Average net price and average net tuition and fees (in 1999 constant dollars) after grants (if any), by type of institution and family income: 1989–90 and 1999

Table 5

Average net price and average net tuition and fees (in 1999 constant dollars) after grants (if any), by type of institution and family income: 1989–90 and 1999–2000

	Average net price		Average net tuition
Family income	1989–90	1999–2000	1989–90	1999–2000

	Public 2-year
Total	$6,700	$7,500*	$800	$1,000*
Lowest quarter	5,700	6,100	300	500*
Lower middle quarter	7,100	7,900*	900	1,200*
Upper middle quarter	7,200	8,200*	1,000	1,300*
Highest quarter	6,800	8,400*	1,000	1,300

	Public 4-year
Total	$8,900	$10,500*	$2,100	$2,900*
Lowest quarter	7,000	7,800*	1,000	1,300*
Lower middle quarter	8,600	10,200*	2,000	2,600*
Upper middle quarter	9,300	11,500*	2,400	3,500*
Highest quarter	10,100	12,200*	2,800	4,100*

	Private not-for-profit 4-year
Total	$15,500	$17,700*	$8,200	$9,400*
Lowest quarter	10,800	12,000*	4,200	4,700
Lower middle quarter	13,500	16,000*	6,500	7,800*
Upper middle quarter	15,300	17,700*	8,000	9,300*
Highest quarter	20,000	22,400*	12,200	13,600*

	Private for-profit less-than-4-year
Total	$13,100	$15,700*	$5,700	$6,300
Lowest quarter	11,600	13,100	4,500	4,300
Lower middle quarter	14,100	17,100*	6,700	7,500
Upper middle quarter	14,900	17,700*	7,100	8,600*
Highest quarter	15,200	19,600*	7,800	9,200

*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 A-1.1, A-2.1, A-3.1, and A-4.1. Data from U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 1989–90 and 1999–2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:90 and NPSAS:2000).