In the 2001/02 academic year, universities offered a total of 62.4 billion U.S. dollars (in constant 2021 dollars) to students across the United States in the form of grants. By 2021/22, total grants had increased to 140.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 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
- Number of students enrolling in UK higher education from non-EU countries 2018/19
- HE students studying wholly in the EU England 2016/17, by type of degree
- Number of Pell Grant recipients in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Scottish HE students studying in EU 2016/17, by type of degree
- Share of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Female diploma students in government aided deemed university in India 2011-2020
- Female undergrad students enrolled in state open university in India 2011-2020
- Diploma students enrolled in state private university in India 2011-2020
- U.S. libraries types of grants received 2013
- Male diploma students in government aided deemed university in India 2011-2020
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Washington 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Illinois 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Georgia 2012-2024
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- Number of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Number of students enrolling in UK higher education from non-EU countries 2018/19
- HE students studying wholly in the EU England 2016/17, by type of degree
- Number of Pell Grant recipients in the U.S. 2013/14, by state
- Scottish HE students studying in EU 2016/17, by type of degree
- Share of freshmen who received student loans in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Female diploma students in government aided deemed university in India 2011-2020
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- Industry revenue of “grant-making and giving services“ in Ohio 2012-2024
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College Board. (October 21, 2022). Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235334/student-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235334/student-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. (2022). Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235334/student-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Total Amount Provided in Student Grants in The United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in Billion 2021 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235334/student-grants-in-the-us/
College Board, Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235334/student-grants-in-the-us/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 2001/02 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235334/student-grants-in-the-us/