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Share of students receiving student aid in the United States in 2015/16, by type of aid

Share of university students receiving student aid in the United States 2015/16, by type of aid and institution

The data displays the share of university students that received different types of student aid in the U.S. in the 2015/16 academic year. A differentiation is also made between students at 4-year and 2-year institutions. In the academic year 2015/16, about 72% of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students received federal grants in private for-profit 2-year institutions in the U.S.

Public - 4 year 37 37 47 47
Private - 4 year (non-profit) 32 25 82 59
Private - 4 year (for-profit) 65 11 38 73
Public - 2 year 53 38 13 21
Private - 2 year (non-profit) 82 7 30 86
Private - 2 year (for-profit) 72 7 18 75