Annual student aid grants for higher education, by source
Includes two- and four-year institutions; 1980-81 to 2023-24 school years
A line chart of the total annual higher education student aid grants from 1980 to 2023 by source. In 1980, federal grants were the primary source of aid at $17 billion, followed by school ($322 million) and the state ($599 million). But by 2023, school's provided $83 billion, federal grants only $44 billion and the state only $15 billion.
