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Total student grants provided in the United States from 1996 to 2017

Total amount provided in student grants in the United States from 1996/97 to 2016/17 (in billion 2016 U.S. dollars)

The data displays the total amount in student grants that was offered by different federal, institutional, private and state sources to students in the U.S. from 1996 to 2017. In the 1996/97, university offered a total of 38.6 billion USD (constant 2016 dollars) to students across the U.S. in the form of grants. By 2016/17, total grants had increased to 125.4 billion USD.

1996/97 38.6
1997/98 41.6
1998/99 45.8
1999/00 48.5
2000/01 51
2001/02 55.2
2002/03 59.1
2003/04 64.2
2004/05 67.4
2005/06 69.2
2006/07 71.9
2007/08 77.2
2008/09 82.7
2009/10 106.8
2010/11 119.2
2011/12 116.5
2012/13 119.3
2013/14 120.7
2014/15 122.3
2015/16 124.2
2016/17 125.4