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 2015-16

[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	$5,600		(80)	$4,320		(54)	$3,390		(85)	$3,520		(63)	$2,000		(17)	$3,250		(85)	$3,860		(59)	$3,750		(54)	$2,640		(133)	$1,360		(34)	$1,280		(38)
Public	4,030		(39)	3,740		(40)	1,860		(34)	2,420		(28)	1,900		(18)	1,740		(34)	3,350		(42)	3,290		(40)	2,020		(133)	1,380		(48)	1,350		(52)
4-year doctoral	4,720		(60)	4,390		(49)	2,330		(55)	2,750		(45)	1,970		(26)	2,230		(55)	3,660		(46)	3,590		(43)	2,150		(142)	1,440		(57)	1,360		(55)
Other 4-year	4,240		(92)	3,850		(68)	1,710		(47)	2,430		(48)	1,960		(26)	1,530		(52)	3,200		(65)	3,120		(71)	2,150		(198)	1,240		(59)	1,260		(69)
2-year	2,720		(88)	2,640		(87)	1,170		(84)	1,940		(59)	1,760		(42)	1,120		(88)	2,500		(125)	2,530		(112)	‡		(†)	1,500		(179)	1,490		(155)
Less-than-2-year	2,250		(198)	1,950		(192)	1,100	!	(476)	1,930		(154)	1,760		(60)	880		(154)	3,310		(472)	3,120		(621)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private nonprofit	9,040		(184)	5,280		(94)	5,880		(206)	6,010		(183)	2,320		(39)	5,600		(171)	4,360		(86)	4,140		(67)	3,350		(274)	1,320		(44)	1,230		(48)
4-year doctoral	10,160		(250)	5,650		(147)	7,060		(225)	6,940		(201)	2,420		(74)	6,590		(200)	4,910		(140)	4,560		(106)	3,750		(411)	1,520		(64)	1,360		(79)
Other 4-year	8,460		(253)	5,120		(130)	5,100		(276)	5,500		(275)	2,290		(56)	4,970		(233)	4,000		(115)	3,880		(103)	2,750		(272)	1,190		(48)	1,140		(51)
Less-than-4-year	4,910		(507)	3,980		(258)	2,490		(434)	2,890		(431)	2,140		(149)	1,940		(427)	3,520		(260)	3,410		(257)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private for-profit	5,460		(321)	5,130		(301)	2,590		(377)	2,290		(116)	1,950		(47)	2,320		(452)	4,910		(276)	4,840		(254)	2,410		(373)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
2-year and above	6,670		(296)	6,130		(251)	2,820		(528)	2,780		(265)	2,060		(93)	2,670		(582)	5,590		(291)	5,480		(260)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Less-than-2-year	4,480		(425)	4,330		(416)	2,240		(533)	2,010		(95)	1,890		(68)	1,680		(532)	4,180		(383)	4,150		(372)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
1995-96,
all institutions	$6,880		(159)	$5,250		(61)	$4,000		(163)	$3,990		(138)	$2,000		(23)	$3,710		(162)	$4,830		(61)	$4,770		(58)	$2,790		(232)	$1,410		(40)	$1,350		(37)
Public	5,160		(105)	4,670		(77)	2,410		(74)	2,740		(68)	1,920		(23)	2,110		(74)	4,390		(87)	4,370		(81)	2,440		(476)	1,390		(63)	1,350		(63)
4-year doctoral	6,230		(124)	5,490		(122)	3,050		(82)	3,250		(107)	1,920		(35)	2,790		(105)	4,910		(149)	4,850		(140)	2,750		(500)	1,330		(100)	1,290		(89)
Other 4-year	5,440		(235)	4,790		(166)	2,170		(81)	2,720		(81)	1,970		(25)	1,870		(60)	4,100		(139)	4,090		(137)	‡		(†)	1,450		(56)	1,380		(58)
2-year	3,130		(162)	3,110		(101)	1,530		(213)	2,020		(106)	1,900		(53)	1,100		(140)	3,140		(120)	3,210		(137)	‡		(†)	1,430		(254)	1,410		(234)
Less-than-2-year	2,440	!	(887)	2,040		(267)	2,120	!	(897)	2,190		(485)	1,650		(127)	2,360	!	(882)	2,870		(441)	2,870		(441)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private nonprofit	10,870		(388)	6,470		(137)	6,740		(331)	6,640		(312)	2,280		(75)	6,230		(305)	5,600		(128)	5,470		(126)	3,210		(328)	1,430		(52)	1,350		(45)
4-year doctoral	13,130		(727)	7,160		(176)	8,720		(735)	8,370		(674)	2,350		(63)	8,000		(641)	6,260		(188)	6,120		(160)	3,610		(933)	1,660		(84)	1,550		(63)
Other 4-year	10,220		(453)	6,310		(179)	6,040		(357)	6,090		(349)	2,280		(106)	5,590		(345)	5,340		(162)	5,220		(160)	3,300		(417)	1,320		(40)	1,250		(39)
Less-than-4-year	5,310		(229)	4,150		(229)	3,050		(201)	3,230		(364)	2,060		(159)	2,780		(340)	4,520		(189)	4,480		(181)	‡		(†)	1,260		(81)	1,210		(241)
Private for-profit	6,150		(137)	5,540		(162)	3,010		(188)	2,470		(123)	1,940		(30)	2,350		(211)	4,940		(237)	4,920		(212)	2,300		(210)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
2-year and above	6,850		(235)	6,110		(310)	3,340		(157)	2,880		(264)	2,010		(40)	2,860		(148)	5,330		(164)	5,250		(200)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Less-than-2-year	5,520		(337)	5,020		(318)	2,700		(284)	2,120		(67)	1,880		(43)	1,520		(264)	4,550		(525)	4,570		(443)	2,080		(160)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
1999-2000,
all institutions	$8,470		(100)	$5,970		(58)	$5,160		(95)	$5,100		(81)	$2,520		(19)	$4,590		(92)	$6,030		(59)	$5,430		(51)	$4,870		(155)	$1,680		(37)	$1,570		(39)
Public	6,140		(90)	5,260		(60)	2,990		(61)	3,520		(55)	2,490		(22)	2,630		(53)	5,180		(72)	4,870		(55)	3,820		(194)	1,720		(56)	1,630		(69)
4-year doctoral	7,410		(84)	6,180		(65)	3,840		(85)	4,170		(77)	2,530		(33)	3,480		(80)	5,620		(81)	5,300		(68)	3,850		(209)	1,780		(45)	1,680		(42)
Other 4-year	6,190		(175)	5,280		(136)	2,690		(105)	3,270		(91)	2,430		(28)	2,290		(83)	4,770		(179)	4,520		(147)	3,540		(426)	1,670		(148)	1,580		(194)
2-year	3,990		(135)	3,670		(96)	1,860		(96)	2,800		(91)	2,490		(45)	1,560		(80)	4,190		(198)	3,750		(122)	4,090		(841)	1,650		(118)	1,580		(105)
Less-than-2-year	3,490		(383)	3,050		(387)	1,900		(296)	2,930		(234)	2,410		(167)	1,750		(357)	5,090		(950)	5,040		(975)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private nonprofit	14,050		(307)	7,280		(104)	9,390		(238)	8,710		(235)	2,660		(52)	8,280		(218)	7,460		(117)	6,300		(93)	5,750		(211)	1,620		(41)	1,500		(33)
4-year doctoral	16,060		(359)	7,890		(149)	10,910		(326)	10,140		(302)	2,860		(81)	9,600		(283)	8,240		(156)	6,700		(131)	6,430		(237)	1,810		(51)	1,700		(51)
Other 4-year	12,930		(424)	6,930		(162)	8,480		(318)	7,880		(317)	2,530		(70)	7,490		(291)	6,910		(166)	6,020		(149)	5,070		(312)	1,490		(69)	1,330		(47)
Less-than-4-year	7,700		(780)	5,540		(645)	4,680		(485)	5,070		(459)	2,640		(196)	4,340		(550)	6,010		(186)	5,380		(176)	5,590		(1,440)	950		(96)	850		(63)
Private for-profit	8,730		(285)	7,440		(240)	4,120		(296)	3,380		(144)	2,490		(77)	3,110		(285)	6,590		(285)	6,070		(266)	5,970		(474)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
2-year and above	9,430		(381)	7,920		(315)	4,190		(375)	3,730		(197)	2,550		(109)	3,240		(321)	7,030		(367)	6,530		(345)	6,620		(663)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Less-than-2-year	6,730		(354)	6,080		(330)	3,700		(556)	2,490		(64)	2,370		(63)	1,570		(385)	5,240		(355)	4,670		(319)	4,660		(800)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
2003-04,
all institutions	$9,760		(93)	$7,010		(60)	$5,690		(118)	$5,670		(101)	$3,230		(22)	$4,930		(125)	$7,000		(72)	$6,060		(57)	$6,100		(138)	$1,940		(36)	$1,790		(37)
Public	7,400		(95)	6,260		(90)	3,620		(45)	4,230		(45)	3,190		(31)	3,110		(45)	6,060		(72)	5,520		(64)	5,100		(114)	2,020		(45)	1,860		(51)
4-year doctoral	8,970		(109)	7,360		(99)	4,500		(70)	4,890		(64)	3,220		(39)	3,930		(63)	6,760		(100)	6,150		(81)	5,510		(160)	2,070		(64)	1,900		(66)
Other 4-year	7,870		(183)	6,440		(146)	3,560		(84)	4,230		(118)	3,150		(64)	2,900		(91)	5,870		(127)	5,280		(112)	5,260		(227)	1,930		(86)	1,820		(100)
2-year	4,690		(130)	4,420		(143)	2,140		(84)	3,330		(64)	3,180		(45)	1,810		(86)	4,170		(146)	3,850		(147)	3,700		(207)	2,010		(100)	1,830		(109)
Less-than-2-year	4,770		(389)	4,490		(368)	2,920		(250)	3,180		(206)	2,800		(157)	2,500		(243)	5,260		(621)	4,740		(402)	4,230		(802)	2,460	!	(1,180)	‡		(†)
Private nonprofit	16,250		(258)	8,480		(127)	10,270		(234)	9,620		(261)	3,390		(49)	8,860		(250)	8,800		(178)	7,040		(135)	7,430		(273)	1,810		(52)	1,670		(51)
4-year doctoral	17,650		(367)	9,000		(204)	11,590		(383)	10,660		(465)	3,460		(101)	9,950		(466)	9,790		(272)	7,600		(190)	8,220		(333)	2,120		(78)	1,980		(75)
Other 4-year	15,650		(352)	8,260		(161)	9,580		(303)	9,130		(295)	3,340		(57)	8,280		(283)	8,270		(219)	6,740		(161)	6,920		(391)	1,620		(56)	1,470		(52)
Less-than-4-year	8,910		(647)	6,240		(375)	5,160		(534)	5,720		(547)	3,560		(333)	4,600		(607)	6,200		(584)	5,630		(470)	4,460		(774)	1,570	!	(549)	1,580	!	(557)
Private for-profit	10,480		(328)	8,550		(222)	5,070		(285)	4,300		(167)	3,230		(72)	3,880		(317)	7,640		(267)	6,580		(190)	5,730		(525)	2,660		(275)	2,730		(328)
2-year and above	11,380		(433)	9,100		(297)	5,330		(349)	4,660		(222)	3,370		(101)	4,030		(369)	8,140		(351)	6,950		(253)	6,050		(657)	2,780		(308)	2,890		(361)
Less-than-2-year	7,810		(139)	6,890		(93)	3,980		(157)	3,210		(102)	2,850		(58)	3,010		(185)	6,050		(140)	5,350		(112)	4,560		(205)	1,760		(129)	1,570		(108)
2007-08,
all institutions	$12,990		(98)	$8,170		(51)	$8,130		(89)	$7,250		(71)	$3,680		(19)	$6,470		(79)	$9,520		(77)	$7,080		(56)	$7,800		(112)	$2,270		(26)	$2,160		(30)
Public	9,680		(62)	7,250		(51)	5,240		(50)	5,420		(40)	3,670		(18)	4,080		(43)	7,990		(60)	6,470		(58)	6,520		(108)	2,430		(37)	2,360		(44)
4-year doctoral	11,670		(96)	8,320		(82)	6,550		(83)	6,410		(71)	3,780		(33)	5,170		(67)	8,870		(90)	7,100		(83)	7,130		(156)	2,440		(42)	2,290		(46)
Other 4-year	10,040		(136)	7,430		(110)	5,200		(95)	5,420		(88)	3,690		(32)	4,040		(99)	7,690		(123)	6,240		(95)	6,300		(204)	2,280		(69)	2,110		(81)
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		(387)	4,920		(284)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private nonprofit	21,640		(307)	10,020		(158)	14,700		(221)	12,470		(186)	4,090		(51)	11,570		(176)	12,320		(207)	8,350		(164)	9,930		(224)	2,090		(35)	1,930		(35)
4-year doctoral	22,880		(388)	10,380		(192)	15,850		(289)	13,170		(250)	4,280		(82)	12,320		(231)	13,420		(253)	8,840		(213)	11,140		(351)	2,230		(52)	2,080		(55)
Other 4-year	20,620		(447)	9,720		(224)	13,710		(341)	11,880		(268)	3,920		(60)	10,940		(263)	11,330		(313)	7,920		(223)	8,750		(263)	1,970		(40)	1,780		(43)
Less-than-4-year	12,530		(1,097)	8,340		(1,134)	7,270		(1,107)	6,970		(1,588)	4,710		(935)	4,440		(1,230)	11,310		(613)	8,000		(1,208)	8,740		(1,011)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private for-profit	12,890		(294)	9,160		(176)	6,990		(269)	4,050		(96)	3,200		(60)	3,720		(201)	10,260		(233)	7,040		(133)	7,340		(307)	3,650		(392)	3,840		(385)
2-year and above	13,270		(340)	9,270		(203)	7,220		(303)	4,130		(113)	3,180		(73)	3,810		(216)	10,600		(269)	7,140		(153)	7,610		(350)	3,760		(402)	3,940		(386)
Less-than-2-year	10,540		(234)	8,510		(188)	5,100		(250)	3,590		(86)	3,270		(52)	2,470		(381)	8,150		(215)	6,380		(166)	5,320		(212)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
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)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
2015-16,
all institutions	$18,210		(105)	$11,790		(58)	$11,240		(121)	$11,340		(92)	$4,880		(22)	$10,220		(114)	$11,140		(75)	$9,810		(48)	$10,200		(238)	$2,430		(30)	$2,340		(31)
Public	13,420		(88)	10,330		(59)	6,740		(83)	8,050		(74)	4,840		(22)	6,100		(77)	9,750		(66)	8,920		(53)	8,160		(222)	2,550		(52)	2,430		(50)
4-year doctoral	16,060		(95)	11,870		(81)	8,140		(96)	9,380		(90)	4,890		(28)	7,390		(90)	10,580		(82)	9,650		(63)	8,510		(268)	2,500		(55)	2,400		(55)
Other 4-year	12,820		(215)	9,610		(135)	6,270		(221)	7,570		(199)	4,750		(82)	5,470		(213)	9,250		(182)	8,270		(143)	8,260		(572)	2,470		(139)	2,410		(135)
2-year	7,820		(135)	7,300		(97)	3,130		(172)	5,520		(120)	4,800		(39)	2,990		(179)	6,080		(104)	5,920		(90)	4,490		(460)	2,820		(195)	2,620		(164)
Less-than-2-year	7,230		(637)	7,110		(655)	3,200	!	(971)	4,690		(480)	4,130		(250)	3,120	!	(1,031)	7,630		(1,281)	7,630		(1,281)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private nonprofit	30,920		(310)	14,380		(130)	21,950		(316)	20,610		(265)	5,120		(71)	19,840		(287)	13,870		(193)	11,380		(98)	12,720		(440)	2,330		(35)	2,250		(40)
4-year doctoral	32,620		(442)	14,630		(173)	23,150		(444)	22,010		(380)	5,170		(122)	20,810		(404)	14,800		(255)	11,950		(137)	13,290		(604)	2,450		(52)	2,380		(58)
Other 4-year	29,450		(460)	14,150		(210)	20,610		(449)	19,360		(416)	5,070		(57)	18,700		(426)	12,960		(250)	10,830		(133)	12,100		(604)	2,180		(51)	2,070		(58)
Less-than-4-year	13,150		(897)	12,550		(571)	3,130	!	(1,333)	5,600		(469)	5,020		(121)	2,600	!	(994)	8,470		(624)	8,230		(577)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Private for-profit	18,310		(376)	15,960		(330)	6,030		(415)	6,240		(147)	4,730		(55)	4,420		(316)	11,880		(222)	10,850		(191)	10,560		(653)	3,160		(395)	3,160		(407)
2-year and above	19,750		(471)	17,140		(412)	6,130		(462)	6,500		(173)	4,780		(59)	4,510		(349)	12,700		(263)	11,550		(219)	11,210		(742)	3,410		(400)	3,410		(409)
Less-than-2-year	12,580		(470)	11,380		(414)	5,290		(687)	5,190		(258)	4,550		(121)	3,510		(803)	8,680		(359)	8,090		(355)	7,750		(1,036)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
	Constant 2016-17 dollars6
All institutions
1992-93	$9,540		(136)	$7,360		(92)	$5,770		(144)	$6,000		(107)	$3,400		(29)	$5,530		(144)	$6,580		(100)	$6,390		(92)	$4,490		(226)	$2,320		(58)	$2,180		(65)
1995-96	10,800		(250)	8,240		(96)	6,280		(256)	6,260		(217)	3,140		(36)	5,830		(255)	7,590		(96)	7,500		(91)	4,380		(365)	2,210		(63)	2,120		(58)
1999-2000	12,140		(143)	8,550		(83)	7,400		(136)	7,310		(116)	3,620		(27)	6,580		(132)	8,640		(84)	7,780		(73)	6,980		(222)	2,400		(53)	2,250		(56)
2003-04	12,730		(121)	9,140		(78)	7,410		(154)	7,400		(131)	4,210		(29)	6,430		(163)	9,130		(93)	7,910		(74)	7,950		(180)	2,520		(46)	2,330		(49)
2007-08	14,890		(113)	9,370		(58)	9,320		(102)	8,310		(82)	4,210		(21)	7,420		(91)	10,910		(88)	8,120		(64)	8,940		(128)	2,600		(29)	2,470		(34)
2011-12	16,540		(113)	11,540		(80)	9,770		(118)	9,840		(98)	4,880		(21)	9,160		(123)	10,760		(80)	9,770		(73)	7,440		(199)	2,400		(51)	2,320		(39)
2015-16	18,550		(107)	12,010		(60)	11,440		(124)	11,550		(94)	4,970		(22)	10,410		(116)	11,350		(77)	9,990		(49)	10,390		(242)	2,480		(30)	2,380		(31)

† 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 Includes 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 exclude Puerto Rico.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, 2011-12, and 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, NPSAS:08, NPSAS:12, and NPSAS:16). (This table was prepared May 2018.)