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Minnesota State Grant Data

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Financial Aid Data & Trends
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The Minnesota State Grant Program is the state's largest financial aid program providing need-based grant assistance to Minnesota resident undergraduates attending public and private postsecondary institutions in Minnesota. During Fiscal Year 2025, the Minnesota State Grant Program awarded $222 million to 75,742 grant recipients. See Minnesota statute and administrative rules governing the program.

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Average Combined Federal Pell and Minnesota State Grant Award Received by State Grant Recipients, Fiscal Year 2025

on average, students from families earning Less than $20,000 per year received an average combined Pell and State Grant award of 8160 dollars on average, students from families earning $20,000 to $39,999 per year received an average combined Pell and State Grant award of 7500 dollars on average, students from families earning $40,000 to $49,999 per year received an average combined Pell and State Grant award of 8070 dollars on average, students from families earning $50,000 to $59,999 per year received an a

State Grant and Federal Pell Grant Spending Trends

The Minnesota State Grant columns are the number of Minnesota resident undergraduates receiving a state grant along with the total dollars awarded. The Federal Pell Grant columns are the number of undergraduates attending Minnesota institutions receiving a Pell Grant and total Pell Grant dollars awarded.

Note: The Minnesota State Grant Program received its first state appropriation in 1984. A Minnesota Scholarship program existed in prior years. 

Minnesota State Grant & Federal Pell Grant Recipients & Awards by Year

 
Minnesota State Grant
Federal Pell Grant
Fiscal YearNumber of RecipientsAmount Awarded
(millions)		Number of RecipientsAmount Awarded
(millions)
1978 $17.41  
1979 $22.22  
198032,532$20.60  
198138,317$26.60  
198242,881$26.30  
198341,058$24.30  
198452,130$46.30  
198553,036$44.40  
198655,858$45.60  
198762,987$63.40 $78.32
198863,229$64.60  
198951,569$55.60 $103.98
199046,523$54.70  
199159,188$71.40 $109.14
199262,613$76.60  
199362,079$82.62 $122.41
199471,801$91.00  
199570,565$88.60 $92.96
199663,084$88.28  
199761,523$89.22 $89.58
199860,467$91.43  
199961,660$108.95 $102.73
200062,802$109.5458,185$98.20
200165,246$115.7660,806$111.11
200271,274$125.6467,552$138.45
200372,396$133.5974,917$163.10
200469,620$115.3278,757$174.00
200573,410$124.4480,806$177.70
200671,108$124.2977,317$168.69
200780,182$156.1078,658$176.92
200883,246$148.6789,583$214.60
200984,518$143.52100,329$269.19
2010103,544$168.50144,913$468.80
201188,823$119.89181,614$606.16
201295,510$142.73177,385$563.84
201399,440$161.42177,217$551.53
201499,501$172.51161,732$526.54
201599,324$177.03150,639$495.28
201682,416$173.49136,543$451.24
201781,023$187.08124,428$407.50
201880,793$194.02120,700$425.05
201979,805$207.70117,417$425.52
202077,544$207.90114,682$417.38
202171,889$200.60104,276$388.54
202269,495$201.89102,277$379.22
202367,584$214.1499,051$383.89
202471,530$243.64107,521$446.06
202575,742$222.00128,967$594.07

*Historical data not currently available

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