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State Expenditures on Student Aid per Full-Time Undergraduate Student: 2006
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1st quartile
($2,449–$881)2nd quartile
($860–$505)3rd quartile
($494–$165)4th quartile
($158–$12)
Quartiles
1st quartile ($2,449–$881) |
2nd Quartile ($860–$505) |
3rd Quartile ($494–$165) |
4th Quartile ($158–$12) |
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California | District of Columbia | Arkansas | Alabama |
Florida | Indiana | Colorado | Alaska |
Georgia | Louisiana | Connecticut | Arizona |
Illinois | Maryland | Delaware | Hawaii |
Kentucky | Michigan | Iowa | Idaho |
New Jersey | Minnesota | Kansas | Montana |
New Mexico | North Carolina | Maine | Nebraska |
New York | Ohio | Massachusetts | New Hampshire |
Pennsylvania | Oklahoma | Mississippi | North Dakota |
South Carolina | Texas | Missouri | South Dakota |
Tennessee | Vermont | Nevada | Utah |
Washington | Virginia | Oregon | Wyoming |
West Virginia | Wisconsin | Rhode Island | |
SOURCES: National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs, Annual Survey Report (various years); and National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years). See Data Table. |
Findings
- In the United States, the total amount of state financial aid from grants that were provided to undergraduates rose from nearly $2.9 billion in 1996 to nearly $6.8 billion in 2006.
- On a per-student basis, state expenditures for student grants across the United States increased from $423 in 1996 to $802 in 2006 in current dollars.
- The amount of financial assistance provided by the states and the District of Columbia varied greatly in 2006; 10 jurisdictions averaged less than $100 per undergraduate student, while 11 provided more than $1,000 per student, including South Carolina and Georgia with more than $2,000 per student.
- Four states reported spending less in current dollars for student financial aid in 2006 than in 1996 even though the cost of undergraduate education rose rapidly during this time period. All of these states were among the group spending less than $100 per undergraduate student.
Description
The cost of an undergraduate education can be reduced with financial assistance from the state, federal government, or academic institution. This indicator measures the amount of financial support from state grants that go to undergraduate students at both public and private institutions in the state. It is calculated by dividing the total state grant aid to undergraduates by the number of full-time undergraduates who are attending school in the state. A high value is one indicator of state efforts to provide access to higher education at a time of escalating undergraduate costs.
This indicator should be viewed relative to the level of tuition charged to undergraduates in a state because some states have chosen to subsidize tuition for all students at public institutions rather than provide grants.
Total state grant expenditures for financial aid include both need-based and non-need-based grants. State assistance through subsidized or unsubsidized loans and awards to students at the graduate and first professional degree levels is not included. The year is the latter date of the academic year. For example, data for 2006 represent costs for the 2005–06 academic year.
Data Table
Table 8-22 | |||||||||||
State expenditures on student aid per full-time undergraduate student, by state: 1996, 2001, and 2006 | |||||||||||
State expenditures on student aid ($thousands) |
Undergraduate enrollment at 4-year institutions |
State expenditures on student aid/ undergraduate ($) |
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State | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | ||
United States | 2,846,758 | 4,565,162 | 6,789,273 | 6,725,612 | 7,193,814 | 8,460,873 | 423 | 635 | 802 | ||
Alabama | 8,320 | 7,413 | 7,626 | 120,895 | 130,189 | 140,142 | 69 | 57 | 54 | ||
Alaska | 430 | 0 | 502 | 26,641 | 24,573 | 26,802 | 16 | 0 | 19 | ||
Arizona | 2,291 | 2,990 | 2,798 | 88,412 | 111,429 | 242,591 | 26 | 27 | 12 | ||
Arkansas | 11,727 | 39,151 | 28,364 | 63,756 | 70,538 | 81,086 | 184 | 555 | 350 | ||
California | 235,582 | 461,914 | 757,809 | 517,769 | 599,658 | 698,811 | 455 | 770 | 1,084 | ||
Colorado | 36,401 | 54,151 | 60,737 | 119,686 | 133,500 | 160,580 | 304 | 406 | 378 | ||
Connecticut | 20,374 | 44,763 | 39,366 | 79,673 | 85,143 | 92,522 | 256 | 526 | 425 | ||
Delaware | 1,390 | 1,432 | 10,240 | 26,513 | 25,761 | 29,225 | 52 | 56 | 350 | ||
District of Columbia | 939 | 781 | 33,856 | 43,365 | 40,703 | 62,888 | 22 | 19 | 538 | ||
Florida | 100,363 | 302,633 | 410,758 | 235,558 | 288,143 | 466,469 | 426 | 1,050 | 881 | ||
Georgia | 165,220 | 310,995 | 461,615 | 175,093 | 188,383 | 222,706 | 944 | 1,651 | 2,073 | ||
Hawaii | 499 | 535 | 410 | 28,048 | 26,290 | 34,336 | 18 | 20 | 12 | ||
Idaho | 1,027 | 1,138 | 5,424 | 36,169 | 39,343 | 57,809 | 28 | 29 | 94 | ||
Illinois | 282,809 | 382,566 | 380,349 | 259,759 | 276,559 | 333,959 | 1,089 | 1383 | 1,139 | ||
Indiana | 69,599 | 111,618 | 182,281 | 205,747 | 217,294 | 241,153 | 338 | 514 | 756 | ||
Iowa | 39,431 | 53,100 | 53,815 | 93,412 | 97,241 | 119,841 | 422 | 546 | 449 | ||
Kansas | 9,588 | 12,819 | 15,168 | 81,295 | 84,620 | 92,127 | 118 | 151 | 165 | ||
Kentucky | 26,215 | 66,931 | 172,866 | 107,893 | 109,981 | 126,074 | 243 | 609 | 1,371 | ||
Louisiana | 15,053 | 91,166 | 116,432 | 143,810 | 146,259 | 135,457 | 105 | 623 | 860 | ||
Maine | 6,988 | 11,961 | 13,387 | 40,895 | 42,093 | 44,100 | 171 | 284 | 304 | ||
Maryland | 36,066 | 50,416 | 76,362 | 108,231 | 117,720 | 130,057 | 333 | 428 | 587 | ||
Massachusetts | 54,646 | 116,892 | 80,093 | 236,525 | 235,263 | 243,742 | 231 | 497 | 329 | ||
Michigan | 84,154 | 102,164 | 197,674 | 264,454 | 287,233 | 318,373 | 318 | 356 | 621 | ||
Minnesota | 92,099 | 120,465 | 131,010 | 137,830 | 142,734 | 167,954 | 668 | 844 | 780 | ||
Mississippi | 1,235 | 20,163 | 22,285 | 56,733 | 61,043 | 65,515 | 22 | 330 | 340 | ||
Missouri | 24,236 | 43,882 | 42,068 | 166,157 | 180,799 | 209,818 | 146 | 243 | 200 | ||
Montana | 393 | 3,195 | 3,760 | 32,170 | 32,393 | 33,784 | 12 | 99 | 111 | ||
Nebraska | 3,114 | 5,975 | 9,918 | 62,045 | 58,789 | 62,753 | 50 | 102 | 158 | ||
Nevada | 3,063 | 13,449 | 39,671 | 24,519 | 32,012 | 80,249 | 125 | 420 | 494 | ||
New Hampshire | 773 | 1,497 | 3,753 | 40,511 | 40,367 | 43,915 | 19 | 37 | 85 | ||
New Jersey | 141,198 | 197,619 | 256,047 | 146,595 | 156,867 | 167,990 | 963 | 1,260 | 1,524 | ||
New Mexico | 16,988 | 38,736 | 61,780 | 40,438 | 43,089 | 50,390 | 420 | 899 | 1,226 | ||
New York | 630,069 | 659,394 | 895,129 | 560,579 | 569,260 | 617,536 | 1,124 | 1,158 | 1,450 | ||
North Carolina | 43,968 | 121,153 | 192,018 | 182,725 | 191,117 | 224,053 | 241 | 634 | 857 | ||
North Dakota | 2,187 | 1,152 | 1,864 | 28,514 | 28,462 | 33,164 | 77 | 40 | 56 | ||
Ohio | 120,967 | 173,868 | 221,411 | 300,831 | 302,681 | 334,964 | 402 | 574 | 661 | ||
Oklahoma | 20,501 | 29,035 | 58,216 | 90,281 | 98,512 | 115,304 | 227 | 295 | 505 | ||
Oregon | 13,651 | 19,711 | 29,429 | 66,714 | 76,071 | 90,742 | 205 | 259 | 324 | ||
Pennsylvania | 232,020 | 325,234 | 403,957 | 356,314 | 377,646 | 415,319 | 651 | 861 | 973 | ||
Rhode Island | 5,741 | 6,164 | 12,883 | 45,757 | 49,484 | 53,930 | 125 | 125 | 239 | ||
South Carolina | 18,622 | 98,095 | 255,744 | 86,620 | 92,074 | 104,430 | 215 | 1,065 | 2,449 | ||
South Dakota | 562 | 0 | 3,367 | 31,718 | 32,310 | 37,183 | 18 | 0 | 91 | ||
Tennessee | 19,289 | 30,156 | 173,907 | 133,310 | 139,743 | 157,956 | 145 | 216 | 1,101 | ||
Texas | 40,768 | 108,628 | 366,873 | 405,011 | 432,747 | 530,410 | 101 | 251 | 692 | ||
Utah | 1,197 | 2,511 | 7,409 | 102,588 | 120,151 | 143,077 | 12 | 21 | 52 | ||
Vermont | 11,874 | 14,414 | 17,560 | 25,652 | 25,972 | 27,968 | 463 | 555 | 628 | ||
Virginia | 77,386 | 115,242 | 132,720 | 167,392 | 180,573 | 210,638 | 462 | 638 | 630 | ||
Washington | 57,866 | 98,533 | 173,835 | 97,139 | 105,470 | 123,879 | 596 | 934 | 1,403 | ||
West Virginia | 8,132 | 18,217 | 70,981 | 66,079 | 68,435 | 66,790 | 123 | 266 | 1,063 | ||
Wisconsin | 49,528 | 71,145 | 93,583 | 158,986 | 168,547 | 180,721 | 312 | 422 | 518 | ||
Wyoming | 219 | 0 | 163 | 8,805 | 8,550 | 9,591 | 25 | 0 | 17 | ||
Puerto Rico | 23,689 | 40,231 | 33,840 | 138,665 | 149,699 | 163,259 | 171 | 269 | 207 | ||
NOTES: 2001 and 2006 enrollment data for 4-year degree-granting institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. SOURCES: National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs, Annual Survey Report (various years); and National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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1st quartile
($2,449–$881)2nd quartile
($860–$505)3rd quartile
($494–$165)4th quartile
($158–$12)
Quartiles
1st quartile ($2,449–$881) |
2nd Quartile ($860–$505) |
3rd Quartile ($494–$165) |
4th Quartile ($158–$12) |
---|---|---|---|
California | District of Columbia | Arkansas | Alabama |
Florida | Indiana | Colorado | Alaska |
Georgia | Louisiana | Connecticut | Arizona |
Illinois | Maryland | Delaware | Hawaii |
Kentucky | Michigan | Iowa | Idaho |
New Jersey | Minnesota | Kansas | Montana |
New Mexico | North Carolina | Maine | Nebraska |
New York | Ohio | Massachusetts | New Hampshire |
Pennsylvania | Oklahoma | Mississippi | North Dakota |
South Carolina | Texas | Missouri | South Dakota |
Tennessee | Vermont | Nevada | Utah |
Washington | Virginia | Oregon | Wyoming |
West Virginia | Wisconsin | Rhode Island | |
SOURCES: National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs, Annual Survey Report (various years); and National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years). See Data Table. |
Findings
- In the United States, the total amount of state financial aid from grants that were provided to undergraduates rose from nearly $2.9 billion in 1996 to nearly $6.8 billion in 2006.
- On a per-student basis, state expenditures for student grants across the United States increased from $423 in 1996 to $802 in 2006 in current dollars.
- The amount of financial assistance provided by the states and the District of Columbia varied greatly in 2006; 10 jurisdictions averaged less than $100 per undergraduate student, while 11 provided more than $1,000 per student, including South Carolina and Georgia with more than $2,000 per student.
- Four states reported spending less in current dollars for student financial aid in 2006 than in 1996 even though the cost of undergraduate education rose rapidly during this time period. All of these states were among the group spending less than $100 per undergraduate student.
Description
The cost of an undergraduate education can be reduced with financial assistance from the state, federal government, or academic institution. This indicator measures the amount of financial support from state grants that go to undergraduate students at both public and private institutions in the state. It is calculated by dividing the total state grant aid to undergraduates by the number of full-time undergraduates who are attending school in the state. A high value is one indicator of state efforts to provide access to higher education at a time of escalating undergraduate costs.
This indicator should be viewed relative to the level of tuition charged to undergraduates in a state because some states have chosen to subsidize tuition for all students at public institutions rather than provide grants.
Total state grant expenditures for financial aid include both need-based and non-need-based grants. State assistance through subsidized or unsubsidized loans and awards to students at the graduate and first professional degree levels is not included. The year is the latter date of the academic year. For example, data for 2006 represent costs for the 2005–06 academic year.
Data Table
Table 8-22 | |||||||||||
State expenditures on student aid per full-time undergraduate student, by state: 1996, 2001, and 2006 | |||||||||||
State expenditures on student aid ($thousands) |
Undergraduate enrollment at 4-year institutions |
State expenditures on student aid/ undergraduate ($) |
|||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | ||
United States | 2,846,758 | 4,565,162 | 6,789,273 | 6,725,612 | 7,193,814 | 8,460,873 | 423 | 635 | 802 | ||
Alabama | 8,320 | 7,413 | 7,626 | 120,895 | 130,189 | 140,142 | 69 | 57 | 54 | ||
Alaska | 430 | 0 | 502 | 26,641 | 24,573 | 26,802 | 16 | 0 | 19 | ||
Arizona | 2,291 | 2,990 | 2,798 | 88,412 | 111,429 | 242,591 | 26 | 27 | 12 | ||
Arkansas | 11,727 | 39,151 | 28,364 | 63,756 | 70,538 | 81,086 | 184 | 555 | 350 | ||
California | 235,582 | 461,914 | 757,809 | 517,769 | 599,658 | 698,811 | 455 | 770 | 1,084 | ||
Colorado | 36,401 | 54,151 | 60,737 | 119,686 | 133,500 | 160,580 | 304 | 406 | 378 | ||
Connecticut | 20,374 | 44,763 | 39,366 | 79,673 | 85,143 | 92,522 | 256 | 526 | 425 | ||
Delaware | 1,390 | 1,432 | 10,240 | 26,513 | 25,761 | 29,225 | 52 | 56 | 350 | ||
District of Columbia | 939 | 781 | 33,856 | 43,365 | 40,703 | 62,888 | 22 | 19 | 538 | ||
Florida | 100,363 | 302,633 | 410,758 | 235,558 | 288,143 | 466,469 | 426 | 1,050 | 881 | ||
Georgia | 165,220 | 310,995 | 461,615 | 175,093 | 188,383 | 222,706 | 944 | 1,651 | 2,073 | ||
Hawaii | 499 | 535 | 410 | 28,048 | 26,290 | 34,336 | 18 | 20 | 12 | ||
Idaho | 1,027 | 1,138 | 5,424 | 36,169 | 39,343 | 57,809 | 28 | 29 | 94 | ||
Illinois | 282,809 | 382,566 | 380,349 | 259,759 | 276,559 | 333,959 | 1,089 | 1383 | 1,139 | ||
Indiana | 69,599 | 111,618 | 182,281 | 205,747 | 217,294 | 241,153 | 338 | 514 | 756 | ||
Iowa | 39,431 | 53,100 | 53,815 | 93,412 | 97,241 | 119,841 | 422 | 546 | 449 | ||
Kansas | 9,588 | 12,819 | 15,168 | 81,295 | 84,620 | 92,127 | 118 | 151 | 165 | ||
Kentucky | 26,215 | 66,931 | 172,866 | 107,893 | 109,981 | 126,074 | 243 | 609 | 1,371 | ||
Louisiana | 15,053 | 91,166 | 116,432 | 143,810 | 146,259 | 135,457 | 105 | 623 | 860 | ||
Maine | 6,988 | 11,961 | 13,387 | 40,895 | 42,093 | 44,100 | 171 | 284 | 304 | ||
Maryland | 36,066 | 50,416 | 76,362 | 108,231 | 117,720 | 130,057 | 333 | 428 | 587 | ||
Massachusetts | 54,646 | 116,892 | 80,093 | 236,525 | 235,263 | 243,742 | 231 | 497 | 329 | ||
Michigan | 84,154 | 102,164 | 197,674 | 264,454 | 287,233 | 318,373 | 318 | 356 | 621 | ||
Minnesota | 92,099 | 120,465 | 131,010 | 137,830 | 142,734 | 167,954 | 668 | 844 | 780 | ||
Mississippi | 1,235 | 20,163 | 22,285 | 56,733 | 61,043 | 65,515 | 22 | 330 | 340 | ||
Missouri | 24,236 | 43,882 | 42,068 | 166,157 | 180,799 | 209,818 | 146 | 243 | 200 | ||
Montana | 393 | 3,195 | 3,760 | 32,170 | 32,393 | 33,784 | 12 | 99 | 111 | ||
Nebraska | 3,114 | 5,975 | 9,918 | 62,045 | 58,789 | 62,753 | 50 | 102 | 158 | ||
Nevada | 3,063 | 13,449 | 39,671 | 24,519 | 32,012 | 80,249 | 125 | 420 | 494 | ||
New Hampshire | 773 | 1,497 | 3,753 | 40,511 | 40,367 | 43,915 | 19 | 37 | 85 | ||
New Jersey | 141,198 | 197,619 | 256,047 | 146,595 | 156,867 | 167,990 | 963 | 1,260 | 1,524 | ||
New Mexico | 16,988 | 38,736 | 61,780 | 40,438 | 43,089 | 50,390 | 420 | 899 | 1,226 | ||
New York | 630,069 | 659,394 | 895,129 | 560,579 | 569,260 | 617,536 | 1,124 | 1,158 | 1,450 | ||
North Carolina | 43,968 | 121,153 | 192,018 | 182,725 | 191,117 | 224,053 | 241 | 634 | 857 | ||
North Dakota | 2,187 | 1,152 | 1,864 | 28,514 | 28,462 | 33,164 | 77 | 40 | 56 | ||
Ohio | 120,967 | 173,868 | 221,411 | 300,831 | 302,681 | 334,964 | 402 | 574 | 661 | ||
Oklahoma | 20,501 | 29,035 | 58,216 | 90,281 | 98,512 | 115,304 | 227 | 295 | 505 | ||
Oregon | 13,651 | 19,711 | 29,429 | 66,714 | 76,071 | 90,742 | 205 | 259 | 324 | ||
Pennsylvania | 232,020 | 325,234 | 403,957 | 356,314 | 377,646 | 415,319 | 651 | 861 | 973 | ||
Rhode Island | 5,741 | 6,164 | 12,883 | 45,757 | 49,484 | 53,930 | 125 | 125 | 239 | ||
South Carolina | 18,622 | 98,095 | 255,744 | 86,620 | 92,074 | 104,430 | 215 | 1,065 | 2,449 | ||
South Dakota | 562 | 0 | 3,367 | 31,718 | 32,310 | 37,183 | 18 | 0 | 91 | ||
Tennessee | 19,289 | 30,156 | 173,907 | 133,310 | 139,743 | 157,956 | 145 | 216 | 1,101 | ||
Texas | 40,768 | 108,628 | 366,873 | 405,011 | 432,747 | 530,410 | 101 | 251 | 692 | ||
Utah | 1,197 | 2,511 | 7,409 | 102,588 | 120,151 | 143,077 | 12 | 21 | 52 | ||
Vermont | 11,874 | 14,414 | 17,560 | 25,652 | 25,972 | 27,968 | 463 | 555 | 628 | ||
Virginia | 77,386 | 115,242 | 132,720 | 167,392 | 180,573 | 210,638 | 462 | 638 | 630 | ||
Washington | 57,866 | 98,533 | 173,835 | 97,139 | 105,470 | 123,879 | 596 | 934 | 1,403 | ||
West Virginia | 8,132 | 18,217 | 70,981 | 66,079 | 68,435 | 66,790 | 123 | 266 | 1,063 | ||
Wisconsin | 49,528 | 71,145 | 93,583 | 158,986 | 168,547 | 180,721 | 312 | 422 | 518 | ||
Wyoming | 219 | 0 | 163 | 8,805 | 8,550 | 9,591 | 25 | 0 | 17 | ||
Puerto Rico | 23,689 | 40,231 | 33,840 | 138,665 | 149,699 | 163,259 | 171 | 269 | 207 | ||
NOTES: 2001 and 2006 enrollment data for 4-year degree-granting institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. SOURCES: National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs, Annual Survey Report (various years); and National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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