Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UC Davis

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 19,887, which is 67.44 % of all undergraduate students. 9,532 students which is 32.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,107.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 62.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 34% of students received student loans.

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-Davis since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 19,887, which is 67.44 % of all undergraduate students. 9,532 students which is 32.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,107.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1418,112 (68%)$15,52811,367 (43%)$4,49411,119 (42%)$5,306
2014-1519,773 (72%)$15,54711,364 (41%)$4,61310,841 (39%)$5,014
2015-1619,154 (68%)$16,42111,254 (40%)$4,57310,407 (37%)$4,969
2016-1719,622 (67%)$17,07911,278 (39%)$4,66910,544 (36%)$4,827
2017-1819,881 (66%)$17,91711,492 (38%)$4,72510,100 (34%)$5,144
2018-1919,956 (65%)$17,95811,262 (37%)$4,7759,299 (30%)$5,145
2019-2021,225 (69%)$17,47611,050 (36%)$4,8898,998 (29%)$5,165
2020-2120,754 (67%)$18,16410,684 (34%)$5,6177,378 (24%)$5,210
2021-2220,505 (65%)$20,05410,382 (33%)$5,5187,106 (22%)$5,182
Average19,887 (67.44%)$17,34911,126 (37.89%)$4,8759,532 (32.56%)$5,107

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,641 (62.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,708. It can cover 40.65% of tuition & fees ($46,024) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,961 (34.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,447).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,369 (67%)$17,1832,077 (41%)$5,683
2014-153,714 (70%)$17,1532,198 (41%)$5,147
2015-163,327 (63%)$18,5232,058 (39%)$5,367
2016-173,545 (63%)$18,6902,222 (39%)$4,971
2017-183,456 (59%)$20,4151,951 (34%)$5,201
2018-193,718 (59%)$19,6871,963 (31%)$5,368
2019-203,894 (66%)$18,5461,980 (34%)$5,892
2020-213,567 (59%)$17,6281,404 (23%)$5,427
2021-224,178 (57%)$20,5481,796 (24%)$5,965
Average3,641 (62.56%)$18,7081,961 (34.00%)$5,447
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,905 (32.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,985.
In addition, 2,446 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (41.89 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,894 (37%)$4,5645 (0%)$3,2261,971 (39%)$11,9383,313 (65%)$7,757
2014-152,008 (38%)$4,742132 (2%)$3,9182,526 (47%)$10,2243,421 (64%)$8,138
2015-161,797 (34%)$4,78330 (1%)$3,7462,125 (40%)$11,1863,213 (61%)$9,073
2016-171,888 (33%)$4,7301 (0%)$2,1302,375 (42%)$11,1233,379 (60%)$9,147
2017-181,888 (32%)$4,79932 (1%)$8,5902,351 (40%)$11,5853,306 (57%)$10,279
2018-192,008 (32%)$4,96735 (1%)$5,5082,685 (43%)$11,3473,528 (56%)$9,231
2019-201,919 (33%)$5,060455 (8%)$1,5322,688 (46%)$11,1683,623 (61%)$8,775
2020-211,772 (30%)$5,7812,800 (47%)$9702,518 (42%)$10,9983,151 (53%)$7,053
2021-221,972 (27%)$5,4423,634 (49%)$1,7822,774 (38%)$10,9803,711 (50%)$10,289
Average1,905 (32.89%)$4,985792 (15.57%)$3,4892,446 (41.89%)$11,1723,405 (58.56%)$8,860
*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..
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, 1,961 (34.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,961.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,077 (41%)$5,6832,059 (41%)$5,233102 (2%)$10,092
2014-152,198 (41%)$5,1472,183 (41%)$4,72864 (1%)$15,492
2015-162,058 (39%)$5,3672,034 (38%)$4,704122 (2%)$12,110
2016-172,222 (39%)$4,9712,102 (37%)$3,5761,310 (23%)$2,694
2017-181,951 (34%)$5,2011,872 (32%)$4,129797 (14%)$3,034
2018-191,963 (31%)$5,3681,867 (30%)$4,141980 (16%)$2,865
2019-201,980 (34%)$5,8921,886 (32%)$4,2131,098 (19%)$3,387
2020-211,404 (23%)$5,4271,350 (23%)$4,043643 (11%)$3,360
2021-221,796 (24%)$5,9651,717 (23%)$4,340707 (10%)$4,614
Average1,961 (34.00%)$5,4471,897 (33.00%)$4,345647 (10.89%)$6,405
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