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| Table 362. | Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time, full-year postbaccalaureate students, by level of study and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1992-93 through 2007-08 |
| Level of study, control and level of institution |
Cumulative borrowing for undergraduate and graduate education1 | Aid status (percent of students) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonaided | Source of aid | |||||||||||||||
| Percent who borrowed | Average amount for those who borrowed (in current dollars) | Any aid2 | Federal3 | State | Institutional | Employer | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1992-93, all institutions | — | (†) | — | (†) | 31.9 | (1.03) | 68.1 | (1.03) | 44.4 | (1.47) | 7.0 | (0.66) | 40.6 | (1.73) | 5.3 | (0.52) |
| Master's degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | 37.5 | (2.13) | 62.5 | (2.13) | 33.8 | (2.01) | 5.8 | (0.79) | 42.4 | (2.70) | 8.3 | (0.87) |
| Public | — | (†) | — | (†) | 34.6 | (1.98) | 65.4 | (1.98) | 33.9 | (1.93) | 7.8 | (1.07) | 44.0 | (2.31) | 7.6 | (1.02) |
| 4-year doctoral | — | (†) | — | (†) | 34.3 | (2.14) | 65.7 | (2.14) | 32.4 | (2.02) | 6.7 | (1.18) | 46.3 | (2.52) | 7.7 | (1.09) |
| Other 4-year | — | (†) | — | (†) | 36.1 | (4.12) | 63.9 | (4.12) | 42.5 | (4.41) | 14.4 | (2.90) | 30.4 | (4.28) | 6.8 | (2.59) |
| Private | — | (†) | — | (†) | 41.6 | (4.05) | 58.4 | (4.05) | 33.7 | (3.69) | 3.2 | (1.04) | 40.2 | (5.27) | 9.4 | (1.56) |
| 4-year doctoral | — | (†) | — | (†) | 39.3 | (4.44) | 60.7 | (4.44) | 34.2 | (4.37) | 2.9 | (1.20) | 42.9 | (5.75) | 8.9 | (1.84) |
| Other 4-year | — | (†) | — | (†) | 56.5 | (3.79) | 43.5 | (3.79) | 30.5 | (3.17) | 5.1 | (2.58) | 22.8 | (2.27) | 12.1 | (2.27) |
| Doctor's degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | 30.4 | (2.28) | 69.6 | (2.28) | 28.3 | (2.45) | 4.4 | (0.71) | 51.6 | (2.32) | 3.0 | (0.85) |
| Public | — | (†) | — | (†) | 30.3 | (2.77) | 69.7 | (2.77) | 22.3 | (2.44) | 6.5 | (1.02) | 55.5 | (2.70) | 3.9 | (1.23) |
| Private | — | (†) | — | (†) | 30.4 | (4.11) | 69.6 | (4.11) | 37.8 | (4.48) | 1.1 | (0.73) | 45.5 | (4.00) | 1.7 | (0.96) |
| First-professional | — | (†) | — | (†) | 23.0 | (1.17) | 77.0 | (1.17) | 68.2 | (1.82) | 10.0 | (1.54) | 37.0 | (1.89) | 2.3 | (0.47) |
| Public | — | (†) | — | (†) | 20.7 | (1.30) | 79.3 | (1.30) | 72.5 | (1.78) | 13.4 | (2.13) | 37.7 | (2.04) | 2.3 | (0.70) |
| Private | — | (†) | — | (†) | 25.1 | (1.71) | 74.9 | (1.71) | 64.3 | (2.29) | 6.8 | (1.32) | 36.4 | (3.10) | 2.3 | (0.62) |
| Other graduate | — | (†) | — | (†) | 39.3 | (5.42) | 60.7 | (5.42) | 42.4 | (4.39) | 6.7 | (1.44) | 22.9 | (3.01) | 6.0 | (1.91) |
| 1999-2000, all institutions | — | (†) | — | (†) | 17.8 | (0.73) | 82.2 | (0.73) | 54.0 | (1.05) | 6.2 | (0.53) | 48.7 | (1.17) | 5.8 | (0.45) |
| Master's degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | 20.6 | (1.09) | 79.4 | (1.09) | 50.4 | (1.33) | 5.4 | (0.72) | 46.2 | (1.38) | 8.4 | (0.88) |
| Public | — | (†) | — | (†) | 21.5 | (1.49) | 78.5 | (1.49) | 45.8 | (1.62) | 7.7 | (1.17) | 49.6 | (1.74) | 6.8 | (0.88) |
| 4-year doctoral | — | (†) | — | (†) | 19.8 | (1.60) | 80.2 | (1.60) | 43.9 | (1.74) | 7.2 | (1.34) | 54.3 | (1.93) | 7.1 | (1.03) |
| Other 4-year | — | (†) | — | (†) | 29.8 | (3.69) | 70.2 | (3.69) | 54.9 | (4.45) | 10.4 | (2.31) | 26.8 | (3.17) | 5.3 | (1.30) |
| Private | — | (†) | — | (†) | 19.4 | (1.59) | 80.6 | (1.59) | 56.3 | (2.16) | 2.5 | (0.60) | 41.9 | (2.22) | 10.4 | (1.66) |
| 4-year doctoral | — | (†) | — | (†) | 17.5 | (1.82) | 82.5 | (1.82) | 57.7 | (2.32) | 3.0 | (0.79) | 49.4 | (2.56) | 8.3 | (1.06) |
| Other 4-year | — | (†) | — | (†) | 24.8 | (3.30) | 75.2 | (3.31) | 52.4 | (5.10) | 1.1 | (0.36) | 20.9 | (4.74) | 16.3 | (5.55) |
| Doctor's degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | 11.5 | (1.39) | 88.6 | (1.39) | 30.2 | (2.85) | 2.6 | (0.63) | 77.5 | (1.73) | 5.4 | (0.65) |
| Public | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.7 | (1.23) | 89.4 | (1.23) | 26.5 | (1.60) | 3.2 | (0.88) | 80.6 | (1.71) | 7.4 | (0.97) |
| Private | — | (†) | — | (†) | 12.7 | (2.94) | 87.3 | (2.94) | 35.9 | (6.36) | 1.6 | (0.79) | 72.9 | (3.44) | 2.3 | (0.54) |
| First-professional | — | (†) | — | (†) | 11.5 | (1.06) | 88.5 | (1.06) | 80.1 | (1.48) | 9.8 | (1.43) | 40.2 | (2.65) | 1.6 | (0.44) |
| Public | — | (†) | — | (†) | 11.4 | (1.57) | 88.6 | (1.57) | 81.7 | (1.81) | 13.1 | (2.18) | 39.5 | (2.87) | 1.6 | (0.64) |
| Private | — | (†) | — | (†) | 11.6 | (1.45) | 88.4 | (1.45) | 78.8 | (2.29) | 7.1 | (1.84) | 40.8 | (4.22) | 1.5 | (0.60) |
| Other graduate | — | (†) | — | (†) | 37.3 | (3.60) | 62.7 | (3.60) | 44.4 | (3.70) | 6.3 | (1.44) | 23.3 | (3.35) | 7.3 | (1.82) |
| 2003-04, all institutions | 74.8 | (1.12) | $50,740 | (1,361) | 14.1 | (1.06) | 85.9 | (1.06) | 59.6 | (1.29) | 4.0 | (0.74) | 41.1 | (1.14) | 8.6 | (0.85) |
| Master's degree | 71.5 | (2.05) | 36,770 | (1,294) | 19.5 | (1.95) | 80.5 | (1.95) | 54.6 | (2.25) | 2.8 | (0.63) | 35.5 | (2.00) | 10.5 | (1.36) |
| Public | 63.3 | (2.45) | 32,370 | (1,202) | 21.7 | (2.11) | 78.3 | (2.11) | 44.9 | (2.46) | 2.8 | (0.66) | 45.0 | (2.56) | 7.0 | (1.06) |
| 4-year doctoral | 63.0 | (2.62) | 33,340 | (1,332) | 18.7 | (1.75) | 81.3 | (1.75) | 46.3 | (2.40) | 3.1 | (0.75) | 47.5 | (2.57) | 7.7 | (1.17) |
| Other 4-year | 65.3 | (10.80) | 25,150 | (3,958) | 44.6 | (10.59) | 55.4 | (10.59) | 34.2 | (10.25) | ‡ | (†) | 26.2 | (9.64) | 1.4 | (1.09) |
| Private | 79.6 | (3.32) | 40,250 | (2,071) | 17.4 | (3.45) | 82.6 | (3.45) | 64.1 | (3.42) | 2.8 | (1.08) | 26.1 | (2.97) | 14.0 | (2.47) |
| 4-year doctoral | 79.1 | (2.58) | 44,090 | (2,641) | 14.2 | (2.53) | 85.8 | (2.53) | 61.5 | (3.60) | 2.7 | (1.63) | 37.1 | (2.89) | 10.3 | (2.13) |
| Other 4-year | 80.2 | (7.39) | 34,450 | (3,261) | 22.3 | (6.94) | 77.7 | (6.94) | 68.1 | (6.49) | 2.9 | (1.74) | 9.1 | (4.28) | 19.7 | (5.43) |
| Doctor's degree | 58.7 | (1.38) | 48,810 | (2,468) | 7.7 | (0.86) | 92.3 | (0.86) | 36.0 | (1.67) | 2.9 | (0.80) | 72.8 | (1.87) | 7.9 | (0.79) |
| Public | 55.0 | (1.57) | 40,150 | (1,519) | 6.6 | (0.85) | 93.4 | (0.85) | 33.5 | (1.72) | 2.7 | (0.61) | 79.2 | (1.59) | 8.5 | (0.94) |
| Private | 63.9 | (2.42) | 59,420 | (4,821) | 9.3 | (1.63) | 90.7 | (1.63) | 39.6 | (3.33) | 3.3 | (1.79) | 63.8 | (3.54) | 7.1 | (1.26) |
| First-professional | 87.3 | (1.23) | 70,710 | (2,425) | 9.7 | (1.23) | 90.3 | (1.23) | 79.5 | (1.85) | 6.4 | (1.79) | 33.0 | (1.55) | 5.0 | (0.76) |
| Public | 88.2 | (1.77) | 61,830 | (2,127) | 9.4 | (1.45) | 90.6 | (1.45) | 79.4 | (2.30) | 5.1 | (0.84) | 36.6 | (2.15) | 5.0 | (0.93) |
| Private | 86.5 | (1.65) | 78,500 | (3,687) | 9.9 | (1.71) | 90.1 | (1.71) | 79.7 | (2.37) | 7.5 | (3.19) | 29.9 | (2.34) | 5.0 | (1.05) |
| Other graduate | 88.0 | (3.13) | 38,880 | (3,212) | 19.1 | (4.80) | 80.9 | (4.80) | 73.0 | (5.69) | 3.8 | (1.39) | 17.1 | (4.29) | 14.1 | (5.74) |
| 2007-08, all institutions | 71.3 | (1.18) | $54,740 | (970) | 13.0 | (0.65) | 87.0 | (0.65) | 56.7 | (1.19) | 3.9 | (0.28) | 44.1 | (1.46) | 11.5 | (0.94) |
| Master's degree | 72.2 | (1.58) | 43,210 | (1,375) | 15.2 | (1.10) | 84.8 | (1.10) | 56.5 | (1.61) | 3.0 | (0.40) | 35.4 | (1.68) | 16.1 | (1.70) |
| Public | 66.0 | (1.76) | 37,420 | (1,400) | 13.7 | (1.37) | 86.3 | (1.37) | 49.6 | (1.84) | 4.2 | (0.85) | 52.1 | (2.48) | 13.5 | (1.45) |
| 4-year doctoral | 64.4 | (1.95) | 38,160 | (1,566) | 12.3 | (1.40) | 87.7 | (1.40) | 48.9 | (2.01) | 4.3 | (0.93) | 56.4 | (2.67) | 14.7 | (1.66) |
| Other 4-year | 76.6 | (4.80) | 33,280 | (2,440) | 23.1 | (4.06) | 76.9 | (4.06) | 54.7 | (6.18) | ‡ | (†) | 23.6 | (5.07) | 5.1 | (2.08) |
| Private | 76.5 | (2.25) | 46,660 | (1,916) | 16.3 | (1.61) | 83.7 | (1.61) | 61.3 | (2.36) | 2.2 | (0.40) | 23.9 | (1.62) | 18.0 | (2.69) |
| 4-year doctoral | 71.0 | (1.95) | 46,070 | (1,609) | 19.3 | (1.53) | 80.7 | (1.53) | 54.5 | (1.65) | 2.6 | (0.63) | 36.0 | (2.65) | 14.5 | (1.17) |
| Other 4-year | 83.4 | (4.08) | 47,310 | (3,605) | 12.4 | (2.90) | 87.6 | (2.90) | 70.2 | (4.43) | 1.6 | (0.40) | 8.0 | (1.28) | 22.6 | (6.10) |
| Doctor's degree | 58.8 | (1.85) | 54,420 | (2,183) | 7.0 | (0.84) | 93.0 | (0.84) | 37.0 | (2.18) | 2.9 | (0.41) | 72.4 | (2.66) | 8.0 | (0.70) |
| Public | 51.6 | (2.20) | 43,930 | (1,635) | 7.9 | (1.47) | 92.1 | (1.47) | 28.9 | (1.83) | 3.6 | (0.61) | 81.3 | (1.85) | 7.9 | (0.98) |
| Private | 66.6 | (2.42) | 63,150 | (3,182) | 6.0 | (1.02) | 94.0 | (1.02) | 45.7 | (3.39) | 2.2 | (0.65) | 62.8 | (4.41) | 8.0 | (1.14) |
| First-professional | 84.6 | (1.49) | 81,170 | (1,822) | 11.9 | (1.18) | 88.1 | (1.18) | 81.1 | (1.59) | 7.7 | (0.84) | 35.5 | (1.85) | 4.6 | (0.76) |
| Public | 84.2 | (2.00) | 72,900 | (2,705) | 12.0 | (1.88) | 88.0 | (1.88) | 81.2 | (2.17) | 10.9 | (1.44) | 33.7 | (2.60) | 4.9 | (1.41) |
| Private | 85.0 | (2.14) | 87,560 | (2,334) | 11.8 | (1.72) | 88.2 | (1.72) | 81.0 | (2.11) | 5.2 | (0.80) | 36.9 | (2.47) | 4.4 | (0.68) |
| Other graduate | 62.2 | (6.77) | 43,440 | (4,185) | 31.2 | (6.75) | 68.8 | (6.75) | 50.5 | (6.93) | 1.9 | (1.82) | 25.7 | (5.69) | 6.1 | (2.97) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes all loans ever taken out for both graduate and undergraduate education. Does not include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) or loans from families and friends. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid, but did not specify the source of aid. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 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.) |
