August 4, 2023
The Pell Grant program is the federal government’s most effective investment in college affordability, but the share of college costs covered by the grant is at an all-time low. For our higher education system to fulfill its promise, the federal government must provide more student aid.
August 11, 2022
New series highlights baseline statistics on access to the federal Pell Grant program and completion rates for U.S. higher education institutions by three sectors—community colleges, non-profit institutions, and for-profit colleges.
July 14, 2022
New series highlights baseline statistics on access to the federal Pell Grant program and completion rates for U.S. higher education institutions by three sectors—community colleges, non-profit institutions, and for-profit colleges.
June 29, 2022
New series highlights baseline statistics on access to the federal Pell Grant program and completion rates for U.S. higher education institutions by three sectors— community colleges, public and non-profit universities, and for-profit colleges.
June 23, 2022
From 1972 to today, the federal Pell Grant program has provided need-based grant aid to 80 million low- and moderate-income students to help them achieve the dream of a college degree. Fifty years in, Pell Grants remain the federal government’s most effective investment in college affordability — but the share of college costs covered by the grant is at an all-time low.
February 3, 2022
Letter from 187 organizations urging Congress to invest in and protect the Pell Grant program using all available means, including the FY22 appropriations process.
