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Table 331.70. Average amount of financial aid awarded to full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type and source of aid and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1992–93 through 2011–12
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Control and level
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
  Current dollars
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)   (†) 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, nonprofit 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)   (†) 4,740 (287) 4,680 (286) 2,360   (605) 2,420   (593) (†)
2-year and above 6,010   (328) 5,530   (285)   (†) 2,410 (528) 1,970 (142)   (†) 5,190 (417) 5,110 (381)   (†)   (†) (†)
Less-than-2-year 4,510   (434) 4,390   (430)   (†) 1,920 (158) 1,860 (70)   (†) 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   (†) 2,660 ! (1,040) 2,410   (471) 2,370 (113) 1,740 (328) 2,550   (282) 3,600 (564) 3,600 (564)   (†)   (†) (†)
                                                         
Private, nonprofit 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, nonprofit 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, nonprofit 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
$12,860   (98) $8,100   (51) $8,040   (89) $7,190 (72) $3,690 (18) $6,390   (80) $9,470 (76) $7,050 (55) $7,760   (111) $2,260   (26) $2,150 (30)
Public 9,650   (62) 7,240   (51) 5,220   (50) 5,410 (40) 3,670 (18) 4,060   (42) 7,980 (60) 6,470 (58) 6,510   (108) 2,420   (36) 2,360 (44)
4-year doctoral 11,640   (96) 8,310   (82) 6,530   (83) 6,390 (71) 3,780 (33) 5,150   (67) 8,860 (90) 7,100 (83) 7,130   (155) 2,440   (42) 2,300 (46)
Other 4-year 9,950   (135) 7,370   (107) 5,150   (95) 5,390 (86) 3,710 (32) 4,000   (99) 7,670 (123) 6,230 (94) 6,270   (206) 2,270   (68) 2,110 (80)
2-year 5,750   (68) 5,160   (63) 2,510   (45) 3,750 (44) 3,530 (29) 1,860   (35) 5,450 (91) 4,600 (73) 4,670   (150) 2,560   (107) 2,760 (122)
Less-than-2-year 6,210   (528) 5,200   (441) 3,750   (477) 3,610 (212) 3,320 (153) 2,390   (351) 6,910 (500) 5,550 (388) 4,920   (284)   (†) (†)
                                                         
Private, nonprofit 21,030   (311) 9,790   (156) 14,340   (220) 12,120 (200) 4,090 (48) 11,300   (180) 12,150 (198) 8,240 (158) 9,820   (222) 2,080   (35) 1,920 (36)
4-year doctoral 22,500   (480) 10,230   (214) 15,620   (335) 12,950 (314) 4,260 (82) 12,150   (267) 13,270 (263) 8,750 (213) 11,050   (358) 2,220   (53) 2,070 (57)
Other 4-year 19,960   (421) 9,480   (211) 13,310   (324) 11,510 (247) 3,950 (54) 10,640   (252) 11,160 (302) 7,800 (214) 8,640   (260) 1,960   (40) 1,770 (43)
Less-than-4-year 9,890   (1,546) 6,890   (879) 5,390   (1,352) 5,730 (1,362) 4,360 (663) 3,130 ! (1,131) 10,570 (684) 7,530 (1,074) 8,350   (1,060) 2,160   (264) 2,200 (323)
                                                         
Private, for-profit 12,570   (279) 8,930   (177) 6,810   (260) 4,050 (91) 3,250 (58) 3,520   (188) 10,170 (228) 7,020 (133) 7,270   (300) 3,540   (384) 3,700 (379)
2-year and above 13,120   (332) 9,170   (204) 7,150   (300) 4,130 (109) 3,210 (70) 3,750   (214) 10,550 (266) 7,120 (152) 7,580   (347) 3,680   (393) 3,840 (377)
Less-than-2-year 9,680   (245) 7,700   (241) 4,560   (223) 3,680 (89) 3,400 (78) 1,690   (225) 7,930 (207) 6,370 (166) 5,230   (188)   (†) (†)
                                                         
2011-12,
   all institutions
$15,510   (106) $10,820   (75) $9,160   (110) $9,230 (92) $4,580 (20) $8,590   (115) $10,090 (75) $9,160 (69) $6,980   (187) $2,250   (48) $2,180 (37)
Public 11,420   (93) 9,400   (71) 5,170   (75) 6,610 (62) 4,560 (22) 4,730   (75) 8,860 (87) 8,300 (81) 5,790   (237) 2,330   (60) 2,290 (60)
4-year doctoral 14,130   (125) 11,000   (106) 6,610   (108) 7,880 (101) 4,610 (27) 6,070   (112) 9,750 (112) 9,040 (109) 6,400   (289) 2,410   (80) 2,320 (79)
Other 4-year 11,730   (229) 9,800   (150) 4,920   (170) 6,440 (133) 4,650 (49) 4,410   (155) 8,790 (186) 8,210 (152) 5,630   (483) 2,020   (106) 2,050 (112)
2-year 7,120   (117) 6,740   (91) 2,480   (76) 4,910 (76) 4,460 (41) 2,320   (74) 6,200 (78) 6,060 (79) 3,380   (208) 2,460   (130) 2,460 (146)
Less-than-2-year 7,300   (989) 6,360   (1,018) 2,740   (813) 5,050 (458) 4,510 (464) 2,170 ! (676) 7,260 (950) 7,060 (939)   (†)   (†) (†)
                                                         
Private, nonprofit 27,250   (300) 13,300   (217) 17,870   (265) 17,780 (264) 4,710 (46) 16,720   (266) 12,550 (200) 10,930 (190) 8,460   (437) 2,150   (67) 2,050 (44)
4-year doctoral 29,080   (456) 13,700   (355) 19,410   (383) 19,380 (410) 4,690 (81) 18,260   (396) 13,120 (356) 11,420 (330) 8,700   (728) 2,280   (65) 2,220 (60)
Other 4-year 25,630   (384) 12,870   (216) 16,400   (355) 16,370 (336) 4,720 (46) 15,210   (348) 11,960 (167) 10,430 (172) 8,200   (385) 1,980   (130) 1,830 (69)
Less-than-4-year 16,190   (2,359) 12,830   (1,038) 7,610 ! (2,474) 7,410 (1,336) 4,870 (140) 6,670 ! (2,156) 11,600 (1,621) 10,330 (1,239) 8,170 ! (3,055) 2,750   (478) 2,790 (508)
                                                         
Private, for-profit 15,070   (214) 13,300   (173) 6,480   (205) 5,270 (85) 4,520 (49) 4,600   (257) 10,610 (139) 9,440 (107) 7,170   (211) 3,690   (272) 3,760 (291)
2-year and above 15,520   (219) 13,660   (181) 6,530   (218) 5,310 (85) 4,500 (40) 4,580   (267) 10,960 (151) 9,740 (117) 7,350   (222) 3,750   (281) 3,830 (299)
Less-than-2-year 12,170   (633) 10,990   (483) 5,960   (551) 5,050 (268) 4,670 (230) 4,880   (532) 8,370 (313) 7,510 (211) 5,810   (675)   (†) (†)
  Constant 2012-13 dollars6
All institutions                                                        
1992-93 9,300   (2,182) 6,970   (542) 5,650   (1,485) 5,750 1,044 3,220 (51) 5,390   (1,310) 6,300 (476) 6,110 (322) 4,430   (1,077) 2,230   (167) 2,090 (150)
1995-96 10,270   (360) 8,050   (172) 5,690   (379) 5,840 (317) 3,010 (34) 5,410   (379) 7,520 (142) 7,440 (141) 4,120   (544) 2,050   (113) 1,950 (99)
1999-2000 11,640   (107) 8,420   (78) 6,870   (132) 6,800 (94) 3,450 (23) 6,090   (123) 8,580 (98) 7,770 (94) 6,750   (175) 2,290   (45) 2,130 (35)
2007-08 14,050   (107) 8,850   (55) 8,790   (97) 7,850 (78) 4,040 (20) 6,980   (87) 10,350 (83) 7,710 (60) 8,480   (121) 2,470   (28) 2,350 (32)
2011-12 15,770   (108) 11,000   (76) 9,310   (112) 9,390 (94) 4,650 (20) 8,740   (117) 10,260 (76) 9,310 (70) 7,220   (193) 2,280   (48) 2,210 (37)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
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, 2007-08, and 2011-12 data include Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).
6 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
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 for 2007-08 and prior years include Puerto Rico, which is excluded from the 2011-12 data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, NPSAS:08, and NPSAS:12). (This table was prepared January 2014.)

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