Indicator 4b(i). Average net price (cost of attendance minus grant/scholarship aid) for dependent full-time undergraduate students who attended one institution for a full year by family income quartile

What is the net price of attendance by family income?

Net prices for higher education continue to increase for all income groups.

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The Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 2026 Historical Trend Report
S.4. (2026) Percentage Distribution of State and Federal Prisoners, Age 25 and Over, by Highest Level of Education Completed: 2016
Indicator 1h(ii). Percentage distribution of undergraduate students by parents’ educational attainment
Indicator 2a. Percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students who did and did not receive Pell or other federal grants by level of institution attended
Indicator 2b. Percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate federal grant recipients and nonrecipients, by control of institution attended
Indicator 2c. Percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students receiving federal grants by sector
Indicator 2e. Average percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate student who were awarded federal grants by institutional selectivity
Indicator 3a(i). Average college costs (undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board) charged for full-time students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by institutional level and control

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