Financial Aid at San Diego State

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$8,114	61%

19,108 students (61% of total 31,321 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at San Diego State University.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,114. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 5,233 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,934.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At San Diego State University, 19,108 undergraduate students (61% of total 31,321 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $8,114.

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	19,108	61%	$155,051,312	$8,114
Pell Grants	10,105	32%	$52,841,219	$5,229
Federal Student Loan	6,002	19%	$39,964,572	$6,659

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,142 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 5,233 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at San Diego State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,934.

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	5,142	98%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	2,228	43%	$22,131,966	$9,934
Federal Grants	1,243	24%	$7,663,652	$6,165
Pell Grants	1,243	24%	$7,006,205	$5,637
Other Federal Grants	302	6%	$657,447	$2,177
State/Local Grants	1,659	32%	$5,254,381	$3,167
Institutional Grants	1,183	23%	$9,213,933	$7,789
Student Loan Aid	1,126	22%	$9,278,150	$8,240
Federal Student Loans	1,037	20%	$5,357,972	$5,167
Other Student Loans	165	3%	$3,920,178	$23,759

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 San Diego State University.

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	1,578	1,370	$16,980,528	$10,761
0-30,000	519	518	$8,440,030	$16,262
30,001-48,000	314	313	$4,700,139	$14,969
48,001-75,000	244	238	$2,504,721	$10,265
75,001-110,000	139	124	$820,693	$5,904
110,001 or more	362	177	$514,945	$1,423

Financial Aid at San Diego State

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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