New York TAP Grant Recipients by College and Study Level, 2000 Onward

Beginning in academic year 2000, this dataset tracks the number of students receiving New York's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grants each fall semester. It is published by data.ny.gov and includes headcounts broken down by college, sector group, and level of study. The data likely contains over two decades of annual fall semester records.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in TAP grant distribution over time using Academic Year and TAP Fall Headcount.
• Compare aid recipient counts across different types of institutions using Sector Type and TAP Sector Group.
• Identify which colleges and levels of study receive the most aid using TAP College Name and TAP Level of Study.
• Join with other institutional datasets using Federal School Code or TAP College Code.

Strengths

• Data covers a long time series, beginning in academic year 2000.
• Includes multiple institutional identifiers (TAP College Code, Federal School Code) for joining with other datasets.
• Provides breakdowns by several key dimensions including Level of Study and Sector Group.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Administrative records from the New York State Tuition Assistance Program.

Time Range

Academic years beginning 2000 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 21:07:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, United States.