Table 5a.  Average Cost, Aid, and Net Cost by Enrollment Level, 1993-1994:  All Students

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  December 22, 1999
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                                |    Postsecondary Cost, Aid, and Net Cost:  All Students
                                |------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                |          |                   Enrollment Level
                                |          |------------------------------------------------- 
                                |          |         |         |           |     Vocational,
Total cost, total aid, and      |          | College | College |   College |      technical,
net cost                        |    Total |  1 to 2 |  3 to 4 |   5 years | business school
                                | enrolled |   years |   years | or higher |        or other
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All Students                                                                                
                                                                                           
  Total cost                                                                               
     Mean                           $2,919    $3,042    $3,937      $2,976            $1,232
     Standard Error                     33        57        67          75                46
  Total aid
     Mean                           $1,884    $1,711    $2,122      $2,801            $1,033
     Standard Error                     34        54        65         110                47
  Net cost
     Mean                           $1,035    $1,331    $1,815        $175              $199
     Standard Error                     40        64        83         116                49
  Percent of total cost
    covered by aid
     Mean                               43        41        41          46                45
     Standard Error                      1         1         1           1                 1

Students not receiving aid

  Total cost
     Mean                           $2,490     $2,615    $3,659      $2,270             $902
     Standard Error                     47         81       100         101               53
  Total aid
     Mean                                -          -         -           -                -
     Standard Error                      -          -         -           -                -
  Net cost
     Mean                           $2,490     $2,615    $3,659      $2,270             $902
     Standard Error                     47         81       100         101               53
  Percent of total cost
    covered by aid
     Mean                                -          -         -           -                -
     Standard Error                      -          -         -           -                -

Students receiving aid

  Total cost
     Mean                           $3,268     $3,390    $4,162       $3,504           $1,522
     Standard Error                     46         78        90          104               73
  Total aid
     Mean                           $3,416     $3,106    $3,834       $4,897           $1,943
     Standard Error                     53         83        96          162               77
  Net cost1
     Mean                            -$148       $284      $327      -$1,393            -$421
     Standard Error                     56         89       110          171               73
  Percent of total cost
    covered by aid
     Mean                               77         74        74           81               85
     Standard Error                      0          1         1            1                1
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1  Negative net cost values are attributed to underreporting of room and board costs
    which are covered by some aid sources.
-  Represents zero.

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Survey of Income and Program Participation
Contact:  Education and Social Stratification Branch, 301-457-2464