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Table 7. Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program number of borrowers and dollar amount of Stafford Unsubsidized loans, by type of institution: FY93-FY96

• From FY93-FY96, there were large differences in the proportion of Stafford Unsubsidized dollars committed to borrowers at public and private 4-year institutions; there was a 26.1 percentage point decrease for public 4-year institutions and an 18.0 percentage point increase for private 4-year institutions. The change in the proportion of Stafford Unsubsidized dollars committed to borrowers at public 2-year, private 2-year, and proprietary institutions from FY93-FY96 was 0.8, 0.8, and 8.1 percentage points, respectively.

• During the first 4 years of this program's existence, FY93-FY96, more than three-fourths of Stafford Unsubsidized dollars were committed to borrowers at public and private 4-year institutions. Between 6.5 and 7.9 percent of total Stafford Unsubsidized dollars were committed to borrowers at 2-year institutions, and between 4.7 and 13.4 percent of total Stafford Unsubsidized dollars were committed to borrowers at proprietary institutions.

• In FY96, 33.8 percent of borrowers at private 4-year institutions who participated in the Stafford Unsubsidized loan program borrowed 45.8 percent of the program dollars.

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