Minnesota State Grant Reviews: 2006 and 2008

2008 State Grant Review

The higher education funding bill enacted in 2007 contained a provision requiring the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to conduct an analysis and evaluation of the State Grant program. Analysis focused on the role of the program in promoting affordable access to higher education in Minnesota, including promoting access for students traditionally underrepresented in higher education. Evaluation of the components underlying State Grant policy and the formula used in awarding grants was completed and included examination of the feasibility of expanding eligibility to select groups.

• Executive Summary: State Grant Review Summary (13 pgs; release date: October 2008)
• Chapter 2: Overview of the Design for Shared Responsibility [23 pgs]
• Chapter 3: Minnesota Policy Prior to the Design for Shared Responsibility [19 pgs]
• Chapter 4: Benchmarks for Setting Tuition and Fee Maximums [9 pgs]
• Chapter 5: The Living and Miscellaneous Expense Allowance Used to Calculate Minnesota State Grants [19 pgs]
• Chapter 6: Covering Assigned Student Responsibilities [21 pgs]
• Chapter 7: Assigned Family Efforts of Families of Dependent Students [10 pgs]
• Chapter 8: Higher Education Affordability [23 pgs]
• Chapter 9: How Families Pay for College: An Analysis of National and State-Level Survey Research [28 pgs]
• Chapter 10: Comparing the Minnesota State Grant Program [28 pgs]
• Chapter 11: Federal Tax Credits and the Tuition and Fee Deduction [37 pgs]
• Chapter 12: Graduate Students: State Grant Analysis [21 pgs]
• Chapter 13: Analysis of Ability to Pay [29 pgs]

2006 State Grant Review

The Office of Higher Education conducted a review of the Minnesota State Grant program, including an assessment of how state grants are calculated. As part of the review process, the agency gathered public input and conducted limited analyses to assess the program's responsiveness to changing economic conditions and its effectiveness in encouraging qualified disadvantaged students to attend college.

• Minnesota State Grant Review 2006 [73 pgs; release date: September 2006]
• Public Input on the Minnesota State Grant Program [14 pgs; release date: December 2005]