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Table 331.30. Average amount of grant and scholarship aid and average net price for first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students awarded Title IV aid, by control and level of institution and income level: Selected years, 2009-10 through 2019-20
Level of institution and income level 2009-101 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
All insti-
tutions
Public Private All insti-
tutions
Public Private All insti-
tutions
Public Private All insti-
tutions
Public Private
Non-
profit
For-profit Non-
profit
For-profit Non-
profit
For-profit Non-
profit
For-profit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  Current dollars
4-year institutions                                
Grant and scholarship aid2                                
All income levels $9,050 $5,980 $15,560 $4,420 $13,040 $7,880 $23,250 $6,710 $13,660 $8,270 $24,100 $6,850 $14,080 $8,600 $25,200 $7,440
$0 to $30,000 10,290 9,080 17,460 5,110 14,230 11,050 24,210 6,910 14,810 11,520 24,730 7,070 15,240 11,890 26,100 7,530
$30,001 to $48,000 11,170 8,330 18,710 4,530 15,180 10,530 27,210 7,330 15,840 11,100 28,020 7,300 16,310 11,420 29,610 7,880
$48,001 to $75,000 9,140 4,910 16,810 2,430 13,660 7,490 25,880 5,790 14,280 7,970 27,120 6,300 14,730 8,410 28,260 7,190
$75,001 to $110,000 7,150 2,270 14,650 1,220 11,430 4,030 23,270 5,130 12,140 4,420 24,280 5,400 12,560 4,770 25,240 6,240
$110,001 or more 6,300 1,590 11,560 1,020 10,330 2,430 19,380 5,760 10,980 2,620 20,330 5,950 11,380 2,860 21,280 7,140

Net price3
                               
All income levels 15,900 11,070 21,780 22,590 18,030 13,380 26,470 22,010 18,440 13,630 26,840 23,720 18,630 13,860 27,420 22,630
$0 to $30,000 12,570 7,720 15,970 21,770 12,600 9,240 19,830 20,920 12,810 9,150 20,210 22,220 12,760 9,120 20,460 22,060
$30,001 to $48,000 13,110 9,260 17,200 23,590 13,770 10,840 20,180 22,400 13,840 10,760 20,300 24,930 13,630 10,650 20,310 22,770
$48,001 to $75,000 16,610 13,290 20,270 26,710 17,600 14,710 22,760 25,360 17,540 14,590 22,770 27,970 17,400 14,500 23,000 24,420
$75,001 to $110,000 19,860 16,410 23,900 29,830 21,990 19,010 26,550 27,290 22,200 19,130 26,720 30,390 22,250 19,180 27,020 26,170
$110,001 or more 24,080 17,880 30,210 32,910 27,880 21,830 34,720 29,890 28,430 22,210 35,260 31,470 28,550 22,430 35,600 27,590

2-year institutions
                               
Grant and scholarship aid2                                
All income levels 4,460 4,540 5,180 4,090 5,470 5,530 7,330 4,240 5,720 5,820 7,340 4,340 5,880 5,990 8,280 4,530
$0 to $30,000 5,250 5,450 5,540 4,590 6,420 6,610 7,090 4,630 6,700 6,960 6,810 4,760 6,860 7,130 7,840 4,960
$30,001 to $48,000 4,380 4,520 5,080 3,670 5,910 5,990 8,300 4,120 6,240 6,330 9,630 4,310 6,410 6,530 9,150 4,480
$48,001 to $75,000 2,240 2,250 4,150 1,960 3,680 3,670 7,590 2,980 4,000 3,980 9,700 3,100 4,270 4,270 9,130 3,230
$75,001 to $110,000 800 750 3,240 830 1,450 1,360 8,450 1,220 1,620 1,530 8,880 1,330 1,940 1,880 9,350 1,150
$110,001 or more 610 600 2,940 470 880 720 10,140 610 880 710 9,540 630 1,160 1,020 8,990 490

Net price3
                               
All income levels 8,930 6,290 16,270 18,360 8,610 7,090 18,480 20,590 8,650 7,180 12,940 20,940 9,100 7,460 19,530 21,680
$0 to $30,000 8,560 5,380 16,500 18,240 7,950 5,830 18,050 20,690 8,090 5,750 18,480 21,020 8,280 5,990 17,960 21,800
$30,001 to $48,000 8,720 6,330 16,620 19,070 7,680 6,600 19,920 20,920 7,730 6,540 18,690 21,910 7,970 6,710 18,080 21,840
$48,001 to $75,000 10,690 8,810 18,650 21,290 9,800 9,040 21,180 22,090 9,780 8,950 20,080 22,680 9,860 9,020 20,210 23,230
$75,001 to $110,000 12,230 10,630 20,760 23,020 12,430 11,660 23,560 23,900 12,700 11,820 24,210 23,890 12,660 11,650 25,600 25,080
$110,001 or more 12,760 10,820 20,930 24,620 13,500 12,430 31,500 25,000 14,020 12,770 35,770 25,340 13,910 12,620 38,390 25,320
  Constant 2020-21 dollars4
4-year institutions                                
Grant and scholarship aid2                                
All income levels $10,980 $7,260 $18,890 $5,360 $13,830 $8,360 $24,660 $7,120 $14,190 $8,590 $25,040 $7,120 $14,400 $8,800 $25,780 $7,610
$0 to $30,000 12,500 11,020 21,190 6,210 15,090 11,720 25,680 7,330 15,380 11,970 25,690 7,350 15,590 12,160 26,700 7,700
$30,001 to $48,000 13,560 10,120 22,720 5,500 16,100 11,160 28,860 7,770 16,460 11,540 29,110 7,580 16,690 11,680 30,290 8,060
$48,001 to $75,000 11,100 5,970 20,410 2,950 14,480 7,950 27,440 6,150 14,830 8,290 28,180 6,540 15,070 8,600 28,910 7,350
$75,001 to $110,000 8,690 2,760 17,790 1,480 12,120 4,270 24,680 5,440 12,620 4,590 25,230 5,620 12,850 4,880 25,820 6,390
$110,001 or more 7,650 1,930 14,040 1,240 10,960 2,580 20,550 6,110 11,410 2,720 21,120 6,180 11,640 2,920 21,770 7,300

Net price3
                               
All income levels 19,310 13,450 26,450 27,430 19,120 14,190 28,070 23,350 19,160 14,160 27,890 24,640 19,060 14,180 28,050 23,150
$0 to $30,000 15,260 9,380 19,390 26,440 13,370 9,800 21,030 22,180 13,310 9,510 21,000 23,090 13,060 9,330 20,930 22,560
$30,001 to $48,000 15,920 11,240 20,890 28,640 14,600 11,500 21,400 23,760 14,380 11,180 21,100 25,900 13,940 10,890 20,770 23,300
$48,001 to $75,000 20,170 16,130 24,610 32,430 18,670 15,600 24,140 26,900 18,220 15,160 23,650 29,070 17,800 14,830 23,530 24,980
$75,001 to $110,000 24,110 19,920 29,020 36,210 23,320 20,160 28,160 28,940 23,070 19,870 27,760 31,570 22,760 19,620 27,640 26,780
$110,001 or more 29,240 21,710 36,680 39,960 29,560 23,150 36,820 31,700 29,540 23,070 36,630 32,700 29,200 22,950 36,420 28,230

2-year institutions
                               
Grant and scholarship aid2                                
All income levels 5,410 5,510 6,290 4,970 5,800 5,860 7,770 4,490 5,950 6,040 7,630 4,510 6,020 6,130 8,470 4,630
$0 to $30,000 6,370 6,620 6,730 5,570 6,810 7,010 7,520 4,920 6,960 7,240 7,080 4,940 7,020 7,290 8,030 5,070
$30,001 to $48,000 5,320 5,490 6,160 4,450 6,260 6,350 8,810 4,370 6,490 6,570 10,000 4,480 6,560 6,680 9,360 4,580
$48,001 to $75,000 2,720 2,740 5,040 2,380 3,910 3,890 8,050 3,160 4,160 4,130 10,080 3,220 4,370 4,370 9,340 3,300
$75,001 to $110,000 970 910 3,930 1,010 1,540 1,450 8,960 1,290 1,680 1,590 9,230 1,390 1,980 1,920 9,560 1,170
$110,001 or more 750 720 3,570 570 930 760 10,750 650 910 740 9,920 650 1,180 1,040 9,190 500

Net price3
                               
All income levels 10,840 7,640 19,760 22,290 9,130 7,520 19,600 21,830 8,990 7,460 13,450 21,760 9,310 7,630 19,980 22,180
$0 to $30,000 10,400 6,530 20,030 22,140 8,430 6,190 19,140 21,940 8,410 5,980 19,200 21,840 8,470 6,130 18,370 22,300
$30,001 to $48,000 10,590 7,690 20,180 23,150 8,150 7,000 21,120 22,190 8,030 6,790 19,420 22,760 8,150 6,860 18,490 22,350
$48,001 to $75,000 12,980 10,700 22,650 25,850 10,390 9,590 22,460 23,420 10,160 9,300 20,870 23,570 10,090 9,230 20,670 23,770
$75,001 to $110,000 14,850 12,900 25,200 27,950 13,180 12,370 24,980 25,350 13,200 12,280 25,150 24,830 12,950 11,910 26,180 25,650
$110,001 or more 15,500 13,140 25,420 29,890 14,320 13,190 33,410 26,510 14,560 13,270 37,160 26,330 14,230 12,910 39,270 25,900
1 Data for 2009-10 are for students receiving aid, while later data are for students awarded aid. Students were counted as receiving aid only if they were awarded and accepted aid and their aid was also disbursed.
2 Grant and scholarship aid consists of federal Title IV grants, as well as other grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local governments, or institutional sources. Title IV grants include Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs), Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACGs), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants (National SMART Grants), and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants. The average amount of grant and scholarship aid by income level was calculated based on all students who were awarded any type of Title IV aid, even those students who were awarded zero Title IV aid in the form of grants and were awarded Title IV aid only in the form of work-study aid or loan aid.
3 Net price is the total cost of attendance minus grant and scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local governments, or institutional sources. However, average net price by income level was calculated based on all students who were awarded any type of Title IV aid, even those who were awarded zero Title IV aid in the form of grants and were awarded Title IV aid only in the form of work-study aid or loan aid.
4 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-year basis.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Excludes students who previously attended another postsecondary institution or who began their studies on a part-time basis. Includes only first-time, full-time students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate (if they attended public institutions) and who were awarded Title IV aid. Excludes the approximately 17 percent of students who were not awarded any Title IV aid. Title IV aid includes grant aid, work-study aid, and loan aid. Income level refers to the income that was used by the institution’s financial aid office to determine the student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC). For dependent students, this includes the parents’ adjusted gross income and the student’s adjusted gross income; for independent students, this includes the student’s adjusted gross income. Data are weighted by the number of students at the institution who were awarded Title IV aid. Totals include students for whom income data were not available. 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), Spring 2011 and Winter 2020-21, Student Financial Aid component. (This table was prepared October 2021.)

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