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Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities:
HIGHER-PRICED STATES

AVERAGE IN-STATETUITION: $4,400
AVERAGE TOTAL PRICE INCLUDING LIVING AND OTHER EXPENSES: $11,050

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia

Who received aid, how much aid they received, and how much aid was left over for other expenses
  For those students who received financial aid:
Family income level Percent of students who received any type of financial aid Most got between: Percent whose tuition was fully covered After paying tuition, aid was used for living expenses and other educational needs. Such aid ranged between:
Below $20,000 87% $5,350 & $10,000 85% $1,350 & $5,650
$20,000-40,000 82% $4,400 & $8,500 76% $150 & $4.450
$40,000-60,000 69% $3,000 & $7,000 62% 0 & $2.550
$60,000-80,000 54% $2,600 & $6,100 44% 0 & $1,700
$80,000-100,000 50% $2,600 & $7,000 46% 0 & $2,500
Above $100,000 28% $2,600 & $5,000 36% 0 & $700
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
1995-96.

 

Combinations of financial aid that students received
  Percent of students who received
Family income level No aid Grants only Loans only Grants and loans Work study Grants, loans, and work study
Below $20,000 13% 18 4 47 6 12
$20,000-40,000 18% 13 7 44 2 16
$40,000-60,000 31% 10 23 24 5 7
$60,000-80,000 47% 11 28 9 4 2
$80,000-100,000 50% 12 27 5 6 0
Above $100,000 74% 6 14 2 4 0
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
1995-96.

Average amounts of grant, loan, and work-study aid received

Grant Aid
Family income level Percent who got grants Students who got grants received between:
Below $20,000 82% $2,500 & $5,750
$20,000-40,000 74% $1,400 & $4,150
$40,000-60,000 41% $750 & $2,700
$60,000-80,000 22% $600 & $2,550
$80,000-100,000 17% $500 & $3,750
Above $100,000 8% insufficient information*
Loan Aid
Family income level Percent who got loans Students who got loans received between:
Below $20,000 63% $2,600 & $5,450
$20,000-40,000 67% $2,600 & $5,500
$40,000-60,000 56% $2,600 & $5,500
$60,000-80,000 39% $2,600 & $6,100
$80,000-100,000 34% $2,600 & $7,600
Above $100,000 18% $2,600 & $5,000
Work-study Aid
Family income level Percent who got work-study Students who got work-study received between:
Below $20,000 18% $650 & $1,500
$20,000-40,000 18% $650 & $1,550
$40,000-60,000 12% $800 & $2,000
$60,000-80,000 5% insufficient information*
$80,000-100,000 6% insufficient information*
Above $100,000 4% insufficient information*
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
1995-96.

* Figures in this handbook are based on national surveys. In some cases, not enough people fall into a particular category of interest to provide reliable estimates.