Table 2a. Average Postsecondary Schooling Costs by Enrollment Level, Gender, Race, Hispanic Origin, Age, Dependency Status, Labor Force Status, and Annual Family Income, 1993-1994: All Students Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: December 22, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Postsecondary Schooling Costs: All Students |------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Enrollment Level | |------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Vocational, | | College | College | College | technical, | Total | years | years | years 5 | business school Characteristic | enrolled | 1 to 2 | 3 to 4 | and higher | or other ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total cost /1 Mean $2,919 $3,042 $3,937 $2,976 $1,232 Standard error 33 57 67 75 47 Tuition and fees Mean $1,913 $1,939 $2,461 $2,050 $978 Standard error 22 37 44 51 40 Books and supplies Mean $339 $371 $448 $358 $114 Standard error 4 8 10 13 6 Room and board /2 Mean $3,216 $3,189 $3,284 $3,715 $1,985 Standard error 47 70 67 156 189 GENDER Male Total cost Mean $3,152 $3,304 $4,251 $3,388 $1,222 Standard error 51 89 103 122 68 Tuition and fees Mean $2,023 $2,027 $2,641 $2,300 $944 Standard error 34 55 67 82 59 Books and supplies Mean $354 $395 $469 $403 $96 Standard error 8 14 16 22 8 Room and board Mean $3,317 $3,257 $3,386 $4,061 (B) Standard error 68 103 98 230 (B) Female Total cost Mean $2,723 $2,839 $3,659 $2,636 $1,240 Standard error 42 73 87 91 63 Tuition and fees Mean $1,820 $1,871 $2,302 $1,844 $1,009 Standard error 30 50 58 64 56 Books and supplies Mean $325 $352 $429 $321 $131 Standard error 5 8 11 16 9 Room and board Mean $3,109 $3,116 $3,181 $3,369 (B) Standard error 64 95 93 207 (B) RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN /3 White, not Hispanic Total cost Mean $2,922 $3,096 $4,031 $2,884 $1,169 Standard error 37 67 76 81 49 Tuition and fees Mean $1,887 $1,933 $2,463 $1,994 $926 Standard error 24 42 49 54 43 Books and supplies Mean $339 $378 $454 $347 $111 Standard error 5 10 11 14 7 Room and board Mean $3,210 $3,210 $3,302 $3,646 $1,805 Standard error 50 76 72 175 178 Black, not Hispanic Total cost Mean $3,199 $3,287 $3,895 $3,056 $1,754 Standard error 107 166 205 266 215 Tuition and fees Mean $2,260 $2,264 $2,665 $2,410 $1,375 Standard error 80 117 153 221 189 Books and supplies Mean $347 $372 $426 $339 $146 Standard error 14 23 26 36 27 Room and board Mean $2,986 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 156 (B) (B) (B) (B) Other, not Hispanic Total cost Mean $3,029 $2,989 $3,284 $3,920 (B) Standard error 148 237 295 333 (B) Tuition and fees Mean $1,951 $2,020 $2,086 $2,274 (B) Standard error 104 175 203 219 (B) Books and supplies Mean $404 $384 $488 $518 (B) Standard error 23 22 38 76 (B) Room and board Mean $3,581 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 249 (B) (B) (B) (B) Hispanic Origin Total cost Mean $2,456 $2,408 $3,372 (B) $1,367 Standard error 124 179 304 (B) 174 Tuition and fees Mean $1,702 $1,571 $2,341 (B) $1,083 Standard error 88 124 206 (B) 151 Books and supplies Mean $284 $305 $384 (B) $114 Standard error 13 17 36 (B) 23 Room and board Mean $3,398 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 266 (B) (B) (B) (B) AGE 17 to 24 years Total costs Mean $4,013 $3,731 $4,852 $4,359 $1,942 Standard error 55 76 93 223 134 Tuition and fees Mean $2,391 $2,247 $2,786 $2,491 $1,519 Standard error 35 49 60 138 116 Books and supplies Mean $428 $419 $502 $462 $155 Standard error 8 11 13 39 16 Room and board Mean $3,263 $3,219 $3,288 $3,741 (B) Standard error 49 72 71 241 (B) 25 to 34 years Total Cost Mean $2,388 $1,812 $2,849 $3,271 $1,232 Standard error 54 86 106 115 87 Tuition and fees Mean $1,745 $1,391 $2,097 $2,252 $999 Standard error 40 71 81 80 78 Books and supplies Mean $312 $298 $400 $381 $125 Standard error 8 14 15 19 13 Room and board Mean $3,449 (B) (B) $4,092 (B) Standard error 148 (B) (B) 215 (B) 35 years and over Total Cost Mean $1,551 $1,576 $2,155 $2,051 $939 Standard error 40 88 108 91 53 Tuition and fees Mean $1,250 $1,280 $1,791 $1,633 $743 Standard error 34 77 100 70 45 Books and supplies Mean $210 $252 $311 $289 $90 Standard error 7 13 16 20 7 Room and board Mean $2,039 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 206 (B) (B) (B) (B) DEPENDENT STUDENTS /4 Total cost Mean $4,415 $4,066 $5,288 $5,222 $2,153 Standard error 68 90 115 428 198 Tuition and fees Mean $2,533 $2,368 $2,964 $2,398 $1,610 Standard error 44 57 76 241 167 Books and supplies Mean $460 $446 $525 $569 $165 Standard error 10 13 17 78 22 Room and board Mean $3,306 $3,253 $3,334 (B) (B) Standard error 56 74 81 (B) (B) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS /4 Total cost Mean $2,233 $2,018 $3,027 $2,843 $1,126 Standard error 33 59 73 74 46 Tuition and fees Mean $1,628 $1,510 $2,122 $2,030 $906 Standard error 24 46 52 52 40 Books and supplies Mean $283 $295 $396 $346 $108 Standard error 5 9 11 13 6 Room and board Mean $3,047 $2,860 $3,173 $3,655 $1,800 Standard error 86 201 122 176 201 LABOR FORCE STATUS /4 Did not work Total cost Mean $3,378 $3,292 $4,153 $4,643 $1,216 Standard error 93 141 170 285 138 Tuition and fees Mean $2,107 $2,130 $2,419 $2,783 $961 Standard error 62 95 112 183 122 Books and supplies Mean $391 $413 $481 $505 $95 Standard error 14 25 22 41 16 Room and board Mean $3,506 $3,223 $3,391 (B) (B) Standard error 125 182 189 (B) (B) Full-time work Total cost Mean $1,655 $1,568 $2,259 $2,026 $929 Standard error 38 76 93 74 54 Tuition and fees Mean $1,275 $1,162 $1,735 $1,636 $686 Standard error 31 60 76 61 43 Books and supplies Mean $211 $245 $300 $235 $98 Standard error 6 13 11 13 9 Room and board Mean $2,544 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 153 (B) (B) (B) (B) Part-time work Total cost Mean $3,565 $3,465 $4,583 $3,668 $1,600 Standard error 49 76 91 131 85 Tuition and fees Mean $2,249 $2,144 $2,777 $2,349 $1,334 Standard error 32 49 59 86 77 Books and supplies Mean $402 $400 $501 $472 $139 Standard error 7 9 13 26 11 Room and board Mean $3,236 $3,206 $3,295 $3,780 (B) Standard error 52 78 75 189 (B) ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME Less than $25,000 Total cost Mean $2,864 $2,663 $3,760 $3,747 $1,381 Standard error 58 93 113 168 92 Tuition and fees Mean $1,918 $1,836 $2,381 $2,408 $1,089 Standard error 41 67 79 112 81 Books and supplies Mean $331 $341 $431 $392 $137 Standard error 8 14 14 21 13 Room and board Mean $3,248 $2,889 $3,260 $4,198 (B) Standard error 94 170 122 241 (B) $25,000 to $49,999 Total cost Mean $2,564 $2,711 $3,534 $2,729 $1,142 Standard error 54 91 118 129 74 Tuition and fees Mean $1,762 $1,740 $2,318 $2,085 $950 Standard error 38 59 79 96 66 Books and supplies Mean $305 $333 $418 $361 $98 Standard error 8 11 17 26 9 Room and board Mean $2,990 $3,138 $3,180 (B) (B) Standard error 91 131 144 (B) (B) $50,000 or more Total cost Mean $3,257 $3,667 $4,339 $2,695 $1,190 Standard error 57 104 112 104 77 Tuition and fees Mean $2,035 $2,209 $2,616 $1,824 $903 Standard error 36 66 72 68 65 Books and supplies Mean $373 $430 $480 $338 $110 Standard error 9 15 16 21 11 Room and board Mean $3,321 $3,358 $3,347 $3,668 (B) Standard error 67 93 98 253 (B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Based on all students, including those with zero costs in any component. 2 Based only on students who reported living away from home. 3 Hispanics may be of any race. 4 For details of category construction see Appendix A, Defintions and Explanations. B Base is less than 200,000. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Survey of Income and Program Participation Contact: Education and Social Stratification Branch, 301-457-2464