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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Expenditure on Federal Pell Grants in the U.S. 1983-2025
In the academic year of 1983/84, expenditure on Federal Pell Grants totaled to **** billion U.S. dollars. By the academic year of 2024/25, expenditure on Federal Pell Grants was up to **** billion U.S. dollars.
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College Board. (October 31, 2025). Total expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/235374/expenditure-on-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Total expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 31, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/235374/expenditure-on-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. (2025). Total expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/235374/expenditure-on-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board. "Total Expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in The United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Oct 2025, /statistics/235374/expenditure-on-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
College Board, Total expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235374/expenditure-on-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Total expenditure on Federal Pell Grant Awards in the United States from 1983/84 to 2024/25 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235374/expenditure-on-federal-pell-grants-in-the-us/
