Total Aid - Undergraduate and Graduate Aid
Figure 1: Ten-Year Trend in Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans per FTE Used to Finance Postsecondary Education Expenses in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1998-99 to 2008-09
Figure 2: Total Student Aid by Source (in Billions), 2008-09
Table 1: Total Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans Used to Finance Postsecondary Education Expenses in Constant (2008) Dollars (in Millions), Selected Years, 1970-71 to 2008-09
Table 2: Total Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans Used to Finance Postsecondary Education Expenses in Current Dollars (in Millions), Selected Years, 1970-71 to 2008-09
Figure 11: Average Aid per FTE Student in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1973-74 to 2008-09
Table 3: Total Aid, Grant Aid, Loan Aid and Education Tax Benefits per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1971-72 to 2008-09
Table 4: Total Funds for Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars (in Millions) and As a Percentage of Funds from Total Aid and Nonfederal Loans, Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Undergraduate Aid
Figure 1a: Ten-Year Trend in Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans per FTE Used to Finance Postsecondary Education Expenses of Undergraduate Students in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1998-99 to 2008-09
Figure 2a: Undergraduate Student Aid by Source (in Billions), 2008-09
Table 1a: Total Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans Used to Finance Undergraduate Postsecondary Education Expenses in Constant (2008) Dollars (in Millions), Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Table 2a: Total Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans Used to Finance Undergraduate Postsecondary Education Expenses in Current Dollars (in Millions), Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Figure 11a: Average Aid per Undergraduate FTE in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1994-95 to 2008-09
Table 3a: Undergraduate Total Aid, Grant Aid, Loan Aid and Education Tax Benefits per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Figure 10a: Undergraduate Grants and Loans as a Percentage of Funds from Total Aid and Nonfederal Loans, 1994-95 to 2008-09
Table 4a:Total Funds for Undergraduate Students in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars (in Millions) and as a Percentage of Funds from Total Aid and Nonfederal Loans, Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Graduate Aid
Figure 1b: Ten-Year Trend in Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans per FTE Used to Finance Postsecondary Education Expenses of Graduate Students in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1998-99 to 2008-09
Figure 2b: Total Graduate Student Aid by Source (in Billions), 2008-09
Table 1b: Total Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans Used to Finance Graduate Postsecondary Education Expenses in Constant (2008) Dollars (in Millions), Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Table 2b: Total Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans Used to Finance Graduate Postsecondary Education Expenses in Current Dollars (in Millions), Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Figure 11b: Average Aid per Graduate FTE in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1994-95 to 2008-09
Table 3b: Graduate Total Aid, Grant Aid, Loan Aid and Education Tax Benefits per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Figure 10b: Graduate Grants and Loans as a Percentage of Funds from Total Aid and Nonfederal Loans, 1994-95 to 2008-09
Table 4b: Total Funds for Graduate Students in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars (in Millions) and as a Percentage of Funds from Total Aid and Nonfederal Loans, Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2008-09
Federal Aid Recipients
Figure 3: Number of Recipients of Federal Aid by Program (with Average Aid Received), 2008-09
Table 5: Number of Recipients (in Thousands), Total Awards (in Millions) and Aid Per Recipient for Federal Grants, Campus-Based, and Education Tax Benefit Programs in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars, Selected Years, 1985-86 to 2008-09
Distribution of Federal Aid by Sector
Figure 4: Proportion of Undergraduate Students Taking Federal Stafford Loans, 2007-08
Figure 9: Distribution of Federal Aid Funds by Sector, 2007-08
Table 7: Distribution of Federal Aid Funds by Sector, Selected Years, 1990-91 to 2007-08
Types of Grants
Figure 5: Growth of Federal, Institutional, Private/Employer and State Grant Dollars in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1998-99 to 2008-09
Pell Grants
Figure 12a: Total Pell Expenditures (in Millions), Maximum Pell Grant and Average Pell Grant in Constant (2008) Dollars, and Number of Recipients (in Thousands), 1976-77 to 2008-09
Table 8: After Declining by 9% in Inflation-Adjusted Dollars from 2004-05 to 2006-07, Federal Expenditures on Pell Grants Increased by 31% in Constant Dollars from 2006-07 to 2008-09
Figure 12b: Maximum Pell Grant as a Percentage of Tuition and Fees and Room and Board (TFRB), 1987-88 to 2009-10
Figure 12c: Distribution of Pell Grant Recipients by Family Income and Dependency Status, 2007-08
Figure 12d: Distribution of Pell Grant Recipients by Age, 2007-08
State Grants
Figure 13: Average State Grants per Full-Time Dependent Undergraduate Student by Parent Income and Percentage Receiving State Grants, in Constant (2007) Dollars, 1992-93 to 2007-08
Figure 19: Total Need-Based and Non-Need-Based State Grants in Constant (2008) Dollars (in Billions), 1969-70 to 2007-08
Institutional Grants
Figure 14: Average Non-Need-Based and Need-Based Institutional Grants and Average Federal plus State Grants per Full-Time Dependent Student at Public Institutions by Parent Income, 2007-08
Figure 15: Average Non-Need-Based and Need-Based Institutional Grants and Average Federal plus State Grants per Full-Time Dependent Student at Private Not-for-Profit Four-Year Institutions by Parent Income and Institutional Price, 2007-08
Figure 20a: Need-Based, Non-Need-Based and Athletic Awards in Constant (2007) Dollars, 2000-01 to 2006-07
Figure 20b: Private Four-Year Institutions by Type and Tuition Level: Need-Based, Non-Need-Based and Athletic Aid (with Average Institutional Aid per FTE), 2005-06
Types of Loans
Figure 6: Growth of Stafford, PLUS and Nonfederal Loan Dollars in Constant (2008) Dollars, 1998-99 to 2008-09
Figure 17: Total Consolidation Loan Dollars (in Millions), Number of Borrowers Consolidating (000s), and Average Amount Consolidated, 1993-94 to 2008-09
Federal Loan Totals
Table 6: Number of Borrowers (in Thousands) and Average Amount Borrowed Through Federal Loan Programs in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars, Selected Years, 1995-96 to 2008-09
Table 6a: Undergraduate Students: Number of Borrowers (in Thousands) and Average Amount Borrowed Through Federal Loan Programs in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars, Selected Years, 1995-96 to 2008-09
Table 6b: Graduate Students: Number of Borrowers (in Thousands) and Average Amount Borrowed Through Federal Loan Programs in Current and Constant (2008) Dollars, Selected Years, 1995-96 to 2008-09
Loan Debt and Student Borrowing
Figure 7a: Distribution of Total Undergraduate Debt by Sector and Type of Degree or Certificate, 2007-08
Figure 7b: Distribution of Undergraduate Student Borrowing from Federal and Nonfederal Sources, 2007-08
Figure 8a: Distribution of Graduate School Debt Levels for 2007-08 Graduate Degree Recipients
Figure 8b: Average Undergraduate Debt, Graduate Debt and Total Debt for Graduate Degree Recipients, 2007-08
Figure 18: Average Debt per Borrower and Average Debt per Bachelor’s Degree Recipient in Constant (2007) Dollars, 2000-01 to 2006-07
Tax Credits and Deductions
Figure 21a: Distribution of Education Tax Credits, 2007 (and Average Tax Savings per Recipient)
Figure 21b: Distribution of Savings from Tuition Tax Deduction, 2007 (and Average Tax Savings per Recipient)
College Savings Plans
Figure 16a: Total Assets in State-Sponsored Section 529 Savings Plans in Constant (2009) Dollars in Billions, December 1996 to March 2009
Figure 16b: Number of State-Sponsored Section 529 Accounts in Millions and Average Savings in Constant (2009) Dollars, December 1996 to March 2009
Notes and Sources
Table A2: Consumer Price Index—All Urban Consumers, Not Seasonally Adjusted, All Items,
U.S. City Average, 1982-84
