U.S. Undergraduate Students Receiving Pell Grants
Table includes percentages of students receiving Pell Grants and grant amounts for years 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2003-2004 and 2007-2008. Institutional and student characteristics included.
Established under Title IV, the United States Pell Grant program promotes financial access to a college education. Pell recipients are based on financial need and include undergraduates and students in career and technical education (CTE) fields. In 2010 there were 5,400 institutions that participated in the Pell Grant program.
| Pell Grant Data |
1995-96 |
1999-2000 |
2003-04 |
2007-08 |
| Maximum Pell Grant |
$2,340 |
$3,125 |
$4,050 |
$4,310 |
| Total Pell Grant Expenditures |
$5,471,707,710 |
$7,208,500,491 |
$12,707,897,337 |
$14,676,345,099 |
| Total Pell Grant Recipients |
3,611,821 |
3,763,710 |
5,139,638 |
5,542,893 |
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1995-96 |
1999-2000 |
2003-04 |
2007-08 |
| Characteristic |
Percent |
Avg Grant |
Percent |
Avg Grant |
Percent |
Avg Grant |
Percent |
Avg Grant |
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| Total |
21.8 |
$1,500 |
22.6 |
$1,900 |
27.2 |
$2,400 |
27.3 |
$2,600 |
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| Age |
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| 23 or younger |
22.5 |
$1,600 |
22.4 |
$2,000 |
25.5 |
$2,600 |
24.7 |
$2,700 |
| 24–29 |
25.5 |
$1,400 |
29.8 |
$1,900 |
36.6 |
$2,400 |
36.4 |
$2,400 |
| 30 or older |
18.0 |
$1,400 |
18.3 |
$1,800 |
24.8 |
$2,300 |
27.3 |
$2,300 |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
18.0 |
$1,500 |
18.9 |
$1,900 |
22.3 |
$2,500 |
21.5 |
$2,600 |
| Female |
24.7 |
$1,500 |
25.4 |
$1,900 |
30.8 |
$2,400 |
31.8 |
$2,500 |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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| White |
16.3 |
$1,400 |
17.2 |
$1,800 |
20.7 |
$2,300 |
20.5 |
$2,400 |
| Black |
39.2 |
$1,600 |
39.9 |
$2,000 |
47.9 |
$2,500 |
46.3 |
$2,600 |
| Hispanic |
36.2 |
$1,600 |
34.4 |
$2,100 |
37.5 |
$2,600 |
39.4 |
$2,700 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
22.8 |
$1,700 |
22.4 |
$2,200 |
21.9 |
$2,800 |
22.8 |
$2,800 |
| American Indian |
35.8 |
$1,700 |
30.9 |
$1,900 |
31.9 |
$2,400 |
36.1 |
$2,500 |
| Other or Two or more races |
32.9 |
$1,600 |
24.6 |
$2,000 |
29.8 |
$2,500 |
31.1 |
$2,600 |
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| Dependent student family income |
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| Lowest 25 percent |
53.5 |
$1,800 |
60.1 |
$2,200 |
62.1 |
$2,900 |
64.3 |
$3,100 |
| Lower middle 25 percent |
19.3 |
$1,100 |
17.0 |
$1,200 |
24.0 |
$1,600 |
21.5 |
$1,700 |
| Upper middle 25 percent |
0.8 |
$800 |
1.0 |
$900 |
1.5 |
$1,300 |
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‡ |
| Highest 25 percent |
# |
‡ |
0.1! |
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| Independent student family income |
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| Lowest 25 percent |
55.7 |
$1,600 |
58.5 |
$2,000 |
55.5 |
$2,700 |
58.8 |
$2,800 |
| Lower middle 25 percent |
27.1 |
$1,500 |
31.1 |
$1,900 |
44.0 |
$2,300 |
44.4 |
$2,300 |
| Upper middle 25 percent |
16.0 |
$1,200 |
13.2 |
$1,200 |
25.2 |
$1,800 |
29.5 |
$1,900 |
| Highest 25 percent |
1.5 |
$700 |
0.7 |
$1,100 |
1.3 |
$1,100 |
0.5 |
$600 |
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| Attendance status |
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| Full-time, full-year |
29.7 |
$1,800 |
29.6 |
$2,300 |
32.2 |
$3,100 |
32.6 |
$3,300 |
| Part-time or part-year |
17.6 |
$1,300 |
18.3 |
$1,500 |
23.8 |
$1,900 |
23.9 |
$1,900 |
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| Dependency/marital status |
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| Dependent |
18.5 |
$1,600 |
19.6 |
$2,000 |
22.5 |
$2,600 |
21.8 |
$2,800 |
| Independent |
25.1 |
$1,500 |
25.5 |
$1,900 |
32.0 |
$2,400 |
33.6 |
$2,400 |
| Unmarried with no dependents |
18.8 |
$1,400 |
21.4 |
$1,800 |
27.5 |
$2,300 |
29.7 |
$2,400 |
| Married with no dependents |
8.8 |
$1,300 |
7.4 |
$1,600 |
10.4 |
$2,100 |
12.5 |
$2,300 |
| Unmarried with dependents |
44.5 |
$1,600 |
42.4 |
$2,000 |
54.7 |
$2,500 |
54.0 |
$2,500 |
| Married with dependents |
26.2 |
$1,400 |
24.2 |
$1,800 |
26.1 |
$2,200 |
26.5 |
$2,200 |
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| Class level |
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| 1st-year |
21.6 |
$1,400 |
25.4 |
$1,800 |
33.7 |
$2,300 |
30.5 |
$2,400 |
| 2nd-year |
22.8 |
$1,600 |
22.6 |
$2,000 |
27.2 |
$2,600 |
27.4 |
$2,600 |
| 3rd-year |
23.1 |
$1,600 |
24.6 |
$2,100 |
25.4 |
$2,600 |
28.5 |
$2,800 |
| 4th-year and beyond |
22.5 |
$1,500 |
22.3 |
$1,900 |
24.6 |
$2,500 |
24.1 |
$2,700 |
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| Type of institution |
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| Public 4-year |
23.5 |
$1,600 |
24.1 |
$2,000 |
26.4 |
$2,600 |
25.3 |
$2,800 |
| Private nonprofit 4-year |
22.6 |
$1,600 |
24.1 |
$2,000 |
27.9 |
$2,600 |
25.6 |
$2,900 |
| Public 2-year |
14.8 |
$1,400 |
16.5 |
$1,700 |
22.3 |
$2,200 |
21.0 |
$2,300 |
| For-profit |
50.1 |
$1,500 |
54.2 |
$2,000 |
55.5 |
$2,400 |
62.7 |
$2,500 |
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| Employment status |
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| Not employed |
31.3 |
$1,600 |
26.3 |
$2,100 |
28.7 |
$2,500 |
30.2 |
$2,700 |
| Employed part time |
25.0 |
$1,600 |
27.9 |
$2,000 |
28.3 |
$2,500 |
28.4 |
$2,700 |
| Employed full time |
12.4 |
$1,300 |
15.3 |
$1,600 |
24.8 |
$2,300 |
24.1 |
$2,300 |
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| Parent education |
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| High school or less |
30.6 |
$1,500 |
29.6 |
$1,900 |
36.4 |
$2,500 |
36.7 |
$2,600 |
| Some postsecondary education |
20.5 |
$1,500 |
26.0 |
$1,900 |
28.3 |
$2,400 |
28.8 |
$2,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher |
12.7 |
$1,500 |
15.3 |
$1,900 |
17.4 |
$2,400 |
16.2 |
$2,600 |
# Rounds to near 0.
! Data should be interpreted with caution. Estimates not necessarily accurate.
‡ Reporting standards not met for statistic.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics |
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