National Center for Education Statistics

Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates enrolled and those receiving financial aid at Title IV institutions, by sector of institution: United States, academic years 2002-03 and 2003-04
	Academic year 2002-031			Academic year 2003-042
Sector of institution	Number enrolled	Number of financial aid recipients	Percent receiving financial aid	Number enrolled	Number of financial aid recipients	Percent receiving financial aid
Number of students	2,520,166	1,839,004	73.0	2,564,718	1,901,784	74.2
Public 4-year	850,580	621,289	73.0	875,507	658,103	75.2
Public 2-year	624,212	358,229	57.4	628,638	374,146	59.5
Public less-than-2-year	41,052	23,433	57.1	38,011	23,023	60.6
Private not-for-profit 4-year	448,945	377,419	84.1	450,177	382,302	84.9
Private not-for-profit 2-year	17,571	14,017	79.8	16,673	13,496	80.9
Private not-for-profit less-than-2-year	17,838	12,533	70.3	13,775	10,704	77.7
Private for-profit 4-year	80,759	66,054	81.8	84,819	63,481	74.8
Private for-profit 2-year	195,010	166,268	85.3	201,549	172,918	85.8
Private for-profit less-than-2-year	244,199	199,762	81.8	255,569	203,611	79.7

¹ The numbers shown reflect those institutions that reported having financial aid recipients in academic year 2002-03.

² The numbers shown reflect those institutions that reported having financial aid recipients in academic year 2003-04.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2004 and Spring 2005.