Financial Aid at UCSB

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$19,654	61%

13,985 students (61% of total 23,091 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Santa Barbara.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $19,654. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 59% of total 4,884 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $20,389.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Santa Barbara, 13,985 undergraduate students (61% of total 23,091 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $19,654.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	13,985	61%	$274,859,457	$19,654
Pell Grants	6,959	30%	$38,380,098	$5,515
Federal Student Loan	4,263	18%	$21,894,756	$5,136

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,877 beginning undergraduate students (59% of total 4,884 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Santa Barbara. The average amount of aid received is $20,389.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	2,877	59%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	2,586	53%	$52,724,875	$20,389
Federal Grants	2,327	48%	$12,174,880	$5,232
Pell Grants	1,282	26%	$7,217,735	$5,630
Other Federal Grants	2,326	48%	$4,957,145	$2,131
State/Local Grants	1,707	35%	$18,868,304	$11,053
Institutional Grants	2,133	44%	$21,681,691	$10,165
Student Loan Aid	1,128	23%	$8,407,399	$7,453
Federal Student Loans	1,062	22%	$4,690,568	$4,417
Other Student Loans	613	13%	$3,716,831	$6,063

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of California-Santa Barbara.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	1,749	1,614	$36,946,954	$21,125
0-30,000	596	596	$16,549,775	$27,768
30,001-48,000	323	322	$8,316,687	$25,748
48,001-75,000	308	306	$7,127,901	$23,143
75,001-110,000	187	185	$3,294,890	$17,620
110,001 or more	335	205	$1,657,701	$4,948

Financial Aid at UCSB

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

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