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ANNUAL REPORT 2002
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Table 8

Tuition Assistance Program Recipients

by Level of Study and Type of Institution (1)
  Academic Year Annual Average Recipients (FTE) Estimated
Level of Study/Type of Institution 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
Undergraduate
City University
  
    Senior Colleges 39,832 37,791 34,499 34,709 34,800
    Community Colleges 25,249 22,741 20,210 19,016 17,500
    CUNY TOTAL
65,081
60,532
54,709
53,725
52,300
State University  
     State Operated 54,216
54,120
 53,491 65,924 69,000
     Community Colleges 42,100 38,444 37,309 42,424
45,100
SUNY TOTAL
96,316
92,564
90,800
108,348
114,100
Independent Colleges 81,332 78,842 75,877 90,672 92,800
Other Degree-Granting Institutions 19,864 18,892 20,025 24,386 28,100
Nondegree Business Schools 4,864 4,694 4,599 4,109 3,900
All Other Institutions 562 518 491 562 600
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 268,019 256,042 246,501 281,802 291,800
Graduate
City University 803 701 590 468 500
State University 3,341 3,151 2,802 2,797 2,700
Independent Colleges 4,152 4,758 4,127 4,090 4,100
GRADUATE TOTAL 8,296 8,610 7,519 7,355 7,300
GRAND TOTAL 276,315 264,652 254,020 289,157 299,100
(1) Data are as of July 17, 2002.
HESC approved TAP awards for nearly 300,000 full-time equivalent recipients, with one year undergraduate growth by the State University of New York (+5.3%), Independent Colleges and Universities (+2.5%), and Other Degree Granting Institutions (+15.4%).

 

Graph, Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Recipients by Sector


Reversing a multi-year decline, the past two years have witnessed substantial growth in the number of TAP recipients in most college sectors.

Last Modified on November 04, 2002