Table 13: Distribution of Title IV

Applicants by Pell Grant Eligibility Status and

Income Range
Table 13 presents a distribution of Title IV Only 29.1 percent of dependents report income in
applicants by Federal Pell Grant eligibility status these lower ranges. In contrast, 39.5 percent of
and income range. Unlike other tables in the End- dependent applicants report income over $20,000
of-Year Report, Table 13 is based on data collected in comparison to 20.1 percent of independent
by the Management Information System (MIS) of applicants with dependents. As shown in earlier
the Central Processing System (CPS). It contains tables, Federal Pell Grants are directed towards the
information on the total Title IV applicant pool lowest income students. Therefore, independent
rather than total recipients. The family income applicants, who traditionally report lower incomes,
categories used in Table 13 are derived from the are more likely to qualify for a grant. The
CPS MIS reports and consequently differ from differences in income by dependency status are
other tables in this report. shown in Figure 16.

More Independent Applicants Qualify For Low-Income Applicants Qualify At Very High
Grants Than Dependents. Approximately 63.0 Rate. Low income applicants, dependent and
percent of all applicants are qualified (or eligible) independent alike, qualify for grants with a much
to receive a Federal Pell Grant. Table 13 further higher frequency than higher income counterparts.
supports the conclusion that independents qualified Nearly all (96.1 percent) applicants reporting
for grants at a higher rate than dependents. In $10,000 or less income are eligible to receive a
1994-95, 91.4 percent of independent applicants Federal Pell Grant. The small percentage of low-
with dependents and 60.1 percent of independents income applicants that do not qualify most likely
without dependents are eligible to receive a grant, reported sizable assets. Only about 32.6 percent of
compared to 47.8 percent of dependent applicants. those applicants reporting income greater than
$20,000 are eligible to receive a grant.
The difference in eligibility rates for independents
and dependents is directly related to the difference
in incomes for the two groups of applicants.
Independent applicants with dependents clearly
report lower incomes on the whole, with 51.6
percent reporting income of $10,000 or less.

1994-95 End of Year Report 95

Table 13
 90%
Total
Dependent

80% Independent without dependents

Independent with dependents

70%

60%
Percentage of Recipients

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
0-7,500 7,501-15,000 15,001-25,000 25,001-35,000 35,001+

Income ($)

Figure 16: Distribution of Title IV Applicants by Family Income

96
1994-95 End of Year Report
Table 13
 TABLE 13
DISTRIBUTION OF TITLE IV FEDERAL PELL GRANT APPLICANTS
BY ELIGIBILITY STATUS AND INCOME RANGE
(PART 1 OF 4)
AWARD PERIOD 1994-95
ALL VALID APPLICANTS
INCOME RANGES
$0- $4,001- $7,501- $10,001- $12,001- $15,001- $20,001- $25,001- $30,001-
4,000 7,500 10,000 12,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 35,001+ TOTAL
TOTAL QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS 1,143,200 969,476 439,929 275,396 369,677 558,354 453,994 319,350 194,676 178,205 4,902,257

PERCENT OF TOTAL
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS 23.3% 19.8% 9.0% 5.6% 7.5% 11.4% 9.3% 6.5% 4.0% 3.6% 100.0%
TOTAL TITLE IV APPLICANTS 1,152,025 977,788 528,377 368,867 500,019 737,047 598,651 468,176 385,551 2,060,668 7,777,169

PERCENT OF QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS IN
INCOME RANGE 99.2% 99.2% 83.3% 74.7% 73.9% 75.8% 75.8% 68.2% 50.5% 8.7% 63.0%

TABLE 13
DISTRIBUTION OF TITLE IV FEDERAL PELL GRANT APPLICANTS
BY ELIGIBILITY STATUS AND INCOME RANGE
(PART 2 OF 4)
AWARD PERIOD 1994-95
DEPENDENT
INCOME RANGES
$0- $4,001- $7,501- $10,001- $12,001- $15,001- $20,001- $25,001- $30,001-
4,000 7,500 10,000 12,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 35,001+ TOTAL
TOTAL QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS 193,452 201,526 143,760 116,680 171,549 295,253 265,577 197,879 128,653 139,843 1,854,172

PERCENT OF TOTAL
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS 10.4% 10.9% 7.8% 6.3% 9.3% 15.9% 14.3% 10.7% 6.9% 7.5% 100.0%

TOTAL TITLE IV APPLICANTS 200,930 207,524 150,064 122,946 188,588 335,884 325,153 289,469 265,084 1,791,113 3,876,755

PERCENT OF QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS IN
INCOME RANGE 96.3% 97.1% 95.8% 94.9% 91.0% 87.9% 81.7% 68.4% 48.5% 7.8% 47.8%
 TABLE 13
DISTRIBUTION OF TITLE IV FEDERAL PELL GRANT APPLICANTS
BY ELIGIBILITY STATUS AND INCOME RANGE
(PART 3 OF 4)
AWARD PERIOD 1994-95
INDEPENDENT WITHOUT DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE
INCOME RANGES
$0- $4,001- $7,501- $10,001- $12,001- $15,001- $20,001- $25,001- $30,001-
4,000 7,500 10,000 12,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 35,001+ TOTAL
TOTAL QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS 537,852 331,782 82,480 19,499 15,890 3,361 136 47 24 37 991,108

PERCENT OF TOTAL
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS 54.3% 33.5% 8.3% 2.0% 1.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
TOTAL TITLE IV APPLICANTS 539,183 334,085 164,612 106,684 129,152 141,262 84,462 51,301 32,269 67,981 1,650,991

PERCENT OF QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS IN
INCOME RANGE 99.8% 99.3% 50.1% 18.3% 12.3% 2.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 60.0%

TABLE 13
DISTRIBUTION OF TITLE IV FEDERAL PELL GRANT APPLICANTS
BY ELIGIBILITY STATUS AND INCOME RANGE
(PART 4 OF 4)
AWARD PERIOD 1994-95
INDEPENDENT WITH DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE
INCOME RANGES
$0- $4,001- $7,501- $10,001- $12,001- $15,001- $20,001- $25,001- $30,001-
4,000 7,500 10,000 12,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 35,001+ TOTAL
TOTAL QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS 411,896 436,168 213,689 139,217 182,238 259,740 188,281 121,424 65,999 38,325 2,056,977

PERCENT OF TOTAL
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS 20.0% 21.2% 10.4% 6.8% 8.9% 12.6% 9.2% 5.9% 3.2% 1.9% 100.0%

TOTAL TITLE IV APPLICANTS 411,912 436,179 213,701 139,237 182,279 259,901 189,036 127,406 88,198 201,574 2,249,423

PERCENT OF QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS IN
INCOME RANGE 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 99.9% 99.6% 95.3% 74.8% 19.0% 91.4%

**NOTE: REJECTED APPLICANTS ARE NOT INCLUDED