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Table 330.50. Average graduate tuition and required fees in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and percentile of charges: 1989-90 through 2016-17
Year Total Public institu-tions1 Private institutions Public institutions,1 by percentile Nonprofit institutions, by percentile
Total Nonprofit For-profit 25th percen- tile Median (50th per-
centile)
75th percen-
tile
25th percen- tile Median (50th per-
entile)
75th percen- tile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  Current dollars
1989-90 $4,135 $1,999 $7,881
1990-91 4,488 2,206 8,507
1991-92 5,116 2,524 9,592
1992-93 5,475 2,791 10,008
1993-94 5,973 3,050 10,790
                       
1994-95 6,247 3,250 11,338
1995-96 6,741 3,449 12,083
1996-97 7,111 3,607 12,537
1997-98 7,246 3,744 12,774
1998-99 7,685 3,897 13,299
                       
1999-2000 8,069 4,042 13,821 $14,123 $9,611 $2,640 $3,637 $5,163 $7,998 $12,870 $20,487
2000-01 8,429 4,243 14,420 14,457 13,229 2,931 3,822 5,347 8,276 13,200 21,369
2001-02 8,857 4,496 15,165 15,232 13,414 3,226 4,119 5,596 8,583 14,157 22,054
2002-03 9,226 4,842 14,983 15,676 9,644 3,395 4,452 5,927 8,690 14,140 22,700
2003-04 10,312 5,544 16,209 16,807 12,542 3,795 5,103 7,063 9,072 15,030 25,600
                       
2004-05 11,004 6,080 16,751 17,551 13,133 4,236 5,663 7,616 9,300 16,060 26,140
2005-06 11,621 6,493 17,244 18,171 13,432 4,608 6,209 7,977 9,745 16,222 26,958
2006-07 12,312 6,894 18,108 19,033 14,421 4,909 6,594 8,341 10,346 17,057 29,118
2007-08 13,002 7,415 18,878 19,896 14,713 5,176 6,990 9,288 10,705 17,647 30,247
2008-09 13,647 7,999 19,230 20,485 14,418 5,612 7,376 9,912 11,290 18,270 30,514
                       
2009-10 14,542 8,763 20,078 21,317 14,512 6,074 7,983 10,658 12,290 19,460 31,730
2010-11 15,017 9,238 20,397 21,993 13,811 6,550 8,788 10,937 12,510 19,586 33,215
2011-12 15,845 9,978 21,230 22,899 14,285 7,506 9,440 11,954 12,936 20,625 34,680
2012-13 16,407 10,408 21,907 23,642 14,418 7,706 9,900 12,590 12,960 21,352 36,820
2013-14 16,948 10,725 22,617 24,482 14,209 7,791 10,242 12,779 13,590 22,018 36,720
                       
2014-15 17,385 10,979 23,263 25,168 14,264 7,914 10,428 12,829 13,868 22,170 38,948
2015-16 17,871 11,306 23,917 25,826 14,432 8,242 10,769 13,193 13,878 22,570 40,670
2016-17 18,416 11,617 24,712 26,551 14,784 8,500 11,097 13,509 13,826 22,913 42,305
  Constant 2016-17 dollars
1989-90 $7,902 $3,820 $15,061
1990-91 8,132 3,997 15,415
1991-92 8,982 4,431 16,841
1992-93 9,321 4,752 17,039
1993-94 9,913 5,062 17,907
                       
1994-95 10,078 5,244 18,292
1995-96 10,587 5,417 18,977
1996-97 10,859 5,508 19,144
1997-98 10,871 5,617 19,164
1998-99 11,333 5,746 19,612
                       
1999-2000 11,566 5,794 19,810 $20,244 $13,776 $3,784 $5,213 $7,400 $11,464 $18,447 $29,365
2000-01 11,682 5,881 19,984 20,035 18,334 4,062 5,297 7,410 11,470 18,294 29,615
2001-02 12,062 6,122 20,651 20,743 18,266 4,393 5,609 7,620 11,688 19,279 30,032
2002-03 12,293 6,451 19,964 20,888 12,851 4,524 5,932 7,898 11,579 18,841 30,247
2003-04 13,446 7,229 21,136 21,916 16,355 4,949 6,654 9,210 11,829 19,598 33,381
                       
2004-05 13,930 7,696 21,205 22,218 16,625 5,362 7,169 9,641 11,773 20,330 33,090
2005-06 14,171 7,918 21,028 22,158 16,379 5,619 7,571 9,727 11,883 19,782 32,873
2006-07 14,635 8,195 21,524 22,625 17,142 5,835 7,838 9,915 12,298 20,275 34,612
2007-08 14,903 8,500 21,638 22,805 16,864 5,933 8,012 10,646 12,270 20,227 34,670
2008-09 15,427 9,042 21,738 23,157 16,299 6,344 8,338 11,205 12,763 20,653 34,494
                       
2009-10 16,281 9,811 22,480 23,867 16,248 6,800 8,938 11,933 13,760 21,787 35,525
2010-11 16,482 10,139 22,387 24,139 15,159 7,189 9,645 12,004 13,730 21,497 36,455
2011-12 16,895 10,640 22,638 24,417 15,232 8,004 10,066 12,747 13,794 21,993 36,980
2012-13 17,209 10,917 22,978 24,797 15,123 8,083 10,384 13,205 13,593 22,395 38,619
2013-14 17,503 11,076 23,357 25,283 14,674 8,046 10,577 13,197 14,035 22,739 37,922
                       
2014-15 17,824 11,257 23,851 25,804 14,624 8,114 10,691 13,153 14,218 22,730 39,932
2015-16 18,200 11,514 24,357 26,301 14,698 8,394 10,967 13,436 14,133 22,985 41,418
2016-17 18,416 11,617 24,712 26,551 14,784 8,500 11,097 13,509 13,826 22,913 42,305
—Not available.
1 Data are based on in-state tuition only.
NOTE: Average graduate student tuition weighted by fall full-time-equivalent graduate enrollment. Excludes doctoral students in professional practice programs. Data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:89-99); "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90-99); "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:89-99); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2016, Institutional Characteristics component; and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared June 2018.)

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