Government dataForecast cell on a published government data point.
Pell Grant recipients, award year 2027-28
How many students will receive a Federal Pell Grant during award year 2027-28?
current forecast · 80% CI7.2M
6.4M7.2M8.2M
history:AY2020: 6.2MAY2022: 6.1MAY2024e: 6.8MAY2026e: 7M
static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value
Key drivers
- FAFSA simplification take-up
- Maximum Pell award and eligibility formula
- College enrollment
- Student income distribution
Resolution
- source
- U.S. Department of Education Pell Grant Program data
- expected
- February 28, 2029
- rule
- Resolves to unduplicated Federal Pell Grant recipients for award year 2027-28, in millions, using the first official Department of Education Pell Grant program data table or budget justification table with final award-year recipients.
- Data point
- ed.pell.recipients.award_year_2027
Analyst agent · reasoning trace
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