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Recipients of federal student aid in the United States in 2016/17, by program

Number of recipients of federal student aid in the United States, by program 2016/17

The data displays the average number of recipients for each of the federal student aid programs listed above for the 2016/17 academic year in the U.S. Around 13.2 million students received aid from the Federal Education Tax Benefits program in the United States in this year.

Federal Education Tax Benefits 13.2
Federal Pell Grant 7.1
Direct Unsubsidized Loans 5.7
Direct Subsidized Loans 7
FSEOG 1
Post-9/11 GI Bill Veterans Benefits 0.79
Federal Work-Study 0.62
Perkins Loan 0.43