State Scholarships, Grants and Other Financial Aid Funds
  Total 1 2005-06 (in thousands) Scholarships and Grants Based on Need Scholarships and Grants Not Based on Need Other Financial Aid 1
Sub-Total Undergraduate Graduate Uncategorized Sub-Total Undergraduate Graduate Uncategorized
2005-06 (in thousands) Percent Change 1995-96 to 2005-06 2005-06 (in thousands) Percent Change 1995-96 to 2005-06 2005-06 (in thousands) Percent Change 1995-96 to 2005-06 2005-06 (in thousands) 2005-06 (in thousands) Percent Change 1995-96 to 2005-06 2005-06 (in thousands) Percent Change 1995-96 to 2005-06 2005-06 (in thousands) Percent Change 1995-96 to 2005-06 2005-06 (in thousands)
2005-06 (in thousands) Percent of Total 2005-06
United States
$8,456,223
$5,072,574
106.6
$4,892,763
100.9
$47,182
140.1
$132,629
$1,931,261
344.4
$1,896,510
361.4
$25,453
8.1
$9,299
$1,452,387
17.2
United States
SREB states
2,930,234
1,112,967
268.0
1,062,381
261.1
32,485
294.0
18,101
1,524,109
384.7
1,494,624
398.1
21,517
49.9
7,968
293,157
10.0
SREB states
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
34.7
21.9
21.7
68.8
13.6
78.9
78.8
84.5
85.7
20.2
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
Alabama
$7,887
$5,281
142.4
$5,279
146.4
$2
-95.2
NA
$2,347
-62.0
$2,347
-62.0
—
—
—
$259
3.3
Alabama
Arkansas
34,558
20,868
93.8
20,868
93.8
NA
NA
NA
10,945
*
7,496
*
$3,199
—
$250
2,745
7.9
Arkansas
Delaware
11,834
10,164
*
9,779
*
385
203.1
NA
1,039
413.3
461
127.8
95
NA
483
632
5.3
Delaware
Florida
512,048
107,849
209.6
101,874
192.6
NA
NA
5,975
310,144
367.7
308,884
371.3
—
—
1,260
94,056
18.4
Florida
Georgia
477,791
1,401
-70.6
1,401
-70.6
NA
NA
NA
464,013
189.2
460,214
186.8
NA
NA
3,799
12,377
2.6
Georgia
Kentucky
177,516
82,611
215.1
82,611
215.1
NA
NA
NA
90,255
—
90,255
NA
NA
NA
—
4,650
2.6
Kentucky
Louisiana
118,087
1,453
-77.9
1,453
-77.9
NA
NA
NA
116,575
*
114,979
*
1,595
—
—
60
0.1
Louisiana
Maryland
93,938
78,125
155.4
72,115
137.6
1,393
492.6
4,617
4,334
-24.5
4,247
-25.7
87
221.3
—
11,480
12.2
Maryland
Mississippi
31,236
2,215
88.5
2,215
88.5
NA
NA
NA
20,100
*
20,070
*
30
-27.9
NA
8,921
28.6
Mississippi
North Carolina
259,664
142,993
*
138,188
*
362
-71.1
4,444
53,831
83.0
53,831
97.1
—
—
—
62,841
24.2
North Carolina
Oklahoma
151,565
47,742
222.1
47,742
250.0
—
—
NA
10,607
47.3
10,473
52.7
40
-88.3
93
93,216
61.5
Oklahoma
South Carolina
257,934
46,311
148.7
46,311
148.7
—
NA
—
211,173
—
209,433
NA
1,740
NA
—
450
0.2
South Carolina
Tennessee
176,056
51,270
172.6
51,182
172.1
NA
NA
88
124,785
*
122,725
*
—
NA
2,060
—
—
Tennessee
Texas
400,624
399,506
*
366,873
*
29,656
*
2,977
NA
—
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,118
0.3
Texas
Virginia
148,251
90,458
48.0
89,770
50.7
688
-55.5
—
57,439
98.8
42,950
141.0
14,467
30.6
22
354
0.2
Virginia
West Virginia
71,246
24,721
204.0
24,721
204.0
NA
NA
NA
46,524
—
46,259
NA
265
NA
NA
—
—
West Virginia
*These states initiated new aid programs resulting in percent increases greater than 500 percent. "NA" indicates not applicable. The state did not have a program of this type in at least one year required for this report. "—" indicates not available. 1 Reports on "other" amounts are not consistent over time, so change statistics are not shown for "other" or for total.
Sources: Kristen DeSalvatore and Linda Hughes, 27th Annual Survey Report, Academic Year 1995-96 (1997) and Mike Solomon, 37th Annual Survey Report, Academic Year 2005-06 (2007) , National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Aid Programs (Springfield, IL) — (www.nassgap.org).
  June 2007