How UC Berkeley'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 University of California-Berkeley since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 17,241, which is 58.44 % of all undergraduate students. 6,407 students which is 22.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,566.

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	15,393 (59%)	$16,425	8,157 (31%)	$4,416	7,001 (27%)	$5,589
2014-15	16,636 (61%)	$16,977	8,446 (31%)	$4,498	7,058 (26%)	$5,454
2015-16	16,408 (60%)	$17,367	8,334 (30%)	$4,531	7,149 (26%)	$5,732
2016-17	16,762 (57%)	$17,777	8,131 (28%)	$4,520	6,953 (24%)	$5,650
2017-18	17,348 (57%)	$18,993	8,183 (27%)	$4,656	6,666 (22%)	$5,627
2018-19	17,539 (57%)	$19,369	8,231 (27%)	$4,711	6,714 (22%)	$5,491
2019-20	18,595 (59%)	$19,359	8,132 (26%)	$4,798	6,370 (20%)	$5,648
2020-21	17,627 (57%)	$21,056	8,377 (27%)	$5,374	4,560 (15%)	$5,507
2021-22	18,864 (59%)	$22,200	8,609 (27%)	$5,445	5,191 (16%)	$5,398
Average	17,241 (58.44%)	$18,836	8,289 (28.22%)	$4,772	6,407 (22.00%)	$5,566

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,124 (52.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $19,087. It can cover 41.83% of tuition & fees ($45,627) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,318 (22.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,366).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,494 (53%)	$17,083	1,174 (25%)	$5,831
2014-15	3,211 (59%)	$18,074	1,500 (28%)	$5,551
2015-16	2,968 (54%)	$18,541	1,380 (25%)	$5,975
2016-17	2,952 (48%)	$18,319	1,307 (21%)	$6,237
2017-18	3,133 (49%)	$18,735	1,336 (21%)	$6,175
2018-19	3,218 (54%)	$19,126	1,395 (23%)	$6,000
2019-20	3,425 (53%)	$18,831	1,357 (21%)	$7,086
2020-21	3,141 (52%)	$21,406	944 (16%)	$7,202
2021-22	3,572 (52%)	$21,669	1,470 (21%)	$7,238
Average	3,124 (52.67%)	$19,087	1,318 (22.33%)	$6,366

^*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, 1,340 (22.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,090.

In addition, 1,743 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (29.33 % 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	1,127 (24%)	$4,683	661 (14%)	$826	1,106 (24%)	$12,217	2,462 (53%)	$9,451
2014-15	1,424 (26%)	$4,752	848 (16%)	$624	1,894 (35%)	$9,770	3,052 (56%)	$10,561
2015-16	1,267 (23%)	$4,753	711 (13%)	$760	1,468 (27%)	$11,304	2,930 (53%)	$10,878
2016-17	1,192 (19%)	$4,759	660 (11%)	$1,128	1,571 (26%)	$10,717	2,887 (47%)	$10,677
2017-18	1,237 (19%)	$5,036	752 (12%)	$788	1,575 (25%)	$11,175	3,042 (48%)	$11,267
2018-19	1,365 (23%)	$5,044	791 (13%)	$768	1,869 (31%)	$10,993	3,029 (51%)	$11,063
2019-20	1,334 (21%)	$5,185	1,665 (26%)	$981	1,847 (29%)	$11,277	3,094 (48%)	$11,350
2020-21	1,548 (25%)	$5,834	1,844 (30%)	$1,605	2,191 (36%)	$11,146	2,760 (45%)	$11,168
2021-22	1,566 (23%)	$5,768	3,036 (44%)	$2,110	2,167 (31%)	$11,495	2,809 (41%)	$13,191
Average	1,340 (22.56%)	$5,090	1,219 (19.89%)	$1,066	1,743 (29.33%)	$11,122	2,896 (49.11%)	$11,067

^*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, 1,318 (22.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,318.

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	1,174 (25%)	$5,831	1,150 (25%)	$5,071	49 (1%)	$20,672
2014-15	1,500 (28%)	$5,551	1,457 (27%)	$5,064	69 (1%)	$13,759
2015-16	1,380 (25%)	$5,975	1,327 (24%)	$4,995	95 (2%)	$17,024
2016-17	1,307 (21%)	$6,237	1,259 (21%)	$4,802	93 (2%)	$22,649
2017-18	1,336 (21%)	$6,175	1,289 (20%)	$4,986	89 (1%)	$20,480
2018-19	1,395 (23%)	$6,000	1,354 (23%)	$4,432	693 (12%)	$3,419
2019-20	1,357 (21%)	$7,086	1,301 (20%)	$4,651	704 (11%)	$5,064
2020-21	944 (16%)	$7,202	883 (15%)	$4,586	386 (6%)	$7,122
2021-22	1,470 (21%)	$7,238	1,419 (21%)	$4,566	590 (9%)	$7,051
Average	1,318 (22.33%)	$6,366	1,271 (21.78%)	$4,795	308 (5.00%)	$13,027

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UC Berkeley

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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