Share of student grants provided in the U.S. 2000-2022, by source

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In the 2021/2022 academic year, federal grants accounted for 26 percent of all grants paid out to university students in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 27 percent of all grants were provided by the federal government.

Share of total student grants provided in the United States by federal, institutional, private and state sources from 2001/02 to 2021/22

CharacteristicState grantsPrivate and employer grantsInstitutional grantsFederal grants
2021/22 9% 12% 53% 26%
2020/21 9% 12% 51% 27%
2019/20 9% 12% 49% 30%
2018/19 9% 13% 48% 30%
2017/18 9% 13% 47% 31%
2016/17 9% 13% 47% 32%
2015/16 9% 13% 45% 34%
2014/15 9% 12% 43% 36%
2013/14 8% 13% 41% 38%
2012/13 8% 13% 40% 39%
2011/12 9% 13% 38% 41%
2010/11 9% 12% 35% 44%
2009/10 9% 13% 37% 41%
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October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2001/2002 to 2021/2022

Supplementary notes

In the United States student aid is funding that is provided to students to help them with education-related expenses such as tuition fees, accommodation costs, books and other supplies etc.
Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding.

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