Financial Aid at SMC

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$3,332	52%

12,166 students (52% of total 23,408 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Santa Monica College.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $3,332. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 64% of total 2,705 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $4,650.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Santa Monica College, 12,166 undergraduate students (52% of total 23,408 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $3,332.

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	12,166	52%	$40,537,725	$3,332
Pell Grants	5,884	25%	$23,350,013	$3,968
Federal Student Loan	273	1%	$1,696,464	$6,214

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,730 beginning undergraduate students (64% of total 2,705 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Santa Monica College. The average amount of aid received is $4,650.

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	1,730	64%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,725	64%	$8,020,673	$4,650
Federal Grants	1,009	37%	$4,926,806	$4,883
Pell Grants	1,009	37%	$4,833,588	$4,790
Other Federal Grants	257	10%	$93,218	$363
State/Local Grants	1,676	62%	$3,055,367	$1,823
Institutional Grants	37	1%	$38,500	$1,041
Student Loan Aid	21	1%	$100,956	$4,807
Federal Student Loans	21	1%	$100,956	$4,807
Other Student Loans	-	-	-	-

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 Santa Monica College.

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	957	957	$6,724,753	$7,027
0-30,000	537	537	$4,190,570	$7,804
30,001-48,000	239	239	$1,686,183	$7,055
48,001-75,000	153	153	$738,204	$4,825
75,001-110,000	25	25	$96,009	$3,840
110,001 or more	3	3	$13,787	$4,596

Financial Aid at SMC

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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