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 .
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Recipients of Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. 1983-2025
In the 1983/84 academic year, there were *** million recipients of Federal Pell Grants in the United States. By the academic year 2024/25, the number of Pell Grant recipients had increased to *** million.
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College Board. (October 31, 2025). Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/235372/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in millions)." Chart. October 31, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/235372/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. (2025). Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/235372/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Number of Recipients of The Federal Pell Grant Award in The United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2025, /statistics/235372/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board, Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235372/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of recipients of the Federal Pell Grant Award in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in millions) [Graph], College Board, October 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235372/recipients-of-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
