Standard errors for the percentage of full-time undergraduates at 4-year institutions who received institutional merit-based grants, and among recipients, the average amounts received (in constant 1999 dollars), by control of institution and selected characteristics: 1992–93, 1995–96, and 1999

Institutional Aid at 4-Year Colleges and Universities

Table S37-1. Standard errors for the percentage of full-time undergraduates at 4-year institutions who received institutional merit-based grants, and among recipients, the average amounts received (in constant 1999 dollars), by control of institution and selected characteristics: 1992–93, 1995–96, and 1999–2000

	1992–93		1995–96		1999–2000
Characteristic	Percent	Average amount	Percent	Average amount	Percent	Average amount

	Public
Total	0.42	$110	0.51	$150	0.38	$100
Dependency status
Dependent	0.47	120	0.62	150	0.46	120
Independent	0.47	140	0.40	320	0.44	190

College grade-point average
Less than 2.00	0.66	680	0.51	700	0.70	610
2.00–3.49	0.39	140	0.45	190	0.38	150
3.50 or higher	1.37	170	1.64	220	1.03	140

Family income
Lowest quarter	0.60	150	0.76	300	0.62	210
Middle two quarters	0.51	180	0.53	180	0.49	150
Highest quarter	0.58	230	0.77	260	0.71	200

	Private not-for-profit
Total	1.41	$180	1.60	$190	1.50	$160
Dependency status
Dependent	1.67	190	1.80	200	1.64	160
Independent	1.27	320	1.50	270	1.46	290

College grade-point average
Less than 2.00	2.09	790	1.91	690	2.97	520
2.00–3.49	1.41	210	1.70	210	1.54	190
3.50 or higher	2.60	270	2.73	290	2.17	240

Family income
Lowest quarter	2.06	220	1.75	300	1.98	230
Middle two quarters	1.56	240	1.94	220	1.72	180
Highest quarter	1.68	300	1.74	270	1.57	260

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 1992–93, 1995–96, and 1999–2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:93, 96, and 2000).