U.S. Undergraduate Students Receiving Work Study
Table includes percentages of students receiving work-study and amounts for years 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2003-2004 and 2007-2008. Institutional and student characteristics included.
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1995-96 |
1999-2000 |
2003-04 |
2007-08 |
| Characteristic |
Percent |
Avg amount |
Percent |
Avg amount |
Percent |
Avg amount |
Percent |
Avg amount |
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| Total |
5.3 |
$1,400 |
5.6 |
$1,600 |
7.7 |
$1,900 |
7.4 |
$2,400 |
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| Type of institution |
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| Public 2-year |
1.5 |
$1,300 |
1.4 |
$1,600 |
3.5 |
$2,100 |
3.3 |
$3,000 |
| Public 4-year |
5.9 |
$1,400 |
6.6 |
$1,700 |
8.7 |
$2,000 |
7.7 |
$2,500 |
| Private nonprofit 4-year |
18.3 |
$1,400 |
18.3 |
$1,600 |
21.5 |
$1,800 |
23.2 |
$2,100 |
| For-profit |
0.4 |
‡ |
0.9! |
$2,400 |
2.4 |
$2,400 |
2.0 |
$3,500 |
| More than one institution |
4.2 |
$1,600 |
4.0 |
$1,400 |
7.2 |
$1,900 |
7.7 |
$2,200 |
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| Attendance status |
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| Full-time, full-year |
12.0 |
$1,400 |
11.6 |
$1,700 |
13.9 |
$1,900 |
13.5 |
$2,300 |
| Full-time, part-year |
2.8 |
$1,200 |
3.9 |
$1,100 |
4.8 |
$1,800 |
5.2 |
$2,200 |
| Part-time, full-year |
2.4 |
$1,600 |
2.4 |
$2,000 |
4.2 |
$2,100 |
4.1 |
$2,800 |
| Part-time, part-year |
0.6 |
$1,700 |
0.5 |
$1,800 |
2.0 |
$2,000 |
2.0 |
$3,300 |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
4.5 |
$1,400 |
4.8 |
$1,600 |
7.5 |
$2,000 |
7.2 |
$2,500 |
| Female |
5.8 |
$1,400 |
6.2 |
$1,600 |
7.8 |
$1,900 |
7.6 |
$2,300 |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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| White |
4.8 |
$1,400 |
5.6 |
$1,600 |
7.5 |
$1,900 |
7.3 |
$2,400 |
| Black |
6.4 |
$1,400 |
6.1 |
$1,500 |
8.6 |
$1,900 |
7.2 |
$2,400 |
| Hispanic |
6.1 |
$1,200 |
5.2 |
$1,700 |
7.0 |
$2,000 |
7.2 |
$2,600 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
6.7 |
$1,600 |
5.3 |
$1,900 |
9.2 |
$2,100 |
8.6 |
$2,500 |
| American Indian |
4.2! |
‡ |
3.1 |
‡ |
4.9 |
$1,700 |
5.3 |
$2,100 |
| Other or Two or more races |
5.1! |
‡ |
6.4 |
$1,700 |
8.5 |
$2,000 |
10.8 |
$2,500 |
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| Age |
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| 18 or younger |
10.1 |
$1,200 |
10.0 |
$1,400 |
11.9 |
$1,700 |
11.8 |
$2,100 |
| 19–23 |
7.6 |
$1,400 |
8.0 |
$1,600 |
10.6 |
$2,000 |
10.1 |
$2,400 |
| 24–29 |
2.5 |
$1,600 |
2.6 |
$1,800 |
4.0 |
$2,100 |
3.8 |
$2,700 |
| 30–39 |
1.6 |
$1,600 |
1.7 |
$2,100 |
3.3 |
$2,100 |
2.7 |
$2,600 |
| 40 or older |
1.1 |
$1,900 |
1.0 |
$2,000 |
2.8 |
$2,400 |
2.0 |
$3,000 |
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| Dependency/marital status |
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| Dependent |
8.2 |
$1,400 |
9.2 |
$1,600 |
11.4 |
$1,900 |
11.0 |
$2,300 |
| Independent |
2.4 |
$1,500 |
2.1 |
$1,900 |
3.9 |
$2,100 |
3.3 |
$2,700 |
| Unmarried with no dependents |
2.5 |
$1,500 |
2.5 |
$1,900 |
4.9 |
$2,100 |
4.3 |
$2,600 |
| Married with no dependents |
1.0 |
2000! |
1.0 |
$1,800 |
2.8 |
$2,000 |
3.5 |
$3,000 |
| Unmarried with dependents |
3.8 |
$1,500 |
2.8 |
$1,800 |
4.5 |
$2,000 |
3.2 |
$2,600 |
| Married with dependents |
1.7 |
$1,600 |
1.4 |
$2,000 |
2.8 |
$2,500 |
2.1 |
$2,800 |
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| Dependent student family income |
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| Lowest 25 percent |
11.0 |
$1,300 |
12.6 |
$1,500 |
15.3 |
$1,900 |
13.3 |
$2,200 |
| Lower middle 25 percent |
9.8 |
$1,300 |
10.7 |
$1,600 |
12.7 |
$1,900 |
12.5 |
$2,300 |
| Upper middle 25 percent |
7.2 |
$1,400 |
8.7 |
$1,600 |
10.2 |
$1,800 |
10.3 |
$2,400 |
| Highest 25 percent |
4.7 |
$1,400 |
4.7 |
$1,700 |
7.0 |
$2,000 |
7.9 |
$2,400 |
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| Independent student family income |
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| Lowest 25 percent |
5.9 |
$1,500 |
5.7 |
$1,700 |
7.7 |
$2,000 |
6.6 |
$2,400 |
| Lower middle 25 percent |
2.4 |
$1,700 |
1.5 |
$2,000 |
4.2 |
$2,300 |
3.3 |
$2,800 |
| Upper middle 25 percent |
1.0 |
$1,400 |
1.0 |
$2,400 |
2.7 |
$2,100 |
2.0 |
$3,000 |
| Highest 25 percent |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.9 |
$2,500 |
1.2 |
$3,600 |
! Data should be interpreted with caution. Estimates not necessarily accurate.
‡ Reporting standards not met for statistic.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics |
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