Over all, state spending on student financial aid increased at the same time higher education was still being propped up with money from the federal stimulus. Money for need-based grants grew 6 percent from 2011 to 2012, while merit aid declined more than 9 percent. See article: “Many States Increased Student Aid Despite Recession, Data Show.”
| State | Need-based aid | Need-based portion of total | Non-need-based aid | Non-need-based portion of total | Total aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $16,872,911 | 86.6% | $2,614,398 | 13.4% | $19,487,309 |
| Alaska | $2,829,112 | 48.6% | $2,996,011 | 51.4% | $5,825,123 |
| Arizona | $15,865,095 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $15,865,095 |
| Arkansas | $8,806,312 | 5.7% | $146,582,707 | 94.3% | $155,389,019 |
| California | $1,492,492,025 | 99.8% | $2,419,167 | 0.2% | $1,494,911,192 |
| Colorado | $74,344,504 | 99.5% | $364,922 | 0.5% | $74,709,426 |
| Connecticut | $52,211,126 | 99.4% | $310,000 | 0.6% | $52,521,126 |
| Delaware | $13,990,331 | 66.6% | $7,011,769 | 33.4% | $21,002,100 |
| Florida | $151,246,972 | 30.8% | $339,558,180 | 69.2% | $490,805,152 |
| Georgia | $0 | 0.0% | $561,020,302 | 100.0% | $561,020,302 |
| Hawaii | $3,773,784 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $3,773,784 |
| Idaho | $1,780,740 | 28.3% | $4,506,203 | 71.7% | $6,286,943 |
| Illinois | $411,729,161 | 95.5% | $19,521,440 | 4.5% | $431,250,601 |
| Indiana | $250,327,309 | 96.7% | $8,584,839 | 3.3% | $258,912,148 |
| Iowa | $52,406,778 | 91.0% | $5,194,841 | 9.0% | $57,601,619 |
| Kansas | $17,826,185 | 99.3% | $118,500 | 0.7% | $17,944,685 |
| Kentucky | $89,907,571 | 46.2% | $104,892,589 | 53.8% | $194,800,160 |
| Louisiana | $26,982,911 | 13.6% | $171,730,184 | 86.4% | $198,713,095 |
| Maine | $15,439,583 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $15,439,583 |
| Maryland | $88,085,714 | 94.7% | $4,935,413 | 5.3% | $93,021,127 |
| Massachusetts | $82,588,668 | 92.0% | $7,134,951 | 8.0% | $89,723,619 |
| Michigan | $87,298,444 | 98.9% | $1,010,309 | 1.1% | $88,308,753 |
| Minnesota | $150,290,089 | 99.4% | $900,976 | 0.6% | $151,191,065 |
| Mississippi | $3,899,674 | 17.0% | $19,043,843 | 83.0% | $22,943,517 |
| Missouri | $59,954,882 | 61.8% | $37,039,993 | 38.2% | $96,994,875 |
| Montana | $5,077,691 | 78.6% | $1,381,500 | 21.4% | $6,459,191 |
| Nebraska | $15,465,436 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $15,465,436 |
| Nevada | $33,803,941 | 59.7% | $22,861,510 | 40.3% | $56,665,451 |
| New Hampshire | $0 | N/A | $0 | N/A | $0 |
| New Jersey | $337,609,056 | 96.1% | $13,796,928 | 3.9% | $351,405,984 |
| New Mexico | $24,442,735 | 25.9% | $69,926,684 | 74.1% | $94,369,419 |
| New York | $932,399,000 | 96.7% | $32,152,403 | 3.3% | $964,551,403 |
| North Carolina | $268,110,165 | 81.8% | $59,635,270 | 18.2% | $327,745,435 |
| North Dakota | $9,425,085 | 70.1% | $4,015,735 | 29.9% | $13,440,820 |
| Ohio | $74,930,555 | 68.9% | $33,858,922 | 31.1% | $108,789,477 |
| Oklahoma | $81,699,603 | 88.1% | $11,072,171 | 11.9% | $92,771,774 |
| Oregon | $43,751,591 | 99.9% | $44,356 | 0.1% | $43,795,947 |
| Pennsylvania | $456,793,892 | 99.9% | $402,713 | 0.1% | $457,196,605 |
| Puerto Rico | $59,250,935 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $59,250,935 |
| Rhode Island | $12,608,867 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $12,608,867 |
| S.C. Comm on Higher Education | $19,510,576 | 6.6% | $275,740,315 | 93.4% | $295,250,891 |
| S.C. Tuition Grants Commission | $32,329,537 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $32,329,537 |
| South Dakota | $0 | 0.0% | $4,104,000 | 100.0% | $4,104,000 |
| Tennessee | $81,529,790 | 22.2% | $285,309,453 | 77.8% | $366,839,243 |
| Texas | $658,997,241 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $658,997,241 |
| Utah | $2,990,940 | 31.2% | $6,586,600 | 68.8% | $9,577,540 |
| Vermont | $21,338,702 | 99.6% | $88,500 | 0.4% | $21,427,202 |
| Virginia | $146,969,630 | 65.6% | $77,231,280 | 34.4% | $224,200,910 |
| Washington | $290,549,304 | 99.1% | $2,747,050 | 0.9% | $293,296,354 |
| Washington, D.C. | $1,511,678 | 4.3% | $33,673,831 | 95.7% | $35,185,509 |
| West Virginia | $44,476,463 | 42.7% | $59,687,647 | 57.3% | $104,164,110 |
| Wisconsin | $112,297,388 | 97.3% | $3,068,349 | 2.7% | $115,365,737 |
| Wyoming | $15,487,408 | 100.0% | $0 | 0.0% | $15,487,408 |
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