How CalArts's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at California Institute of the Arts since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 750, which is 77.56 % of all undergraduate students. 465 students which is 47.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,138.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	726 (73%)	$15,861	321 (32%)	$4,718	595 (60%)	$8,794
2014-15	538 (55%)	$10,759	299 (31%)	$4,624	548 (56%)	$8,730
2015-16	711 (75%)	$15,927	283 (30%)	$4,739	522 (55%)	$8,820
2016-17	794 (76%)	$16,385	257 (25%)	$4,790	479 (46%)	$9,091
2017-18	851 (85%)	$16,658	262 (26%)	$4,660	474 (47%)	$9,010
2018-19	900 (89%)	$18,455	252 (25%)	$5,153	466 (46%)	$7,501
2019-20	974 (94%)	$16,823	245 (24%)	$4,909	463 (45%)	$7,029
2020-21	729 (96%)	$20,351	173 (23%)	$4,729	296 (39%)	$7,186
2021-22	531 (55%)	$20,801	207 (21%)	$5,404	340 (35%)	$7,078
Average	750 (77.56%)	$16,891	255 (26.33%)	$4,858	465 (47.67%)	$8,138

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 157 (82.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $16,195. It can cover 28.55% of tuition & fees ($56,724).

In addition, 90 (47.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,910).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	118 (69%)	$14,694	120 (70%)	$8,079
2014-15	141 (74%)	$14,967	101 (53%)	$12,147
2015-16	139 (72%)	$14,325	102 (53%)	$10,009
2016-17	164 (87%)	$15,401	85 (45%)	$11,032
2017-18	199 (92%)	$16,471	103 (48%)	$11,693
2018-19	202 (94%)	$16,651	116 (54%)	$10,669
2019-20	193 (97%)	$14,649	85 (43%)	$9,658
2020-21	149 (99%)	$18,119	39 (26%)	$5,923
2021-22	109 (59%)	$20,474	59 (32%)	$9,981
Average	157 (82.56%)	$16,195	90 (47.11%)	$9,910

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 41 (21.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,783.

In addition, 19 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (9.89 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	57 (33%)	$3,959	22 (13%)	$1,636	16 (9%)	$7,200	110 (64%)	$12,336
2014-15	45 (24%)	$4,250	11 (6%)	$1,564	20 (11%)	$6,786	141 (74%)	$12,526
2015-16	37 (19%)	$4,537	11 (6%)	$1,555	19 (10%)	$6,529	139 (72%)	$12,101
2016-17	36 (19%)	$4,995	16 (9%)	$1,300	20 (11%)	$7,685	164 (87%)	$13,240
2017-18	49 (23%)	$4,872	7 (3%)	$1,857	22 (10%)	$8,647	197 (91%)	$14,394
2018-19	50 (23%)	$5,142	4 (2%)	$2,000	30 (14%)	$7,521	202 (94%)	$14,221
2019-20	46 (23%)	$4,507	68 (34%)	$1,238	20 (10%)	$6,786	193 (97%)	$12,435
2020-21	17 (11%)	$5,235	42 (28%)	$1,901	9 (6%)	$8,259	149 (99%)	$16,487
2021-22	31 (17%)	$5,547	25 (14%)	$3,337	15 (8%)	$8,715	109 (59%)	$16,932
Average	41 (21.33%)	$4,783	23 (12.78%)	$1,821	19 (9.89%)	$7,570	156 (81.89%)	$13,852

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 90 (47.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $90.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	120 (70%)	$8,079	120 (70%)	$5,845	12 (7%)	$22,333
2014-15	101 (53%)	$12,147	101 (53%)	$6,609	22 (12%)	$25,424
2015-16	102 (53%)	$10,009	101 (52%)	$5,901	17 (9%)	$24,994
2016-17	85 (45%)	$11,032	82 (44%)	$7,302	11 (6%)	$30,819
2017-18	103 (48%)	$11,693	102 (47%)	$7,345	17 (8%)	$26,778
2018-19	116 (54%)	$10,669	113 (53%)	$5,501	20 (9%)	$30,801
2019-20	85 (43%)	$9,658	83 (42%)	$5,192	13 (7%)	$29,999
2020-21	39 (26%)	$5,923	39 (26%)	$5,615	1 (1%)	$12,000
2021-22	59 (32%)	$9,981	59 (32%)	$5,409	7 (4%)	$38,540
Average	90 (47.11%)	$9,910	89 (46.56%)	$6,080	13 (7.00%)	$26,854

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CalArts

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time