Financial Aid Data & Trends

The Office of Higher Education administers Minnesota's statewide financial aid programs and tuition reciprocity agreements with neighboring states.

These programs are an important part of overall funding for higher education in Minnesota. They assist students and families in paying the tuition and fees charged for postsecondary education.

Financial aid totaling $3.3 billion helps Minnesota students and families pay for postsecondary education, money that is provided by the state and federal governments, colleges, and private sources. Minnesota students receive $1.5 billion in grants and scholarships, $1.6 billion in loans and $48 million in work-study earnings.

Minnesota devotes most of its state-funded financial aid to students from low- and moderate-income families via several grants and scholarships:

• Minnesota State Grants, awarded to eligible Minnesota residents attending Minnesota postsecondary institutions as undergraduates

• Postsecondary Child Care Grants, which assist eligible students who need help paying the costs of child care

• Minnesota Indian Scholarships, awarded to eligible Minnesota students of American Indian ancestry

• Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grants, awarded to eligible survivors of safety officers killed in the line of duty

Additional student financial aid is available to Minnesota students through work and loans:

• The state subsidizes a number of work study programs at schools around the state.

• Minnesota also operates a state loan program, the Student Educational Loan Fund (SELF), for students and families who have exhausted or do not qualify for need-based aid.

Search financial aid awarded to undergraduates at individual institutions.

Find staff reports on student financial aid and data about Minnesota's student financing programs.