24,205 students (68% of total 35,600 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,389.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 80% of total 4,064 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,194.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Fullerton, 24,205 undergraduate students (68% of total 35,600 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,389.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cal State Fullerton
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship24,20568% $203,053,761$8,389
Pell Grants17,04348% $80,425,436$4,719
Federal Student Loan7,11120% $44,629,270$6,276

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,253 beginning undergraduate students (80% of total 4,064 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Fullerton. The average amount of aid received is $9,194.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cal State Fullerton
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,25380% --
Grants or Scholarships3,02174%$27,773,854$9,194
Federal Grants2,09352%$11,460,378$5,476
Pell Grants2,09352%$11,212,431$5,357
Other Federal Grants3168%$247,947$785
State/Local Grants2,04650%$5,396,273$2,637
Institutional Grants1,94448%$10,917,203$5,616
Student Loan Aid93823%$5,472,094$5,834
Federal Student Loans90922%$4,266,069$4,693
Other Student Loans812%$1,206,025$14,889

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 State University-Fullerton.

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 level2,5992,431$25,606,268$9,852
0-30,000914913$11,837,332$12,951
30,001-48,000594593$7,291,333$12,275
48,001-75,000513506$4,881,855$9,516
75,001-110,000216189$1,063,685$4,924
110,001 or more362230$532,063$1,470

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