18,864 students (59% of total 31,814 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The average amount of the aid awarded is $22,200.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 60% of total 6,892 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $21,669.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Berkeley, 18,864 undergraduate students (59% of total 31,814 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $22,200.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UC Berkeley
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship18,86459% $418,781,737$22,200
Pell Grants8,60927% $46,878,675$5,445
Federal Student Loan5,19116% $28,018,776$5,398

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,143 beginning undergraduate students (60% of total 6,892 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Berkeley. The average amount of aid received is $21,669.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UC Berkeley
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,14360% --
Grants or Scholarships3,57252%$77,402,184$21,669
Federal Grants3,03944%$15,437,948$5,080
Pell Grants1,56623%$9,032,861$5,768
Other Federal Grants3,03644%$6,405,087$2,110
State/Local Grants2,16731%$24,909,623$11,495
Institutional Grants2,80941%$37,054,613$13,191
Student Loan Aid1,47021%$10,639,463$7,238
Federal Student Loans1,41921%$6,479,369$4,566
Other Student Loans5909%$4,160,094$7,051

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 University of California-Berkeley.

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 level2,1401,942$50,844,857$23,759
0-30,000672672$21,433,009$31,894
30,001-48,000398398$12,272,718$30,836
48,001-75,000377374$10,147,711$26,917
75,001-110,000255249$4,839,604$18,979
110,001 or more438249$2,151,815$4,913

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