In the academic year of 2023/2024, around 30 percent of all students that were enrolled in undergraduate programs in the United States had been granted a Pell Grant award. This figure remains unchanged from the previous year.
Share of Federal Pell Grant recipients in the United States, as percentage of total undergraduate enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24
Characteristic
Share of Pell Grant recipients
2023/24
30%
2022/23
29%
2021/22
30%
2020/21
30%
2019/20
31%
2018/19
31%
2017/18
32%
2016/17
32%
2015/16
34%
2014/15
36%
2013/14
37%
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The Pell grant is a form of student aid offered by the United States Federal Government. Pell grants are intended for students from low-income backgrounds and these grants do not need to be repaid.
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College Board. (October 22, 2024). Share of Federal Pell Grant recipients in the United States, as percentage of total undergraduate enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235409/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Share of Federal Pell Grant recipients in the United States, as percentage of total undergraduate enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235409/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. (2024). Share of Federal Pell Grant recipients in the United States, as percentage of total undergraduate enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235409/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Share of Federal Pell Grant Recipients in The United States, as Percentage of Total Undergraduate Enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235409/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board, Share of Federal Pell Grant recipients in the United States, as percentage of total undergraduate enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235409/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Share of Federal Pell Grant recipients in the United States, as percentage of total undergraduate enrollment from 2013/14 to 2023/24 [Graph], College Board, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235409/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
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