10,615 students (50% of total 21,128 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,853.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 57% of total 4,859 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,065.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 10,615 undergraduate students (50% of total 21,128 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,853.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cal Poly
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship10,61550% $83,362,287$7,853
Pell Grants3,59817% $17,781,664$4,942
Federal Student Loan4,76523% $28,508,613$5,983

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,768 beginning undergraduate students (57% of total 4,859 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The average amount of aid received is $10,065.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cal Poly
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,76857% --
Grants or Scholarships2,04642%$20,593,875$10,065
Federal Grants84917%$4,987,365$5,874
Pell Grants84717%$4,485,988$5,296
Other Federal Grants81517%$501,377$615
State/Local Grants1,44930%$4,225,285$2,916
Institutional Grants1,53632%$11,381,225$7,410
Student Loan Aid1,28927%$7,904,310$6,132
Federal Student Loans1,27126%$6,402,857$5,038
Other Student Loans671%$1,501,453$22,410

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

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 LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,4701,193$16,043,223$10,914
0-30,000299299$5,849,413$19,563
30,001-48,000232231$4,370,374$18,838
48,001-75,000235232$3,539,337$15,061
75,001-110,000202179$1,500,577$7,429
110,001 or more502252$783,522$1,561

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