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Table 332.42. Average amount of financial aid awarded to part-time or part-year postbaccalaureate students, by type of aid, level of study, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1992-93 through 2015-16
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Level of study and
control and level of institution
Any aid1 Grants Assistant-
ships2,3
Employer
(includes
college staff)
Loans
Any grants Fellowship
grants2
Tuition waivers Any loans Stafford4 Perkins5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  Current dollars
 1992-93, all institutions $4,770   (131) $2,500   (100) $5,900   (785) $2,570   (151) $7,390   (288) $2,080   (128) $6,620   (183) $5,190   (99) $2,030   (196)
Master's degree 4,200   (126) 2,390   (101)   (†) 2,260   (178) 6,570   (333) 2,170   (121) 5,740   (142) 4,940   (110) 1,890   (273)
Public 4,150   (145) 1,890   (115)   (†) 2,090   (230) 6,530   (344) 1,400   (103) 5,330   (205) 4,560   (123) 1,640   (282)
4-year doctoral 4,720   (180) 2,220   (161)   (†) 2,260   (270) 6,690   (353) 1,680   (156) 5,540   (238) 4,750   (146) 1,570   (315)
Other 4-year 2,730   (240) 1,120   (93)   (†)   (†) 5,850   (676) 910   (80) 4,680   (461) 3,990   (271)   (†)
Private 4,250   (219) 2,890   (176)   (†) 2,530   (337) 6,720   (984) 2,830   (213) 6,270   (282) 5,440   (140)   (†)
4-year doctoral 4,980   (266) 3,430   (238)   (†) 3,000   (484)   (†) 3,270   (300) 6,820   (304) 5,740   (183)   (†)
Other 4-year 2,700   (270) 1,790   (190)   (†) 1,510   (333)   (†) 1,930   (152) 4,930   (449) 4,700   (336)   (†)

Doctor's degree
8,320   (415) 4,640   (384)   (†) 4,250   (611) 9,600   (541) 3,460   (670) 7,940   (1,073) 5,960   (346)   (†)
Public 7,250   (490) 3,670   (415)   (†) 2,910   (387) 9,570   (625) 2,700   (693) 5,550   (421) 5,270   (335)   (†)
Private 10,370   (969) 6,620   (759)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 12,110   (1,370) 7,080   (301)   (†)

First-professional
11,250   (518) 3,910   (304)   (†) 2,900   (610)   (†) 4,010   (428) 11,240   (555) 6,500   (154) 2,120   (207)
Public 10,800   (624) 2,890   (585)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 10,380   (514) 6,210   (241) 1,960   (145)
Private 11,470   (735) 4,330   (354)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 11,690   (832) 6,670   (181) 2,290   (382)

Other graduate
3,160   (277) 1,590   (245)   (†) 1,780   (521)   (†) 1,250   (240) 5,700   (338) 4,770   (257)   (†)

 1999-2000, all institutions
7,460   (148) 3,600   (104) 4,800   (379) 3,260   (244) 7,260   (380) 3,110   (117) 10,290   (236) 9,780   (188) 2,350   (332)
Master's degree 6,860   (150) 3,600   (103) 4,200   (430) 3,000   (237) 6,080   (436) 3,450   (137) 9,490   (221) 9,210   (175) 1,930   (174)
Public 5,280   (153) 2,530   (113) 3,050   (457) 2,590   (282) 5,520   (452) 2,060   (130) 7,580   (295) 7,530   (270)   (†)
4-year doctoral 5,620   (185) 2,770   (123) 3,660   (422) 2,890   (351) 5,570   (492) 2,190   (148) 7,780   (392) 7,680   (346)   (†)
Other 4-year 4,270   (328) 1,870   (230)   (†) 1,370   (259)   (†) 1,730   (271) 6,970   (416) 7,000   (400)   (†)
Private 8,520   (270) 4,760   (207) 5,250   (649) 4,040   (448) 7,620   (1,346) 4,830   (256) 11,130   (339) 10,620   (289)   (†)
4-year doctoral 9,330   (318) 5,370   (266) 5,820   (782) 4,610   (546) 8,770   (1,417) 5,640   (339) 12,090   (514) 11,470   (396)   (†)
Other6 6,940   (492) 3,530   (302)   (†)   (†)   (†) 3,500   (340) 9,420   (479) 9,110   (450)   (†)

Doctor's degree
10,560   (526) 5,510   (379) 6,910   (687) 3,870   (317) 9,660   (796) 3,060   (342) 10,440   (678) 10,170   (543)   (†)
Public 10,570   (632) 5,280   (431) 6,970   (815) 3,750   (335) 9,650   (895) 2,600   (413) 9,070   (501) 9,060   (477)   (†)
Private 10,540   (888) 5,930   (877) 6,850   (1,373)   (†) 9,690   (1,044) 3,720   (640) 12,360   (1,202) 11,690   (934)   (†)

First-professional
15,740   (1,642) 5,020   (908)   (†)   (†)   (†) 4,910   (1,213) 15,890   (1,003) 13,980   (615)   (†)
Public 12,970   (1,523)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 12,550   (1,105) 12,200   (1,067)   (†)
Private 16,880   (2,240) 5,450   (1,130)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 17,340   (1,302) 14,750   (713)   (†)

Other graduate
4,380   (333) 1,950   (205) 2,460   (585) 2,290   (671)   (†) 1,260   (123) 8,800   (670) 8,290   (691)   (†)

 2007-08, all institutions
11,830   (259) 5,230   (211) 5,780   (467) 4,610   (245) 10,980   (347) 4,520   (202) 13,670   (314) 12,970   (272) 3,050   (200)
Master's degree 10,830   (233) 5,100   (247) 4,810   (563) 4,530   (355) 9,360   (553) 4,650   (237) 12,730   (246) 12,210   (242) 3,010   (234)
Public 9,760   (304) 4,140   (234) 4,310   (853) 4,510   (489) 9,810   (698) 3,550   (217) 11,320   (338) 11,590   (330)   (†)
4-year doctoral 10,250   (359) 4,380   (279) 4,850   (990) 4,790   (521) 10,400   (766) 3,670   (264) 11,770   (378) 11,780   (393)   (†)
Other 4-year 7,990   (534) 3,050   (292)   (†)   (†) 6,060   (1,451) 3,070   (357) 9,970   (672) 10,970   (641)   (†)
Private 11,820   (318) 6,010   (408) 5,160   (718) 4,580   (523) 8,250   (958) 5,630   (390) 13,880   (332) 12,680   (370)   (†)
4-year doctoral 11,900   (384) 6,300   (315) 5,700   (908) 6,080   (727) 7,650   (767) 5,990   (301) 14,370   (462) 12,990   (389)   (†)
Other6 11,690   (530) 5,450   (1,030) 3,370   (595) 2,420   (444) 10,510 ! (3,304) 4,970   (975) 13,270   (515) 12,300   (690)   (†)

Doctor's degree
17,860   (943) 7,910   (454) 7,350   (1,146) 5,630   (271) 13,680   (383) 6,900   (717) 17,520   (2,361) 16,270   (2,081)   (†)
Public 17,220   (581) 8,300   (416) 9,160   (931) 5,370   (285) 13,950   (412) 6,440   (485) 11,710   (663) 12,620   (517)   (†)
Private 18,650   (1,868) 7,240   (994) 5,050 ! (1,883) 7,040   (885) 12,640   (1,120) 7,560   (1,498) 20,300   (3,295) 17,830   (3,062)   (†)

First-professional
23,660   (1,356) 7,550   (821) 8,690   (951)   (†)   (†) 4,850   (700) 23,630   (1,053) 18,390   (631)   (†)
Public 20,890   (1,916) 5,140   (1,013)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 21,260   (1,667) 18,980   (1,418)   (†)
Private 25,200   (1,708) 8,830   (1,101) 9,660   (1,200)   (†)   (†) 5,840   (985) 24,870   (1,442) 18,080   (641)   (†)

Other graduate
7,130   (576) 2,400   (247) 2,180   (457) 2,270   (489)   (†) 2,300   (272) 11,300   (779) 11,940   (605)   (†)

 2011-12, all institutions
13,910   (277) 7,000   (302) 5,880   (407) 5,960   (454) 12,720   (629) 6,380   (362) 15,030   (267) 13,670   (187) 2,240   (191)
Master's degree 12,790   (308) 6,110   (340) 4,390   (513) 4,930   (660) 10,900   (903) 6,190   (436) 14,210   (317) 13,200   (213) 2,380   (215)
Public 12,450   (453) 5,510   (415) 4,270   (730) 5,350   (1,206) 10,970   (1,099) 5,110   (488) 13,580   (516) 12,780   (339)   (†)
4-year doctoral 12,790   (521) 5,520   (446) 3,800   (593) 5,670   (1,365) 11,380   (1,233) 5,270   (543) 14,250   (611) 13,160   (397)   (†)
Other 4-year 10,500   (674) 5,430   (1,175)   (†) 2,790   (799) 8,020   (1,663) 3,940   (534) 10,460   (445) 10,980   (387)   (†)
Private 13,040   (424) 6,560   (508) 4,490   (625) 4,540   (513) 10,710   (1,905) 6,900   (683) 14,650   (366) 13,490   (257)   (†)
4-year doctoral 13,930   (564) 8,150   (653) 4,680   (683) 7,430   (1,173) 10,050 ! (3,043) 8,590   (857) 15,440   (615) 14,180   (446)   (†)
Other 4-year 11,960   (566) 4,100   (593) 4,010 ! (1,269) 2,760   (580)   (†) 4,220   (765) 13,840   (346) 12,800   (267)   (†)

Doctor's degree--research/
    scholarship
21,950   (624) 13,820   (661) 11,410   (843) 9,010   (472) 15,600   (747) 10,040   (738) 17,040   (698) 14,860   (580)   (†)
Public 22,030   (803) 13,250   (718) 9,800   (941) 9,380   (557) 15,410   (853) 9,150   (786) 14,340   (588) 13,640   (560)   (†)
Private 21,780   (1,213) 15,650   (1,604) 15,980   (1,293) 7,020   (1,043) 16,820   (1,503) 12,760   (1,914) 18,880   (1,053) 15,670   (858)   (†)

Doctor's degree--professional
    practice and other7
23,600   (904) 7,690   (1,001) 7,920   (1,378) 5,890   (1,491) 8,750   (1,954) 6,060   (1,303) 25,830   (1,037) 19,110   (606)   (†)
Public 22,470   (1,395) 8,120   (1,319) 6,350   (664)   (†)   (†) 7,390 ! (2,497) 24,580   (1,558) 19,310   (966)   (†)
Private 24,200   (1,309) 7,340   (1,464) 9,310   (2,570)   (†)   (†) 5,090   (1,073) 26,420   (1,334) 19,020   (773)   (†)

Other graduate
8,630   (543) 4,330   (464) 4,060   (773)   (†)   (†) 4,100   (749) 12,640   (838) 13,040   (787)   (†)

 2015-16, all institutions
13,830   (241) 5,840   (170) 4,730   (261) 5,730   (323) 11,310   (542) 5,200   (215) 15,760   (270) 14,350   (174) 3,840   (629)
Master's degree 13,140   (263) 5,620   (205) 3,760   (296) 6,030   (389) 9,340   (741) 5,550   (254) 14,810   (285) 13,950   (212) 3,480 ! (1,055)
Public 12,810   (487) 5,540   (327) 4,220   (622) 6,810   (665) 8,900   (867) 4,530   (298) 14,610   (554) 13,570   (334)   (†)
4-year doctoral 13,220   (550) 5,700   (361) 4,290   (688) 7,060   (723) 8,980   (906) 4,670   (335) 14,960   (627) 13,800   (377)   (†)
Other 4-year 9,860   (410) 4,370   (424) 3,590   (793) 5,200   (1,299) 6,980   (898) 3,600   (280) 12,150   (353) 12,090   (229)   (†)
Private 13,390   (308) 5,690   (283) 3,530   (310) 5,230   (498) 10,980   (1,818) 6,420   (409) 14,930   (331) 14,180   (298)   (†)
4-year doctoral 13,980   (441) 6,560   (423) 4,490   (461) 6,370   (798) 11,520   (2,236) 7,030   (593) 15,980   (484) 15,080   (448)   (†)
Other 4-year 12,360   (318) 4,170   (228) 2,090   (291) 3,430   (412) 8,480   (1,735) 5,210   (253) 13,380   (360) 12,920   (326)   (†)

Doctor's degree--research/
    scholarship
16,470   (555) 8,310   (377) 7,630   (485) 6,470   (592) 15,750   (796) 5,580   (459) 15,000   (625) 13,450   (622)   (†)
Public 16,370   (844) 7,860   (451) 7,030   (518) 6,970   (634) 15,640   (890) 5,330   (609) 14,300   (1,194) 12,320   (1,178)   (†)
Private 16,570   (732) 8,960   (678) 8,490   (1,158) 4,950   (1,234) 16,420   (1,795) 5,840   (689) 15,290   (705) 13,890   (691)   (†)

Doctor's degree--professional
    practice and other7
27,690   (1,877) 7,720   (939) 8,000   (1,156) 4,000   (556)   (†) 5,220   (832) 30,530   (2,014) 20,140   (774)   (†)
Public 27,460   (1,901) 7,920   (1,580) 6,550   (1,524)   (†)   (†) 5,550   (1,041) 29,650   (2,190) 21,790   (870)   (†)
Private 27,830   (2,997) 7,600   (1,302) 9,020   (1,728) 3,460   (817)   (†) 5,040   (1,197) 31,100   (3,098) 19,060   (1,242)   (†)
Other graduate 8,010   (596) 3,690   (405) 2,100   (338) 2,640   (635)   (†) 2,860   (230) 11,890   (1,036) 13,290   (972)   (†)
 
   Constant 2018-19 dollars8
All institutions                                                      
1992-93 $8,480   (233) $4,440   (178) $10,480   (1,395) $4,560   (269) $13,120   (512) $3,690   (227) $11,760   (324) $9,220   (176) $3,610   (348)
1999-2000 11,160   (222) 5,380   (155) 7,180   (568) 4,870   (366) 10,860   (569) 4,650   (175) 15,390   (353) 14,630   (281) 3,510   (497)
2007-08 14,160   (310) 6,260   (252) 6,920   (559) 5,510   (293) 13,130   (415) 5,410   (241) 16,350   (376) 15,520   (325) 3,650   (239)
2011-12 15,480   (309) 7,790   (336) 6,540   (453) 6,630   (505) 14,160   (700) 7,100   (403) 16,730   (297) 15,210   (208) 2,500   (213)
2015-16 14,700   (256) 6,210   (180) 5,030   (277) 6,090   (343) 12,030   (576) 5,530   (228) 16,750   (287) 15,250   (184) 4,080   (669)
†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 Includes students who reported they were awarded aid but did not specify the source or type of aid.
2 Data on the average amounts of fellowship grants and assistantships for 1992-93 and 2015-16 were based primarily on information provided by institutions and are not comparable to data for 1999-2000 through 2011-12, which were based on information provided by both students and institutions. Therefore, caution should be used in comparing the 1992-93 and 2015-16 data to the data for other years.
3 Includes students who received teaching or research assistantships and/or participated in work-study programs.
4 Formerly Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL).
5 Formerly National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). Includes subsidized amounts only.
6 Includes nonprofit 4-year nondoctoral institutions and for-profit 2-year-and-above institutions.
7 Professional practice doctor's degrees include most degrees that were classified as first-professional prior to 2010-11 (such as M.D., D.D.S., and J.D). "Other" doctor's degrees are those that are neither research/scholarship degrees nor professional practice degrees.
8 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. Part-time or part-year students include those who were enrolled part time for 9 or more months and those who were enrolled for less than 9 months either part time or full time. Total includes some students whose level of study or control of institution was unknown. Data exclude Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1992-93, 1999-2000, 2007-08, 2011-12, and 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:93, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:08, NPSAS:12, and NPSAS:16). (This table was prepared April 2020.)

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