State Grant Data

Minnesota's need-based grant program for undergraduates

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. o During Fiscal Year 2020, the Minnesota State Grant Program awarded $208 million to 77,544 grant recipients. See Minnesota statute and administrative rules governing the program.

Average Combined Federal Pell and Minnesota State Grant Award Received by State Grant Recipients, Fiscal Year 2020

Average Combined Federal Pell and Minnesota State Grant Award Received by State Grant Recipients, Fiscal Year 2019

* Includes only Federal Pell Grants received by Minnesota State Grant recipients

Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education

The Minnesota State Grant Program End-of-Year Statistics report contains the latest annual program data.

The Minnesota State Grant Program Parameters table lists the variables used in calculating Minnesota State Grants for each fiscal year from 1984 through the present.

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 is prior years.

Minnesota State Grant & Federal Pell Grant Recipients & Awards
	Minnesota State Grant		Federal Pell Grant*
Fiscal Year	Number of Minnesota State Grant Recipients	Minnesota State Grants (millions)	Number of Federal Pell Grant Recipients	Federal Pell Grants (millions)
1978		$17.41
1979		$22.22
1980	32,532	$20.60
1981	38,317	$26.60
1982	42,881	$26.30
1983	41,058	$24.30
1984	52,130	$46.30
1985	53,036	$44.40
1986	55,858	$45.60
1987	62,987	$63.40		$78.32
1988	63,229	$64.60
1989	51,569	$55.60		$103.98
1990	46,523	$54.70
1991	59,188	$71.40		$109.14
1992	62,613	$76.60
1993	62,079	$82.62		$122.41
1994	71,801	$91.00
1995	70,565	$88.60		$92.96
1996	63,084	$88.28
1997	61,523	$89.22		$89.58
1998	60,467	$91.43
1999	61,660	$108.95		$102.73
2000	62,802	$109.54	58,185	$98.20
2001	65,246	$115.76	60,806	$111.11
2002	71,274	$125.64	67,552	$138.45
2003	72,396	$133.59	74,917	$163.10
2004	69,620	$115.32	78,757	$174.00
2005	73,410	$124.44	80,806	$177.70
2006	71,108	$124.29	77,317	$168.69
2007	80,182	$156.10	78,658	$176.92
2008	83,246	$148.67	89,583	$214.60
2009	84,518	$143.52	100,329	$269.19
2010	103,544	$168.50	144,913	$468.80
2011	88,823	$119.89	181,614	$606.16
2012	95,510	$142.73	177,385	$563.84
2013	99,440	$161.42	177,217	$551.53
2014	99,501	$172.51	161,732	$526.54
2015	99,324	$177.03	150,639	$495.28
2016	82,416	$173.49	136,543	$451.24
2017	81,023	$187.08	124,428	$407.50
2018	80,793	$194.02	120,700	$425.05
2019	79,805	$207.70	117,417	$425.52
2020	77,544	$207.90	114,682	$417.38