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Tables 5A, 5B, and 5C show the distribution of P At schools offering 4-year programs,
Federal Pell Grant recipients by Expected Family independent and dependent Federal Pell Grant
Contribution (EFC) and type and control of recipients are about equally represented.
institution attended for all recipients, dependents, Independents comprise just under half of the
and independents. Type of institution is identified recipients at these public (48.4 percent) and
by the length of the programs principally offered private (42.4 percent) institutions.
by the institution and control is whether the school
is public, private non-profit, or proprietary. The 4- Recipients with Zero EFCs More Likely to
year designation includes colleges offering Attend Private Schools. Overall, just over half
baccalaureate and/or graduate programs. The 2- (59.2 percent) of 1994-95 recipients have a zero
year designation denotes a community college or EFC.
vocational/technical school. The proprietary
category refers to profit-making schools offering P Zero EFC (including Automatic Zero EFC's)
primarily programs of 2 years or less in duration. recipients are greater in number at proprietary
schools where 74.4 percent show maximum
Independents More Likely to Attend need for a Federal Pell Grant.
Proprietary Schools. Overall, two-thirds (68.7%)
of all 1994-95 Federal Pell Grant recipients attend P Zero EFC (including Automatic Zero EFC's)
public institutions, either with 2-year and 4-year recipients are less prevalent at schools offering
programs. Eighteen percent of recipients attend 2-year programs. Of those recipients who
private, non-profit institutions and 13.2 percent received a zero EFC, 66.9 percent attended 2-
attend proprietary institutions. There are some year private institutions and 66.3 percent
differences by dependency status, illustrated by attended 2-year public institutions.
Figure 9.
P Zero EFC (including Automatic Zero EFC's)
P Independent students are more likely to attend recipients are fewer in number at 4-year
proprietary institutions. In 1994-95, they institutions. They comprise 49.2 percent of
comprised 76.4 percent of all recipients recipients at public and 50.2 percent of
attending these institutions. recipients at private 4-year institutions.
70.3%
70% 66.8%
60% 57.6%
51.6%
Percentage of Recipients
50% 48.4%
42.4%
40%
33.2%
29.7%
30%
23.6%
20%
10%
0%
Public 4-year Private 4-Year Public 2-Year Private 2-Year Proprietary
Type and Control of Institution
Dependent Independent
Figure 9: Percentage of Recipients by Type and Control of Institution and Dependency Status
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1994-95 End of Year Report
Table 5
TABLE 5A
DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS BY
EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION AND TYPE AND CONTROL OF INSTITUTION
AWARD PERIOD 1994-95
ALL RECIPIENTS
TYPE AND CONTROL OF INSTITUTION