How UCI'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-Irvine since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 19,016, which is 68.56 % of all undergraduate students. 8,994 students which is 33.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,575.

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	15,709 (67%)	$17,090	10,673 (45%)	$4,632	10,233 (43%)	$5,662
2014-15	17,824 (73%)	$16,079	11,270 (46%)	$4,716	10,361 (42%)	$5,641
2015-16	17,271 (68%)	$17,202	11,286 (45%)	$4,724	10,101 (40%)	$5,565
2016-17	18,120 (66%)	$18,111	11,573 (42%)	$4,723	9,948 (36%)	$5,563
2017-18	19,162 (65%)	$18,644	12,345 (42%)	$4,843	10,153 (35%)	$5,653
2018-19	18,859 (63%)	$18,216	11,890 (40%)	$4,940	9,521 (32%)	$5,671
2019-20	21,069 (69%)	$18,273	11,745 (39%)	$4,990	8,493 (28%)	$5,508
2020-21	21,220 (72%)	$18,687	11,371 (38%)	$5,472	5,940 (20%)	$5,407
2021-22	21,912 (74%)	$18,266	11,151 (38%)	$5,469	6,198 (21%)	$5,509
Average	19,016 (68.56%)	$17,841	11,478 (41.67%)	$4,945	8,994 (33.00%)	$5,575

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 4,058 (67.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,201. It can cover 40.43% of tuition & fees ($45,014) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,022 (34.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,432).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	3,613 (66%)	$18,612	2,519 (46%)	$5,330
2014-15	3,805 (70%)	$17,265	2,369 (44%)	$5,410
2015-16	3,628 (63%)	$18,506	2,345 (41%)	$5,467
2016-17	3,942 (60%)	$18,824	2,344 (36%)	$5,162
2017-18	4,124 (63%)	$18,605	2,475 (38%)	$5,314
2018-19	3,305 (57%)	$18,934	1,926 (33%)	$5,378
2019-20	4,439 (73%)	$18,780	1,622 (27%)	$5,012
2020-21	4,482 (78%)	$16,868	1,098 (19%)	$5,258
2021-22	5,181 (80%)	$17,411	1,501 (23%)	$6,561
Average	4,058 (67.78%)	$18,201	2,022 (34.11%)	$5,432

^*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, 2,329 (39.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,072.

In addition, 3,010 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (50.67 % 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	2,538 (47%)	$4,769	1,290 (24%)	$386	2,827 (52%)	$12,123	3,161 (58%)	$6,444
2014-15	2,313 (43%)	$4,809	1,156 (21%)	$385	3,129 (58%)	$10,289	3,059 (56%)	$7,169
2015-16	2,347 (41%)	$4,809	1,145 (20%)	$344	2,905 (51%)	$11,117	3,116 (54%)	$7,434
2016-17	2,470 (38%)	$4,830	1,176 (18%)	$259	3,163 (48%)	$11,069	3,311 (51%)	$8,141
2017-18	2,464 (38%)	$4,928	1,188 (18%)	$342	3,287 (50%)	$11,324	3,421 (52%)	$7,879
2018-19	1,938 (34%)	$5,011	854 (15%)	$333	2,752 (48%)	$11,201	2,601 (45%)	$8,364
2019-20	2,307 (38%)	$5,223	4,198 (69%)	$892	3,073 (51%)	$11,433	2,987 (49%)	$10,859
2020-21	2,262 (39%)	$5,628	4,275 (74%)	$963	2,968 (52%)	$11,225	3,437 (60%)	$7,401
2021-22	2,322 (36%)	$5,641	5,055 (78%)	$1,800	2,982 (46%)	$11,483	3,319 (51%)	$10,174
Average	2,329 (39.33%)	$5,072	2,260 (37.44%)	$634	3,010 (50.67%)	$11,252	3,157 (52.89%)	$8,207

^*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, 2,022 (34.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,022.

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	2,519 (46%)	$5,330	2,497 (46%)	$4,865	423 (8%)	$3,024
2014-15	2,369 (44%)	$5,410	2,342 (43%)	$4,823	398 (7%)	$3,819
2015-16	2,345 (41%)	$5,467	2,310 (40%)	$4,824	419 (7%)	$4,002
2016-17	2,344 (36%)	$5,162	2,268 (35%)	$4,765	314 (5%)	$4,119
2017-18	2,475 (38%)	$5,314	2,409 (37%)	$4,753	410 (6%)	$4,157
2018-19	1,926 (33%)	$5,378	1,859 (32%)	$4,706	259 (4%)	$6,220
2019-20	1,622 (27%)	$5,012	1,569 (26%)	$4,345	271 (4%)	$4,841
2020-21	1,098 (19%)	$5,258	1,054 (18%)	$4,696	107 (2%)	$7,702
2021-22	1,501 (23%)	$6,561	1,420 (22%)	$4,743	310 (5%)	$10,041
Average	2,022 (34.11%)	$5,432	1,970 (33.22%)	$4,724	323 (5.33%)	$5,325

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UCI

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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