 |
Total financial aid per full-time equivalent (FTE) student increased 42%, from $8,354 (in 2008 dollars) in 1998-99 to $11,842 in 2008-09. At the same time, nonfederal loans per student increased 133%, from about $360 to about $840 per student. |
Note: See Notes and Sources for a list of programs included in other federal programs.
Download Excel for this figure. Download Excel for all figures and tables. This figure was prepared in October 2009. - Over the decade from 1998-99 to 2008-09, unsubsidized Stafford Loans per FTE increased by 103%, from $1,351 to $2,736. Subsidized Stafford Loans per FTE increased by 11%, from $2,021 to $2,247.
- Total grant aid plus federal loans per FTE student increased by 19% in inflation- adjusted dollars between 1998-99 and 2003-04 and by the same percentage over the next five years.
