20,995 students (71% of total 29,451 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Sacramento (Sacramento State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,951.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 82% of total 3,486 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,590.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Sacramento, 20,995 undergraduate students (71% of total 29,451 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,951.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Sacramento State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship20,99571% $187,919,512$8,951
Pell Grants14,82650% $70,452,622$4,752
Federal Student Loan7,17024% $48,135,745$6,713

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,864 beginning undergraduate students (82% of total 3,486 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Sacramento. The average amount of aid received is $9,590.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Sacramento State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,86482% --
Grants or Scholarships2,72578%$26,132,080$9,590
Federal Grants1,88954%$10,024,677$5,307
Pell Grants1,88754%$9,659,096$5,119
Other Federal Grants69120%$365,581$529
State/Local Grants2,37768%$5,755,245$2,421
Institutional Grants1,84053%$10,352,158$5,626
Student Loan Aid79623%$3,946,495$4,958
Federal Student Loans78322%$3,673,226$4,691
Other Student Loans211%$273,269$13,013

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-Sacramento.

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 level2,2552,168$23,644,573$10,485
0-30,000784784$10,580,988$13,496
30,001-48,000496496$6,365,132$12,833
48,001-75,000547543$5,233,277$9,567
75,001-110,000220202$1,146,990$5,214
110,001 or more208143$318,186$1,530

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