Table 2b. Average Postsecondary Schooling Costs by Enrollment Level, Gender, Race, Hispanic Origin, Age, Dependency Status, Labor Force Status, and Annual Family Income, 1993-1994: Full-Time Students Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: December 22, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Postsecondary Schooling Costs: Full-Time Students |------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Enrollment Level | |------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Vocational, | Total | College | College | College | technical, Characteristic | enrolled | years | years | years 5 | business school | full-time | 1 to 2 | 3 to 4 | and higher | or other -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total cost /1 Mean $3,905 $3,466 $4,775 $4,427 $1,705 Standard error 55 85 89 148 113 Tuition and fees Mean $2,432 $2,190 $2,878 $2,664 $1,402 Standard error 36 57 59 95 102 Books and supplies Mean $448 $426 $530 $521 $148 Standard error 8 13 13 26 13 Room and board /2 Mean $3,402 $3,250 $3,359 $4,146 (B) Standard error 58 97 76 176 (B) GENDER Male Total cost Mean $4,251 $3,784 $5,058 $4,731 $1,873 Standard error 84 134 133 220 188 Tuition and fees Mean $2,588 $2,307 $3,044 $2,745 $1,480 Standard error 54 85 87 137 170 Books and supplies Mean $476 $454 $551 $543 $137 Standard error 14 25 22 36 22 Room and board Mean $3,538 $3,327 $3,459 $4,514 (B) Standard error 85 139 113 251 (B) Female Total cost Mean $3,613 $3,219 $4,513 $4,133 $1,591 Standard error 71 110 119 197 140 Tuition and fees Mean $2,300 $2,099 $2,723 $2,586 $1,350 Standard error 49 76 80 135 126 Books and supplies Mean $425 $404 $511 $499 $155 Standard error 10 13 15 37 16 Room and board Mean $3,261 $3,168 $3,259 $3,740 (B) Standard error 78 136 102 241 (B) RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN /3 White, not Hispanic Total cost Mean $4,032 $3,550 $4,921 $4,382 $1,817 Standard error 63 102 101 166 132 Tuition and fees Mean $2,462 $2,204 $2,893 $2,586 $1,539 Standard error 40 66 66 103 121 Books and supplies Mean $466 $441 $543 $532 $162 Standard error 10 16 15 30 16 Room and board Mean $3,373 $3,255 $3,354 $4,069 (B) Standard error 62 104 81 200 (B) Black, not Hispanic Total cost Mean $3,815 $3,568 $4,676 (B) (B) Standard error 163 235 265 (B) (B) Tuition and fees Mean $2,635 $2,470 $3,107 (B) (B) Standard error 121 172 196 (B) (B) Books and supplies Mean $393 $388 $481 (B) (B) Standard error 22 39 34 (B) (B) Room and board Mean $3,245 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 210 (B) (B) (B) (B) Other, not Hispanic Total cost Mean $3,697 $3,381 $3,635 (B) (B) Standard error 208 328 360 (B) (B) Tuition and fees Mean $2,287 $2,169 $2,263 (B) (B) Standard error 144 234 242 (B) (B) Books and supplies Mean $465 $443 $529 (B) (B) Standard error 28 32 48 (B) (B) Room and board Mean (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Hispanic Origin Total cost Mean $3,084 $2,876 $4,211 (B) (B) Standard error 200 268 430 (B) (B) Tuition and fees Mean $2,011 $1,813 $2,809 (B) (B) Standard error 137 184 278 (B) (B) Books and supplies Mean $357 $360 $472 (B) (B) Standard error 22 26 55 (B) (B) Room and board Mean (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) AGE 17 to 24 years Total cost Mean $4,334 $3,823 $5,204 $4,795 $1,910 Standard error 70 101 107 290 191 Tuition and fees Mean $2,551 $2,325 $2,971 $2,469 $1,524 Standard error 45 66 70 167 166 Books and supplies Mean $465 $441 $536 $514 $148 Standard error 11 15 16 49 19 Room and board Mean $3,350 $3,291 $3,369 (B) (B) Standard error 60 99 79 (B) (B) 25 to 34 years Total cost Mean $3,322 $2,171 $3,702 $4,641 $1,622 Standard error 103 160 165 212 187 Tuition and fees Mean $2,296 $1,655 $2,679 $2,853 $1,346 Standard error 75 132 127 144 171 Books and supplies Mean $433 $392 $518 $521 $151 Standard error 17 33 26 38 28 Room and board Mean $3,862 (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error 186 (B) (B) (B) (B) 35 years and over Total cost Mean $2,519 $2,156 $2,964 $3,423 $1,428 Standard error 121 201 242 269 195 Tuition and fees Mean $1,988 $1,786 $2,376 $2,493 $1,250 Standard error 101 188 219 192 189 Books and supplies Mean $378 $328 $498 $529 $143 Standard error 20 24 42 50 22 Room and board Mean (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) DEPENDENT STUDENTS /4 Total cost Mean $4,569 $3,982 $5,418 (B) $2,123 Standard error 85 116 129 (B) 265 Tuition and fees Mean $2,606 $2,345 $3,029 (B) $1,612 Standard error 54 73 85 (B) 226 Books and supplies Mean $482 $454 $543 (B) $157 Standard error 13 18 19 (B) 25 Room and board Mean $3,379 $3,364 $3,347 (B) (B) Standard error 66 102 87 (B) (B) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS /4 Total cost Mean $3,303 $2,634 $4,003 $4,270 $1,585 Standard error 67 112 116 153 123 Tuition and fees Mean $2,274 $1,941 $2,696 $2,704 $1,342 Standard error 49 89 81 103 113 Books and supplies Mean $418 $380 $516 $513 $145 Standard error 11 19 19 27 15 Room and board Mean $3,454 (B) $3,394 $4,135 (B) Standard error 116 (B) 157 206 (B) LABOR FORCE STATUS /4 Did not work Total cost Mean $3,798 $3,284 $4,372 $5,163 $1,276 Standard error 121 183 192 339 221 Tuition and fees Mean $2,311 $2,157 $2,525 $2,978 $978 Standard error 78 123 124 219 186 Books and supplies Mean $450 $446 $505 $559 $83 Standard error 20 40 24 51 18 Room and board Mean $3,661 (B) $3,435 (B) (B) Standard error 148 (B) 201 (B) (B) Full-time work Total cost Mean $2,705 $2,549 $3,225 (B) (B) Standard error 141 260 259 (B) (B) Tuition and fees Mean $2,063 $1,843 $2,567 (B) (B) Standard error 116 204 208 (B) (B) Books and supplies Mean $374 $402 $452 (B) (B) Standard error 27 77 30 (B) (B) Room and board Mean (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Standard error (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Part-time work Total cost Mean $4,079 $3,599 $5,055 $4,329 $1,968 Standard error 65 100 105 178 146 Tuition and fees Mean $2,514 $2,230 $3,018 $2,561 $1,645 Standard error 43 67 69 111 132 Books and supplies Mean $456 $421 $546 $536 $165 Standard error 10 12 17 35 17 Room and board Mean $3,349 $3,259 $3,353 $3,990 (B) Standard error 62 106 82 207 (B) ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME Less than $25,000 Total cost Mean $3,425 $2,782 $4,261 $4,709 $1,486 Standard error 87 132 143 234 174 Tuition and fees Mean $2,252 $1,959 $2,654 $2,959 $1,168 Standard error 62 99 103 157 149 Books and supplies Mean $396 $370 $494 $485 $121 Standard error 13 24 17 31 20 Room and board Mean $3,418 $2,729 $3,399 (B) (B) Standard error 119 239 140 (B) (B) $25,000 to $49,999 Total cost Mean $3,625 $3,433 $4,456 $3,892 $1,812 Standard error 95 148 170 264 184 Tuition and fees Mean $2,393 $2,198 $2,821 $2,689 $1,596 Standard error 66 102 112 187 172 Books and supplies Mean $417 $386 $497 $568 $166 Standard error 13 15 24 63 23 Room and board Mean $3,177 $3,211 $3,226 (B) (B) Standard error 117 183 172 (B) (B) $50,000 or more Total cost Mean $4,560 $4,132 $5,300 $4,470 $1,955 Standard error 95 155 143 265 251 Tuition and fees Mean $2,626 $2,399 $3,058 $2,270 $1,552 Standard error 60 94 93 152 226 Books and supplies Mean $520 $512 $574 $530 $172 Standard error 15 25 23 49 29 Room and board Mean $3,505 $3,506 $3,397 (B) (B) Standard error 80 124 106 (B) (B) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Based on all students, including those with zero cost in any component. 2 Based only on students who report living away from home. 3 Hispanics may be of any race. 4 For details of category construction see Appendix A, Defintions and Explanations. B Base is less than 200,000. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Survey of Income and Program Participation Contact: Education and Social Stratification Branch, 301-457-2464