### Question
How does the law define enrollment of needy students?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 1059e*, **enrollment of needy students** is defined as:

> the enrollment at an eligible institution with respect to which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled in an academic program leading to a degree—


(A) in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made, were Federal Pell Grant recipients for such year

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1059e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER III-INSTITUTIONAL AID > Part A-Strengthening Institutions**

