Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 4-year institutions in the United States 2008/09, by institutions type
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Average tuition cost and fees
Average student loan amount
Public 4-year insitutions
6,312$
5,972$
Private 4-year nonprofit institutions
24,636$
7,638$
Private 4-year for-profit institutions
15,168$
9,661$
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This statistic shows the average cost for tuition and other fees as compared to the average amount in loans that students received at different types of 4-year academic institutions in the United States for the 2008/09 academic year. At private nonprofit 4-year institutions tuition costs totaled on average 15,168 U.S. dollars and students received on average 9,661 U.S. dollars in student loans.
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NCES. (May 26, 2011). Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 4-year institutions in the United States 2008/09, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/237892/tuition-costs-vs-student-loans-in-the-us/
NCES. "Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 4-year institutions in the United States 2008/09, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 26, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/237892/tuition-costs-vs-student-loans-in-the-us/
NCES. (2011). Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 4-year institutions in the United States 2008/09, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/237892/tuition-costs-vs-student-loans-in-the-us/
NCES. "Average Tuition and Fees Compared to Average Student Loan Amount Received at 4-year Institutions in The United States 2008/09, by Institutions Type (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 May 2011, /statistics/237892/tuition-costs-vs-student-loans-in-the-us/
NCES, Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 4-year institutions in the United States 2008/09, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/237892/tuition-costs-vs-student-loans-in-the-us/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 4-year institutions in the United States 2008/09, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCES, May 26, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/237892/tuition-costs-vs-student-loans-in-the-us/
