0 (0.85) 0.6 (0.29)
Private 550 (45.5) 31.4 (1.68) [6] (†) 4.2 (0.55) 1.9 (0.43) 11.8 (0.91) 11.0 (0.94) 9.7 (0.86) 0.5 (0.17)
4-year doctoral 358 (37.2) 33.0 (1.84) [6] (†) 4.4 (0.67) 2.5 (0.50) 12.1 (1.10) 11.9 (1.19) 10.5 (1.11) 0.6 (0.26)
Other 4-year 193 (17.3) 28.4 (2.97) [6] (†) 3.8 (1.04) 0.7 (0.25) 11.2 (1.57) 9.4 (1.33) 8.2 (1.15) 0.3 (0.17)
                                     
Doctor's degree 149 (7.7) 43.9 (2.18) [6] (†) 12.8 (1.66) 17.1 (1.68) 5.4 (1.00) 7.2 (0.93) 6.8 (0.91) 0.8 (0.07)
Public 98 (4.2) 43.9 (2.48) [6] (†) 14.9 (2.08) 17.0 (1.76) 6.3 (1.09) 7.1 (0.92) 6.5 (0.86) 0.6 (0.08)
Private 52 (6.4) 43.8 (3.68) [6] (†) 8.9 (2.32) 17.4 (3.40) 3.7 (2.09) 7.6 (1.88) 7.4 (1.89) 1.2 (0.17)
                                     
First-professional 66 (4.8) 57.9 (2.71) [6] (†) 5.9 (1.04) 3.0 (0.70) 3.3 (0.89) 46.4 (2.94) 42.9 (2.66) 6.7 (0.91)
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)
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)
                                     
Other graduate 417 (28.6) 20.3 (1.54) [6] (†) 3.4 (0.57) 1.6 (0.39) 6.4 (0.90) 7.2 (0.74) 6.0 (0.66) 0.6 (0.27)
                                     
1999-2000, all institutions 1,740 (35.8) 47.9 (1.05) 4.8 (0.38) 5.8 (0.23) 5.4 (0.20) 20.3 (0.82) 18.0 (0.42) 16.9 (0.52) 1.0 (0.26)
Master's degree 1,137 (42.7) 50.1 (0.76) 4.4 (0.47) 4.9 (0.25) 4.7 (0.20) 23.4 (0.90) 18.9 (0.91) 17.7 (1.14) 0.7 (0.23)
Public 634 (19.2) 46.3 (1.16) 3.8 (0.55) 6.3 (0.39) 6.2 (0.30) 20.8 (1.51) 15.9 (0.99) 14.7 (1.08) 0.7 (0.29)
4-year doctoral 434 (13.7) 49.7 (1.44) 4.2 (0.41) 7.4 (0.40) 8.0 (0.40) 21.5 (1.51) 16.7 (1.06) 15.6 (1.11) 0.5 (0.20)
Other 4-year 200 (9.9) 39.0 (1.54) 3.1 (1.35) 4.0 (0.74) 2.2 (0.51) 19.1 (2.24) 14.1 (1.63) 12.9 (1.45) 1.1 (0.54)
Private 503 (27.9) 22.7 (1.19) 5.0 (0.68) 3.2 (0.24) 2.8 (0.44) 26.8 (0.93) 22.7 (1.19) 21.4 (1.49) 0.7 (0.23)
4-year doctoral 323 (8.9) 56.4 (1.61) 6.3 (0.73) 3.6 (0.39) 3.3 (0.38) 25.9 (2.39) 22.7 (1.51) 21.4 (1.77) 0.8 (0.29)
Other 4-year 180 (25.4) 52.4 (2.17) 2.8 (0.71) 2.6 (0.20) 1.8 (0.95) 28.5 (3.04) 22.6 (1.18) 21.3 (1.38) 0.7 (0.43)
                                     
Doctor's degree 162 (10.4) 54.3 (1.47) 10.7 (1.11) 14.8 (1.40) 20.7 (1.67) 14.1 (1.30) 14.4 (1.55) 13.8 (1.51) 1.2 (0.78)
Public 109 (4.2) 53.0 (1.94) 8.7 (1.27) 19.4 (1.12) 25.6 (1.60) 12.1 (0.91) 12.4 (1.15) 11.8 (1.11) 0.3 (0.17)
Private 53 (7.2) 57.0 (1.65) 14.9 (2.62) 5.4 (2.53) 10.5 (1.65) 18.1 (3.23) 18.5 (4.01) 17.9 (4.04) 3.1 (2.70)
                                     
First-professional 75 (11.3) 76.0 (2.71) 9.7 (1.89) 5.1 (0.98) 3.8 (2.05) 10.6 (2.55) 58.7 (2.74) 55.5 (2.79) 6.9 (1.56)
Public 23 (2.2) 73.0 (6.16) 8.5 (3.11) 3.9 (1.30) 5.9 (4.58) 7.6 (1.17) 58.5 (6.19) 54.5 (7.07) 5.4 (2.32)
Private 52 (10.8) 77.3 (4.59) 10.3 (2.33) 5.6 (1.67) 2.9 (1.40) 11.9 (3.95) 58.7 (4.92) 55.9 (6.36) 7.6 (3.11)
                                     
Other graduate 366 (13.0) 32.3 (2.53) 2.6 (0.64) 4.4 (0.57) 1.3 (0.29) 15.3 (1.68) 8.7 (1.46) 8.1 (1.45) 0.4 (0.19)
                                     
2003-04, all institutions 1,910 (100.6) 64.3 (1.08) 6.0 (0.47) 6.1 (0.47) 11.8 (0.54) 25.7 (0.92) 30.0 (1.07) 28.3 (1.02) 1.7 (0.21)
Master's degree 1,300 (69.5) 66.1 (1.27) 4.8 (0.66) 5.7 (0.64) 10.6 (0.70) 27.4 (1.19) 32.7 (1.23) 30.9 (1.17) 1.6 (0.28)
Public 695 (33.7) 62.5 (1.64) 3.4 (0.55) 7.6 (0.78) 16.1 (0.95) 24.9 (1.27) 27.2 (1.45) 25.0 (1.37) 2.2 (0.39)
4-year doctoral 514 (29.9) 63.9 (1.52) 3.7 (0.63) 8.3 (0.89) 17.8 (1.04) 24.8 (1.45) 27.7 (1.39) 25.1 (1.30) 2.6 (0.48)
Other 4-year 181 (13.3) 58.7 (4.27) 2.6 (0.96) 5.5 (1.76) 11.2 (2.13) 25.1 (3.34) 25.8 (4.10) 24.6 (3.95) 1.0 (0.76)
Private 605 (43.8) 70.3 (1.79) 6.5 (1.38) 3.5 (0.96) 4.3 (0.77) 30.3 (1.99) 39.1 (2.01) 37.8 (1.99) 1.0 (0.38)
4-year doctoral 326 (28.1) 69.4 (2.58) 8.6 (2.00) 3.0 (0.72) 6.0 (1.35) 28.2 (2.65) 38.3 (3.69) 36.4 (3.63) 1.6 (0.68)
Other 4-year 279 (28.4) 71.2 (3.19) 4.0 (1.45) 4.0 (1.81) 2.2 (0.74) 32.7 (3.32) 40.0 (3.96) 39.4 (4.01) 0.2 (0.15)
                                     
Doctor's degree 197 (24.2) 71.9 (1.68) 15.2 (1.02) 15.3 (1.37) 33.9 (1.26) 19.6 (1.72) 22.3 (1.97) 20.5 (1.98) 1.4 (0.32)
Public 127 (15.7) 74.4 (1.31) 15.8 (1.10) 20.9 (1.75) 42.1 (1.22) 17.4 (1.02) 18.2 (1.71) 16.5 (1.71) 1.8 (0.46)
Private 70 (9.8) 67.4 (3.74) 14.0 (2.39) 5.1 (1.21) 18.8 (2.24) 23.4 (4.33) 29.6 (4.14) 27.9 (4.04) 0.8 (0.33)
                                     
First-professional 77 (13.8) 74.9 (3.55) 15.6 (3.96) 3.6 (1.58) 6.2 (1.51) 14.1 (2.59) 51.3 (5.17) 48.4 (4.76) 6.0 (1.75)
Public 15 (2.1) 77.8 (5.45) 17.6 (4.67) 6.9 (3.10) 8.3 (4.07) 9.9 (3.88) 61.9 (6.90) 52.4 (7.05) 20.3 (4.32)
Private 62 (13.2) 74.2 (4.35) 15.2 (4.82) 2.8 (1.88) 5.7 (1.76) 15.1 (3.17) 48.8 (6.30) 47.4 (5.96) 2.6 (1.52)
                                     
Other graduate 336 (25.0) 50.4 (2.80) 3.1 (0.76) 3.0 (0.56) 5.1 (0.85) 25.6 (2.20) 19.2 (2.79) 18.2 (2.78) 1.0 (0.44)
                                     
2007-08, all institutions 2,279 (26.7) 66.9 (0.81) 6.5 (0.48) 7.0 (0.39) 10.0 (0.54) 27.2 (0.85) 34.6 (0.61) 30.5 (0.56) 0.9 (0.10)
Master's degree 1,640 (41.9) 69.3 (0.89) 5.5 (0.49) 5.7 (0.41) 7.6 (0.40) 29.6 (1.02) 37.4 (0.84) 33.2 (0.79) 0.9 (0.13)
Public 837 (19.8) 65.4 (1.35) 4.5 (0.56) 7.2 (0.71) 10.6 (0.71) 27.8 (1.26) 32.2 (1.10) 27.2 (0.85) 1.0 (0.19)
4-year doctoral 621 (18.7) 67.6 (1.65) 5.0 (0.67) 8.5 (0.85) 12.2 (0.89) 29.5 (1.53) 31.7 (1.21) 27.4 (1.13) 1.0 (0.26)
Other 4-year 216 (7.3) 59.1 (2.87) 3.1 (1.00) 3.6 (1.25) 6.1 (1.18) 23.0 (2.94) 33.8 (3.15) 26.7 (2.64) 1.3 (0.38)
Private 803 (31.5) 73.3 (1.24) 6.6 (0.77) 4.1 (0.51) 4.5 (0.42) 31.5 (1.54) 42.8 (1.18) 39.4 (1.18) 0.8 (0.21)
4-year doctoral 507 (21.8) 71.0 (1.46) 8.0 (1.03) 3.9 (0.51) 5.8 (0.60) 33.0 (1.21) 36.2 (1.36) 32.5 (1.30) 1.1 (0.32)
Other 4-year 296 (15.8) 77.2 (2.22) 4.1 (0.77) 4.5 (1.04) 2.4 (0.50) 28.9 (3.83) 53.9 (2.49) 51.3 (2.51) 0.2 (0.13)
                                     
Doctor's degree 238 (20.4) 77.3 (1.39) 16.4 (1.25) 19.1 (1.34) 38.3 (1.58) 19.5 (1.06) 26.9 (1.85) 23.7 (2.07) 0.6 (0.18)
Public 153 (11.4) 76.7 (1.53) 16.8 (1.53) 24.7 (1.72) 46.8 (2.18) 19.8 (1.34) 18.7 (1.84) 15.7 (1.29) 0.5 (0.27)
Private 85 (10.7) 78.6 (2.69) 15.7 (2.47) 8.9 (1.38) 23.0 (2.68) 18.7 (2.18) 41.8 (4.96) 38.2 (5.23) 0.7 (0.31)
                                     
First-professional 59 (8.1) 85.8 (2.87) 20.6 (3.63) 6.4 (2.52) 10.3 (2.18) 16.3 (2.40) 68.0 (3.77) 62.6 (4.66) 4.0 (1.61)
Public 20 (3.4) 87.9 (4.77) 13.9 (3.88) 11.2 (4.16) 18.4 (4.64) 15.8 (4.09) 66.0 (5.79) 60.5 (6.84) 7.7 (3.09)
Private 39 (8.8) 84.6 (3.10) 24.1 (4.93) 3.9 (3.06) 6.1 (1.64) 16.6 (2.91) 69.1 (4.84) 63.6 (5.72) 2.1 (1.15)
                                     
Other graduate 342 (19.6) 44.7 (2.50) 1.6 (0.34) 4.9 (1.06) 1.5 (0.38) 23.1 (2.20) 21.1 (2.08) 16.6 (1.52) 0.5 (0.30)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
1 Numbers of part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of all postbaccalaureate students 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.)

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