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

AVERAGE IN-STATETUITION: $2,350
AVERAGE TOTAL PRICE INCLUDING LIVING AND OTHER EXPENSES: $9,050

Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming

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 83% $3,200 & $6,500 87% $800 & $4,200
$20,000-40,000 76% $2,800 & $6,550 83% $600 & $4.350
$40,000-60,000 56% $2,300 & $5,500 76% $50 & $3.550
$60,000-80,000 54% $2,000 & $5,100 71% 0 & $3,050
$80,000-100,000 40% $1,500 & $4,950 64% 0 & $2,600
Above $100,000 32% $2,250 & $6,000 84% $300 & $3,550
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 17% 28 4 39 3 8
$20,000-40,000 24% 22 8 33 5 8
$40,000-60,000 44% 18 19 14 3 2
$60,000-80,000 47% 23 19 7 4 1
$80,000-100,000 61% 14 14 8 3 0
Above $100,000 69% 19 5 5 2 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 77% $2,050 & $3,700
$20,000-40,000 66% $1,000 & $2,850
$40,000-60,000 35% $850 & $3,200
$60,000-80,000 32% $1,000 & $2,650
$80,000-100,000 22% $500 & $2,250
Above $100,000 25% $1,900 & $2,900
Loan Aid
Family income level Percent who got loans Students who got loans received between:
Below $20,000 51% $2,600 & $4,800
$20,000-40,000 49% $2,600 & $5,250
$40,000-60,000 35% $2,600 & $5,500
$60,000-80,000 27% $2,600 & $5,500
$80,000-100,000 21% $2,600 & $5,000
Above $100,000 10% insufficient information*
Work-study Aid
Family income level Percent who got work-study Students who got work-study received between:
Below $20,000 11% $500 & $1,800
$20,000-40,000 13% $600 & $1,650
$40,000-60,000 5% insufficient information*
$60,000-80,000 4% insufficient information*
$80,000-100,000 3% insufficient information*
Above $100,000 2% 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.