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Table 331.50. Amount borrowed, aid status, and sources of aid for full-time and part-time undergraduates, by control and level of institution: 2007-08 and 2011-12
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Control and level of institution Number of
under-
graduates1
(in thousands)
Cumulative amount borrowed for undergraduate education2 Aid status (percent of students)
Nonaided Source of aid
In current dollars In constant 2014-15 dollars3 Any aid4,5 Federal5 State Institu-
tional
Other4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  2007-08
Full-time, full-year
      students
                                         
                                           
All institutions 7,527 (—) $15,270 (128) $17,070 (143) 19.9   (0.28) 80.1 (0.28) 63.9 (0.31) 28.3   (0.39) 34.5   (0.47) 32.9 (0.32)
Public 5,159 (—) 13,170 (117) 14,730 (131) 24.6   (0.33) 75.4 (0.33) 58.7 (0.36) 29.8   (0.42) 27.1   (0.39) 26.5 (0.32)
4-year doctoral 2,522 (—) 14,720 (169) 16,450 (189) 22.2   (0.40) 77.8 (0.40) 59.6 (0.48) 30.6   (0.61) 33.6   (0.59) 30.8 (0.43)
Other 4-year 1,031 (—) 13,510 (203) 15,100 (226) 17.5   (0.59) 82.5 (0.59) 67.6 (0.68) 34.6   (0.96) 25.5   (0.91) 29.6 (0.68)
2-year 1,584 (—) 8,710 (176) 9,740 (197) 33.1   (0.69) 66.9 (0.69) 51.4 (0.73) 25.8   (0.76) 18.1   (0.71) 17.6 (0.56)
Less-than-2-year 22 (—) 10,000 (996) 11,180 (1,114) 30.9   (3.87) 69.1 (3.87) 58.6 (3.84) 17.1   (4.00)   (†) 21.6 (3.23)
                                           
Private, nonprofit 1,672 (—) 19,610 (335) 21,920 (374) 10.5   (0.57) 89.5 (0.57) 71.2 (0.62) 32.0   (1.05) 68.5   (1.58) 43.7 (0.70)
4-year doctoral 844 (—) 20,980 (479) 23,460 (535) 14.5   (0.93) 85.5 (0.93) 67.1 (1.12) 27.5   (0.94) 66.2   (1.84) 42.0 (1.01)
Other 4-year 814 (—) 18,430 (456) 20,600 (510) 6.4   (0.74) 93.6 (0.74) 75.1 (1.12) 36.5   (1.99) 71.7   (2.48) 45.6 (1.07)
Less-than-4-year 14 (—) 13,970 (1,706) 15,620 (1,907) 8.0 ! (2.79) 92.0 (2.79) 84.4 (3.65) 35.4 ! (11.44) 23.3 ! (8.37) 31.2 (6.68)
                                           
Private, for-profit 695 (—) 16,170 (390) 18,070 (435) 7.4   (0.70) 92.6 (0.70) 84.6 (1.24) 8.0   (1.06) 7.9   (1.61) 54.8 (1.29)
2-year and above 599 (—) 17,160 (456) 19,180 (510) 7.6   (0.79) 92.4 (0.79) 84.2 (1.41) 8.4   (1.21) 7.9   (1.86) 57.2 (1.44)
Less-than-2-year 96 (—) 9,910 (220) 11,080 (245) 6.4   (0.82) 93.6 (0.82) 87.4 (1.74) 5.5 ! (1.82) 8.0   (1.69) 40.0 (1.49)
                                           
Part-time or part-year
      students
                                         
                                           
All institutions 12,984 (—) $12,820 (117) $14,340 (131) 43.4   (0.47) 56.6 (0.47) 38.9 (0.31) 10.5   (0.23) 12.0   (0.36) 24.0 (0.35)
Public 10,386 (—) 11,810 (114) 13,200 (128) 50.8   (0.54) 49.2 (0.54) 30.3 (0.36) 10.6   (0.25) 10.6   (0.33) 19.0 (0.31)
4-year doctoral 1,683 (—) 16,390 (250) 18,320 (279) 35.8   (0.73) 64.2 (0.73) 44.0 (0.74) 15.9   (0.57) 16.6   (0.59) 26.7 (0.77)
Other 4-year 1,150 (—) 13,710 (287) 15,330 (321) 40.0   (1.02) 60.0 (1.02) 42.9 (0.95) 11.2   (0.56) 7.4   (0.42) 25.3 (0.96)
2-year 7,477 (—) 9,360 (152) 10,460 (170) 55.8   (0.68) 44.3 (0.68) 25.2 (0.42) 9.4   (0.32) 9.8   (0.44) 16.4 (0.36)
Less-than-2-year 76 (—) 8,140 (574) 9,100 (642) 53.3   (2.17) 46.7 (2.17) 31.4 (1.91) 9.9 ! (3.86) 4.0 ! (1.25) 15.5 (1.43)
                                           
Private, nonprofit 1,109 (—) 18,880 (365) 21,100 (408) 23.5   (0.92) 76.5 (0.92) 53.7 (0.86) 15.1   (0.83) 29.1   (1.22) 41.9 (0.97)
4-year doctoral 455 (—) 20,610 (584) 23,050 (653) 24.8   (1.38) 75.2 (1.38) 48.9 (1.82) 12.2   (0.88) 31.3   (2.06) 43.6 (1.46)
Other 4-year 599 (—) 18,130 (501) 20,270 (560) 22.2   (1.32) 77.8 (1.32) 56.4 (1.50) 17.2   (1.26) 29.1   (1.54) 41.8 (1.49)
Less-than-4-year 54 (—) 13,220 (1,901) 14,780 (2,125) 27.7   (4.93) 72.4 (4.93) 63.0 (3.97) 16.6 ! (6.35) 9.9 ! (4.11) 27.9 (2.67)
                                           
Private, for-profit 1,489 (—) 12,580 (336) 14,070 (375) 6.6   (0.56) 93.4 (0.56) 87.8 (0.72) 6.3   (0.68) 9.0   (1.80) 45.2 (1.66)
2-year and above 1,169 (—) 13,500 (410) 15,090 (459) 5.2   (0.70) 94.8 (0.70) 89.9 (0.88) 6.9   (0.81) 9.3   (2.21) 47.6 (2.03)
Less-than-2-year 319 (—) 8,980 (203) 10,040 (227) 11.8   (0.84) 88.2 (0.84) 80.0 (1.21) 4.1   (0.93) 7.8   (2.05) 36.5 (1.46)
  2011-12
Full-time, full-year
      students
                                         
                                           
All institutions 8,864 (—) $18,960 (146) $19,720 (152) 15.6   (0.36) 84.4 (0.36) 72.8 (0.51) 24.0   (0.43) 33.9   (0.48) 28.1 (0.36)
Public 5,997 (—) 16,550 (165) 17,210 (171) 19.6   (0.47) 80.4 (0.47) 68.4 (0.61) 26.5   (0.58) 26.2   (0.59) 24.3 (0.36)
4-year doctoral 2,893 (—) 18,080 (196) 18,810 (204) 16.1   (0.46) 83.9 (0.46) 70.9 (0.47) 30.6   (0.68) 33.2   (0.90) 28.1 (0.49)
Other 4-year 969 (—) 16,980 (347) 17,660 (361) 16.5   (0.93) 83.5 (0.93) 72.7 (1.34) 30.2   (1.36) 22.9   (1.33) 27.5 (0.90)
2-year 2,104 (—) 12,740 (416) 13,250 (433) 25.5   (1.03) 74.5 (1.03) 63.0 (1.24) 19.3   (0.98) 18.5   (0.97) 17.8 (0.57)
Less-than-2-year 31 (—) 12,740 (3,005) 13,250 (3,125) 28.4   (4.50) 71.6 (4.50) 67.8 (4.72) 18.2 ! (6.85)   (†) 18.9 (4.08)
                                           
Private, nonprofit 1,875 (—) 21,780 (425) 22,650 (442) 8.4   (0.55) 91.6 (0.55) 76.1 (0.75) 25.3   (0.87) 73.7   (0.97) 39.6 (0.96)
4-year doctoral 990 (—) 22,190 (756) 23,080 (786) 9.6   (0.84) 90.4 (0.84) 74.3 (0.94) 23.3   (1.29) 74.5   (1.29) 38.9 (1.50)
Other 4-year 849 (—) 21,500 (466) 22,360 (484) 6.9   (0.68) 93.1 (0.68) 78.0 (1.20) 28.0   (1.24) 74.3   (1.38) 40.5 (1.08)
Less-than-4-year 36 (—) 17,230 (1,985) 17,920 (2,064) 9.8 ! (4.12) 90.2 (4.12) 78.1 (5.04) 19.5 ! (7.60) 34.5 ! (11.90) 38.4 (4.24)
                                           
Private, for-profit 992 (—) 23,830 (303) 24,780 (315) 5.2   (0.46) 94.8 (0.46) 93.1 (0.51) 6.9   (0.70) 4.8   (0.72) 29.2 (0.89)
2-year and above 859 (—) 25,440 (351) 26,460 (366) 5.4   (0.53) 94.6 (0.53) 92.8 (0.59) 7.5   (0.78) 5.4   (0.83) 30.7 (0.96)
Less-than-2-year 133 (—) 13,080 (356) 13,600 (370) 4.1   (0.75) 95.9 (0.75) 95.2 (0.79)   (†)   (†) 19.3 (2.30)
                                           
Part-time or part-year
      students
                                         
                                           
All institutions 14,192 (—) $16,350 (186) $17,010 (194) 37.9   (1.05) 62.1 (1.05) 51.1 (1.10) 10.1   (0.36) 12.1   (0.52) 16.4 (0.34)
Public 10,929 (—) 14,870 (202) 15,460 (210) 44.0   (1.18) 56.0 (1.18) 44.5 (1.22) 10.8   (0.41) 11.8   (0.64) 13.4 (0.36)
4-year doctoral 1,875 (—) 20,940 (368) 21,780 (383) 33.9   (1.04) 66.1 (1.04) 53.4 (0.81) 14.8   (0.60) 13.9   (0.88) 20.7 (0.73)
Other 4-year 1,477 (—) 15,890 (452) 16,520 (470) 40.5   (1.46) 59.5 (1.46) 49.7 (1.66) 11.7   (0.75) 7.0   (0.80) 16.9 (0.94)
2-year 7,521 (—) 12,080 (248) 12,560 (258) 47.3   (1.36) 52.7 (1.36) 41.2 (1.39) 9.6   (0.53) 12.3   (0.88) 10.9 (0.39)
Less-than-2-year 56 (—) 11,420 (2,303) 11,880 (2,395) 29.8   (4.21) 70.2 (4.21) 60.3 (4.47) 19.7   (5.84) 3.1 ! (1.37) 9.2 (2.44)
                                           
Private, nonprofit 1,135 (—) 23,120 (850) 24,040 (884) 22.6   (1.47) 77.4 (1.47) 61.0 (1.61) 13.5   (1.28) 30.2   (1.95) 28.7 (1.58)
4-year doctoral 557 (—) 24,890 (1,518) 25,890 (1,579) 24.0   (1.87) 76.0 (1.87) 57.9 (2.12) 9.5   (1.49) 30.1   (2.15) 28.1 (2.61)
Other 4-year 527 (—) 22,300 (946) 23,190 (984) 20.8   (2.42) 79.2 (2.42) 64.0 (2.54) 18.6   (2.12) 32.3   (3.36) 30.2 (2.14)
Less-than-4-year 51 (—) 12,630 (1,266) 13,140 (1,317) 25.7   (4.47) 74.3 (4.47) 64.3 (3.22)   (†)   (†) 18.2 (4.18)
                                           
Private, for-profit 2,128 (—) 17,450 (245) 18,150 (255) 14.6   (1.02) 85.4 (1.02) 79.7 (0.83) 4.2   (0.52) 3.7   (0.71) 25.3 (1.09)
2-year and above 1,790 (—) 18,680 (281) 19,420 (292) 14.7   (1.20) 85.3 (1.20) 78.8 (0.97) 4.2   (0.49) 3.6   (0.68) 27.0 (1.22)
Less-than-2-year 337 (—) 11,170 (344) 11,610 (358) 14.1   (1.39) 85.9 (1.39) 84.6 (1.40)   (†)   (†) 16.3 (1.71)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1 Numbers of undergraduates may not equal figures reported in other tables, since these data are based on a sample survey of students who enrolled at any time during the academic year.
2 Includes only those students who borrowed to finance their undergraduate education. Excludes loans from family sources.
3 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.
4 Includes students who reported that they were awarded aid but did not specify the source of the aid.
5 Includes Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense benefits.
NOTE: Excludes students whose attendance status was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some students receive multiple types of aid and aid from different sources. Data exclude Puerto Rico. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007-08 and 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08 and NPSAS:12). (This table was prepared September 2015.)

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