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Total student aid plus nonfederal loans for graduate students grew about 9.4% per year beyond inflation from 1990-91 to 2000-01 but slowed to a 6.8% growth rate from 2000-01 through 2008-09. The growth rate of total grants for graduate students declined from 9.8% per year during the first time period, to 4.3% per year in inflation-adjusted dollars from 2000-01 to 2008-09 |
| Graduate Students (Current Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 90-91 | 95-96 | 00-01 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 08-09 | ||||||||||||
| Grants | $2,347 | $4,770 | $7,921 | $11,104 | $12,279 | $13,379 | $14,178 | |||||||||||
| Loans | $3,914 | $8,281 | $11,871 | $22,332 | $24,577 | $27,958 | $28,864 | |||||||||||
| Work-Study | $31 | $74 | $99 | $121 | $122 | $122 | $135 | |||||||||||
| Education Tax Benefits | $0 | $0 | $590 | $880 | $910 | $930 | $960 | |||||||||||
| Total | $6,291 | $13,125 | $20,481 | $34,437 | $37,889 | $42,390 | $44,137 | |||||||||||
| Graduate Students (Constant 2008 Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 90-91 | 95-96 | 00-01 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 08-09 | ||||||||||||
| Grants | $3,964 | $6,883 | $10,087 | $12,512 | $13,269 | $14,135 | $14,178 | |||||||||||
| Loans | $6,602 | $11,955 | $15,115 | $25,140 | $26,562 | $29,526 | $28,864 | |||||||||||
| Work-Study | $52 | $106 | $126 | $136 | $132 | $129 | $135 | |||||||||||
| Education Tax Benefits | $0 | $0 | $760 | $990 | $980 | $980 | 4960 | |||||||||||
| Total | $10,617 | $18,944 | $26,087 | $38,778 | $40,943 | $44,770 | $44,137 | |||||||||||
| Graduate Students (Percentage) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 90-91 | 95-96 | 00-01 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 08-09 | ||||||||||||
| Grants | 37% | 36% | 39% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 32% | |||||||||||
| Loans | 62% | 63% | 58% | 65% | 65% | 66% | 655 | |||||||||||
| Work-Study | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||||||||
| Education Tax Benefits | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||
Note: Nonfederal loans are included in loan amounts. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. For years before 1995-96, loan dollars are an estimate based on loan net commitments.
Download Excel for this table. Download Excel for all figures and tables. This table was prepared in October 2009. - From 2005-06 through 2008-09, grant aid has consistently constituted about 32% of the combined funds from all student aid and nonfederal loans for graduate students.
- Graduate student loans have grown at an average annual rate of about 8.5% beyond inflation since 1990-91. Since 2005-06, loans have constituted about two-thirds of the grants, loans, work and tax-benefits used by graduate students.
