Around 9.5 million students received aid from the Federal Education Tax Benefits program in the United States in the academic year of 2022/2023. A further 6.4 million students received Direct subsidized and unsubsidized loans.
Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2022/23, by program
(in millions)
Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for tax benefits, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, Perkins Loans, and Federal Work-Study (FWS). Direct Subsidized Loans were available to both groups in 2011-12, but were limited to undergraduates thereafter. Pell Grants and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) go to undergraduates only.
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College Board. (October 21, 2023). Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2022/23, by program (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235360/recipients-of-federal-program-student-aid-in-the-us-by-program/
College Board. "Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2022/23, by program (in millions)." Chart. October 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235360/recipients-of-federal-program-student-aid-in-the-us-by-program/
College Board. (2023). Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2022/23, by program (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235360/recipients-of-federal-program-student-aid-in-the-us-by-program/
College Board. "Number of Recipients of Federal Student Aid in The United States in 2022/23, by Program (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235360/recipients-of-federal-program-student-aid-in-the-us-by-program/
College Board, Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2022/23, by program (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235360/recipients-of-federal-program-student-aid-in-the-us-by-program/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2022/23, by program (in millions) [Graph], College Board, October 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235360/recipients-of-federal-program-student-aid-in-the-us-by-program/
