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Recipients of Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. from 1980/81 to 2017/18
Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1980/81 to 2017/18
by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the average number of recipients in millions, of Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1980 to 2018. In the 1980/81 academic year there were 2.7 million recipients. By the academic year 2017/18 , the number of recipients had increased to 7 million.
Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1980/81 to 2017/18
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| Year | Number of recipients in millions |
|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 2.7 |
| 1985-86 | 2.8 |
| 1990-91 | 3.4 |
| 1995-96 | 3.6 |
| 2000-01 | 3.9 |
| 2005-06 | 5.2 |
| 2010-11 | 9.3 |
| 2011-12 | 9.4 |
| 2012-13 | 9 |
| 2013-14 | 8.7 |
| 2014-15 | 8.3 |
| 2015-16 | 7.7 |
| 2016-17 | 7.2 |
| 2017-18 | 7 |
| Year | Number of recipients in millions |
|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 2.7 |
| 1985-86 | 2.8 |
| 1990-91 | 3.4 |
| 1995-96 | 3.6 |
| 2000-01 | 3.9 |
| 2005-06 | 5.2 |
| 2010-11 | 9.3 |
| 2011-12 | 9.4 |
| 2012-13 | 9 |
| 2013-14 | 8.7 |
| 2014-15 | 8.3 |
| 2015-16 | 7.7 |
| 2016-17 | 7.2 |
| 2017-18 | 7 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the average number of recipients in millions, of Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1980 to 2018. In the 1980/81 academic year there were 2.7 million recipients. By the academic year 2017/18 , the number of recipients had increased to 7 million.
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1980 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
- The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain post-baccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education. Detail time series data can be found here.
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- College Board
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1980 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
- The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain post-baccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education. Detail time series data can be found here.
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