3.6 billion in Pell Grants were unclaimed in 2022 as a result of students not completing the FAFSA, a new report from NCAN suggests. The class of 2021 left nearly $3.75 billion in Pell grants unclaimed. States with the highest rates of FAFSA completion for 2022 high school graduates include Washington, D.C. at 74%, and Tennessee and Louisiana at 71% and 69%, respectively. States with the lowest completion rates include Alaska at 35%, Utah at 48%, and Oklahoma at 43%. NCAN points to the pandemic as one reason behind the significant decline in FAFSA completions.
