U.S. undergraduate student aid by source and type 2022 | Statista

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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)

Characteristic	Amount of student aid in billion U.S. dollars
Institutional Grants	61.04
Federal Loans	43.6
Federal Pell Grants	26.16
State Grants	12.21
Private and Employer Grants	12.21
Federal Education Tax Benefits	10.46
Federal Veterans Benefits	8.72

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October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

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.
Data for current year is preliminary.

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