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U.S. undergraduate student aid by source and type 2018-2019
U.S. undergraduate student aid by source and type 2018-2019
Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2018-2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
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Nov 6, 2019
This statistic shows the amount of student aid offered by different federal, state, and private sources to undergraduate students in the United States for the 2018/19 school year. Over this year, 28 billion U.S. dollars was offered to students in the form of Federal Pell Grants. Altogether, 186.9 billion U.S. dollars worth of student aid was provided across the country.
Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2018-2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| Amount of student aid in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Federal Loans | 54 |
| Institutional Grants | 52 |
| Federal Pell Grants | 28 |
| Federal Education Tax Benefits | 15 |
| Private and Employer Grants | 13 |
| State Grants | 12 |
| Federal Veterans Benefits | 10.5 |
| Federal Work-Study and FSEOG | 2 |
| Amount of student aid in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Federal Loans | 54 |
| Institutional Grants | 52 |
| Federal Pell Grants | 28 |
| Federal Education Tax Benefits | 15 |
| Private and Employer Grants | 13 |
| State Grants | 12 |
| Federal Veterans Benefits | 10.5 |
| Federal Work-Study and FSEOG | 2 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Nov 6, 2019
This statistic shows the amount of student aid offered by different federal, state, and private sources to undergraduate students in the United States for the 2018/19 school year. Over this year, 28 billion U.S. dollars was offered to students in the form of Federal Pell Grants. Altogether, 186.9 billion U.S. dollars worth of student aid was provided across the country.
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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.
Data for current year is preliminary.
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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.
Data for current year is preliminary.
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