In the academic year of 2021/2022, 26.16 billion U.S. dollars was offered to students in the form of Federal Pell Grants. Altogether, 174.4 billion U.S. dollars worth of student aid were provided across the country.
Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2021-2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on The cost of college
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Cost to attend university per year U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Average undergraduate budgets U.S. 2022/23, by expense and institution type
- Basic Statistic Tuition cost and student loan amounts U.S. 2020/21, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Average debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2003-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of student aid applicants in the U.S. 2006-2021
Tuition and fees
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- Basic Statistic University tuition costs and fees U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Average cost to attend a U.S. university 2013-2023, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Average tuition costs when studying in-state at U.S. universities by state 2018/19
- Premium Statistic Average tuition and fees at U.S. flagship universities 2022-23
- Premium Statistic In-state vs out-of-state tuition at public four-year institutions U.S. 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Annual tuition and fees at leading universities U.S. 2022/23
- Basic Statistic Room and board cost per year at U.S. universities 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Most expensive colleges in the U.S. 2021-2022
Distribution of student aid
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- Basic Statistic Total student grants provided in the U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Total student loans provided in the U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Graduate student aid in the U.S. 2021/22, by source and type
- Basic Statistic U.S. undergraduate student aid 2021-2022, by source and type
- Basic Statistic Amount of student loans offered, by federal loan program U.S. 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Amount of student aid paid U.S. 2016-2022, by federal grant program
- Basic Statistic Expenditure on Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. 1981-2022
- Premium Statistic Grant aid as percentage of total state financial support U.S. 2020/21, by state
Student aid received
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- Basic Statistic Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. 2019-2022, by type of aid
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. students with student loans 2019/20, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Share of Federal Pell Grants recipients U.S. 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic Recipients of Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. 1980-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. students' expenses covered by Pell grants 2002/03-2022/23
- Basic Statistic Total Education tax savings for college students U.S. 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Student grant aid at public 2-year institutions U.S. 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Student grant aid at public 4-year institutions U.S. 2006-2023
Student debt
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- Premium Statistic Value of outstanding student loans U.S. 2006-2022
- Basic Statistic Average debt of university graduates, by institution type U.S. 2018/19
- Basic Statistic Per capita debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2003-2019
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. graduates with debt 2003-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels in public four-year colleges 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. student loan borrowers' debt levels, private four-year colleges 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Average student debt U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Share of graduates with debt in the U.S., by state 2018/19
Further related statistics
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- Share of student grants provided in the U.S. 2000-2022, by source
- Number of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Share of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- State and ARRA investment in higher education in the U.S., 2007 to 2011
- Number of Pell Grant recipients in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Share of undergraduates to apply for federal aid in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Denmark: inflow of university students from European countries 2005-2012
- Portugal: inflow of university students from European countries 2005-2012
- Female diploma students in government aided deemed university in India 2011-2021
- Female undergrad students enrolled in state open university in India 2011-2021
- Diploma students enrolled in state private university in India 2011-2021
- U.S. libraries types of grants received 2013
- Male diploma students in government aided deemed university in India 2011-2021
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in New Jersey 2012-2024
- U.S. aid to Israel from 1949 to 2010
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Georgia 2012-2024
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- Share of student grants provided in the U.S. 2000-2022, by source
- Number of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Share of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- State and ARRA investment in higher education in the U.S., 2007 to 2011
- Number of Pell Grant recipients in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Share of undergraduates to apply for federal aid in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Denmark: inflow of university students from European countries 2005-2012
- Portugal: inflow of university students from European countries 2005-2012
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- U.S. libraries types of grants received 2013
- Male diploma students in government aided deemed university in India 2011-2021
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in New Jersey 2012-2024
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College Board. (October 21, 2022). Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2021-2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235287/undergraduate-student-aid-in-the-us/
College Board. "Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2021-2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235287/undergraduate-student-aid-in-the-us/
College Board. (2022). Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2021-2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235287/undergraduate-student-aid-in-the-us/
College Board. "Amount of Undergraduate Student Aid Provided in The United States in 2021-2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235287/undergraduate-student-aid-in-the-us/
College Board, Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2021-2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235287/undergraduate-student-aid-in-the-us/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Amount of undergraduate student aid provided in the United States in 2021-2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235287/undergraduate-student-aid-in-the-us/