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Private colleges give students nearly seven times as much institutional grant aid as gives the federal government—and that ratio has grown steadily since 1984, when it was nearly one to one.
Financial Aid at Independent Colleges: Institutional Grants vs. Federal Grants
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Finance component, various years. Data represent grant aid awarded to students at Title IV, degree-granting, U.S. private nonprofit four-year institutions. Analysis by the Council of Independent Colleges.
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