$1,218,567
Total amount of federal need-based grants awarded to Whitman students for the 2010-11 school year
$994,000,000
Total amount allocated in the 2011 budget for higher education student aid
9 million
Number of Americans receiving Pell Grants per year
$5,550
Maximum Pell Grant award for the 2010-11 school year
2
Number of grants students could receive per year
$4,705
Maximum Pell Grant award for the 2011-12 school year in the House’s original budget
$5,550
Maximum Pell Grant award for the 2011-12 school year in the final budget
1
Number of grants students can now receive per year
$1.3 billion
Total cuts to the Department of Education in the 2011 budget
Sources: Library of Congress, Whitman College Factbook, studentaid.gov, whitehouse.gov, Us News & World Report
