Percentage of full-time, full-year dependent undergraduates who received financial aid, and among aided students, average amount received (in 1999 constant dollars) and average percentage of price of attendance covered by financial aid, by family income and type of institution: 1989–90 and 1999

Table 3

Percentage of full-time, full-year dependent undergraduates who received financial aid, and among aided students, average amount received (in 1999 constant dollars) and average percentage of price of attendance covered by financial aid, by family income and type of institution: 1989–90 and 1999–2000

	Percentage with aid		Average amount		Percentage of price of attendance covered by aid
Family Income and type of institution	1989–90	1999–2000	1989–90	1999–2000	1989–90	1999–2000

Total	53.8	71.1*	$6,200	$8,700*	45.5	52.9*
Family income
Lowest quarter	81.1	86.8*	6,900	8,600*	55.6	62.0*
Lower middle quarter	58.3	73.4*	6,100	8,700*	45.3	53.3*
Upper middle quarter	49.5	68.0*	5,700	9,000*	38.1	50.1*
Highest quarter	29.4	57.9*	5,500	8,300*	32.9	43.4*

Type of institution
Public 2-year	37.1	50.6*	2,400	3,200*	33.9	39.0*
Public 4-year	47.5	70.8*	4,700	6,600*	45.5	52.7*
Private not-for-profit 4-year	71.3	84.8*	9,200	14,400*	49.2	59.7*
Private for-profit less-than-4-year	78.8	91.1*	6,100	8,000*	42.6	49.1*

*Represents statistically significant change from 1989–90.
SOURCE: Wei, C.C., Li, X., and Berkner, L. (2004). A Decade of Undergraduate Student Aid: 1989–90 to 1999–2000 (NCES 2004–158), tables 3, 4, A-1.4, A-1.5, A-2.4, A-2.5, A-3.4, A-3.5, A-4.4, and A-4.5. Data from U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 1989–90 and 1999–2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:90 and NPSAS:2000).