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

AVERAGE IN-STATETUITION: $3,250
AVERAGE TOTAL PRICE INCLUDING LIVING AND OTHER EXPENSES: $10,400

Alabama , Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin

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 90% $4,100 & $9,000 89% $1,550 & $5,500
$20,000-40,000 82% $3,550 & $7,800 82% $550 & $4.750
$40,000-60,000 65% $2,550 & $6,250 67% 0 & $3.400
$60,000-80,000 52% $2,000 & $5,500 58% 0 & $2,250
$80,000-100,000 38% $2,600 & $5,500 59% 0 & $2,400
Above $100,000 25% $1,000 & $5,500 42% 0 & $2,500
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 10% 32 3 39 6 9
$20,000-40,000 18% 22 10 41 2 6
$40,000-60,000 36% 17 22 18 3 4
$60,000-80,000 48% 17 24 8 3 0
$80,000-100,000 63% 8 22 6 1 0
Above $100,000 77% 12 8 1 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 86% $2,350 & $5,900
$20,000-40,000 70% $1,200 & $3,800
$40,000-60,000 40% $500 & $2,500
$60,000-80,000 25% $900 & $2,400
$80,000-100,000 14% $500 & $2,700
Above $100,000 13% $400 & $2,450
Loan Aid
Family income level Percent who got loans Students who got loans received between:
Below $20,000 52% $2,600 & $4,900
$20,000-40,000 58% $3,000 & $5,500
$40,000-60,000 46% $2,600 & $5,500
$60,000-80,000 34% $2,600 & $5,500
$80,000-100,000 27% $3,500 & $5,650
Above $100,000 10% $3,050 & $10,500
Work-study Aid
Family income level Percent who got work-study Students who got work-study received between:
Below $20,000 15% $1,000 & $1,750
$20,000-40,000 8% $850 & $1,800
$40,000-60,000 7% $850 & $1,500
$60,000-80,000 3% insufficient information*
$80,000-100,000 1% 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.