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State Work Study Data

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Financial Aid Data & Trends
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Work study is a state-funded program assists students in paying for their education by providing opportunities to work on- and off-campus. See Minnesota statute and administrative rules governing program.

Financial Aid
Award YearAppropriationNumber of StudentsTotal Program Dollars SpentAverage AwardAverage Award (Program and Employer Funds)
1990-91$5,454,0006,846$5,400,046$789$1,042
1991-92$5,869,0007,668$5,682,848$741$1,101
1992-93$5,869,0007,483$5,747,657$768$1,163
1993-94$8,219,0009,519$7,694,341$808$1,155
1994-95$8,219,0009,224$7,699,465$876$1,169
1995-96$8,219,0009909$8,084,068$816$1,020
1996-97$8,475,4169,348$8,393,042$916$1,255
1997-98$9,444,0009,635$9,474,465$963$1,430
1998-99$10,944,00010,984$11,025,135$1,004$1,369
1999-00$12,444,00011,481$11,715,512$1,020$1,377
2000-01$12,444,00012,079$12,885,762*$1,078$1,451
2001-02$12,444,00011,978$12,949,459*$1,081$1,488
2002-03**$12,444,0000$0$0$0
2003-04$12,444,00010,423$11,634,090$1,116$1,524
2004-05$12,444,00010,924$12,587,559*$1,152$1,653
2005-06$12,444,00010,649$12,720,606*$1,195$1,704
2006-07$12,444,00011,921$14,768,352*$1,239$1,681
2007-08$12,444,00010,999$12,789,372*$1,163$1,681
2008-09$12,444,00010,515$12,207,557$1,161$1,670
2009-10$14,944,00011,094$14,128,804$1,274$1,774
2010-11$13,176,00010,673$13,651,036*$1,279$1,837
2011-12$14,502,00011,073$14,379,529$1,299$1,872
2012-13$14,502,00010,633$14,490,319$1,363$1,903
2013-14$14,502,00010,442$14,164,757$1,357$1,906
2014-15$14,502,00010,828$15,490,604$1,408$1,940
2015-16$14,502,00010,048$14,373,621$1,430$2,014
2016-17$14,502,0009,642$14,272,196$1,793$2,076
2017-18$14,502,0009,450$14,148,873$1,497$2,107
2018-19$14,502,0009,583$14,725,048$1,537$2,094
2019-20$14,502,0009,144$14,542,540$1,544$2,108
2020-21$14,502,0006,454$12,916,331$2,001$2,115
2021-22$14,502,0007,231$11,425,600$1,580 

* Total program dollars spent is more than the program appropriation due to funds carried forward from prior year.

** No awards were made during the 2002-2003 academic year because the entire State Work Study appropriation was transferred to the State Grant Program.