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Wei, Christina Chang – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
These tables show undergraduate Stafford loan borrowing rates and average Stafford loan amounts from 1989-90 to 2007-08, using data from six separate administrations of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS): NPSAS:90, NPSAS:93, NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000, NPSAS:04, and NPSAS:08. The estimates that appear in these tables reflect the newly…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, Federal Aid
Dynarski, Susan; Scott-Clayton, Judith E. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
A growing body of empirical evidence shows that some financial aid programs increase college enrollment. Puzzlingly, there is little compelling evidence that Pell Grants and Stafford Loans, the primary federal student aid programs, are effective in achieving this goal. In this paper, we provide an in-depth review of this evidence, which taken as a…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Taxes, Student Financial Aid, Enrollment
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
This book provides information to the student financial aid community about the calculation of a student's expected family contribution (EFC). An introduction which uses a question-and-answer format gives background information and guidance for using the proper formula to calculate a student's EFC. The following section provides narrative…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Higher Education
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1978
A status report for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Basic Grant Program) for the 1976-1977 academic year is presented. Information is provided on: applicants for the 1976-1977 year; program trends for academic years 1973-1974 through 1976-1977; the number of Basic Grant recipients and nonqualifying applicants for 1976-1977 by…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility

Rhind, Constance – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1993
The impacts of legislated changes in both program recipients and federal costs of the Pell Grant Program are analyzed, such as the resulting numbers of dependent and independent recipients. These include the changes in award amounts received by students and the effects of particular new provisions of the grant program on its costs. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Students, Costs, Dependents
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1979
A status report for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Basic Grant Program) for the 1977-1978 academic year is presented. Information is based on merged applicant and recipient files. Statistical tables cover: total number of applicants, number of qualified and nonqualified applicants; number of recipients; total expenditures;…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1980-1981 academic year is presented. Information is based on merged applicant and recipient files. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1980-1981, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1980-1981, and summary…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1983
A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1981-1982 academic year is presented. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1981-1982, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1980-1981, and summary tables for 1980-1981 on characteristics of Pell Grant recipients.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Dependents, Eligibility
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1980
The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program, the largest federal student aid program, is explained. The method by which a student's eligibility is determined is described in detail. In a section on calculation of eligibility for dependent students, two worksheets are provided: that for families with no farm or business assets, and those with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Eligibility, Family Income
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on the reasons for the Pell Grant Program shortfall and possible solutions are presented. The U.S. Department of Education's estimate was for a Pell grant shortfall of $307 million for 1983-1984, which was borrowed from the fiscal year 1984 appropriations. Current funding for Pell Grants is below what is necessary because initial funding…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Budgets, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Chandler, Lana J.; Boggs, Michael D. – 1987
The Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSLP) and other forms of financial aid are described under the following headings: (1) the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (what the program is; how much and when to borrow; the student loan; the Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) Program; guidelines for the independent undergraduate--the…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Family Financial Resources, Federal Aid