Financial Aid at UC Merced

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$24,089	88%

7,341 students (88% of total 8,321 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Merced.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $24,089. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 2,400 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $25,868.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Merced, 7,341 undergraduate students (88% of total 8,321 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $24,089.

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	7,341	88%	$176,834,248	$24,089
Pell Grants	5,097	61%	$28,905,221	$5,671
Federal Student Loan	2,594	31%	$13,407,893	$5,169

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,075 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 2,400 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Merced. The average amount of aid received is $25,868.

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	2,075	86%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,993	83%	$51,554,320	$25,868
Federal Grants	1,533	64%	$10,207,496	$6,659
Pell Grants	1,418	59%	$7,862,665	$5,545
Other Federal Grants	1,523	63%	$2,344,831	$1,540
State/Local Grants	1,712	71%	$18,092,532	$10,568
Institutional Grants	1,770	74%	$23,254,292	$13,138
Student Loan Aid	841	35%	$3,998,392	$4,754
Federal Student Loans	812	34%	$3,715,504	$4,576
Other Student Loans	38	2%	$282,888	$7,444

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-Merced.

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	1,719	1,644	$40,394,518	$23,499
0-30,000	649	649	$17,980,767	$27,705
30,001-48,000	393	393	$10,541,380	$26,823
48,001-75,000	354	354	$8,355,039	$23,602
75,001-110,000	164	157	$2,773,814	$16,914
110,001 or more	159	91	$743,518	$4,676

Financial Aid at UC Merced

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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