Expenditure on Federal Pell Grants U.S. 2022

In the academic year of 1981/82, expenditure on Federal Pell Grants totaled to 6.5 billion 2021 U.S. dollars. By the academic year of 2021/22, expenditure on Federal Pell Grants was up to 25.9 billion 2021 U.S. dollars.

Total expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1981/82 to 2021/22 (in billion 2021 U.S. dollars)

Year	Total expenditure in billion 2021 U.S. dollars
2021-22	25.9
2020-21	27.7
2019-20	30.1
2018-19	30.7
2017-18	31.7
2016-17	30.4
2015-16	32.7
2014-15	35.1
2013-14	36.6
2012-13	37.8
2011-12	40.4
2010-11	44.3
2009-10	37.9
2008-09	23
2007-08	19.2
2006-07	17.2
2005-06	17.6
2004-05	18.9
2003-04	18.7
2002-03	17.5
2001-02	15.3
2000-01	12.5
1999-00	11.7
1998-99	12
1997-98	10.7
1996-97	10
1995-96	9.7
1994-95	10.1
1993-94	10.6
1992-93	11.9
1991-92	11.5
1990-91	10.2
1989-90	10.4
1988-89	10.3
1987-88	9
1986-87	8.6
1985-86	9.1
1984-85	8
1983-84	7.6
1982-83	6.5
1981-82	6.5

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1981/1982 to 2021/2022

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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