19,359 students (58% of total 33,343 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-San Diego (UCSD). The average amount of the aid awarded is $20,811.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 61% of total 7,506 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $20,782.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-San Diego, 19,359 undergraduate students (58% of total 33,343 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $20,811.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UCSD
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship19,35958% $402,887,635$20,811
Pell Grants10,64732% $58,949,758$5,537
Federal Student Loan8,01824% $42,654,289$5,320

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,572 beginning undergraduate students (61% of total 7,506 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-San Diego. The average amount of aid received is $20,782.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UCSD
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,57261% --
Grants or Scholarships4,14355%$86,098,090$20,782
Federal Grants3,33344%$21,666,112$6,500
Pell Grants2,16029%$12,385,558$5,734
Other Federal Grants3,32944%$9,280,554$2,788
State/Local Grants2,58234%$27,227,846$10,545
Institutional Grants3,26443%$37,204,132$11,398
Student Loan Aid1,93926%$12,480,761$6,437
Federal Student Loans1,88025%$8,567,550$4,557
Other Student Loans5267%$3,913,211$7,440

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-San Diego.

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 level2,8132,628$56,835,604$20,205
0-30,000957956$25,091,736$26,219
30,001-48,000561560$14,031,170$25,011
48,001-75,000506504$10,947,092$21,635
75,001-110,000284278$4,253,490$14,977
110,001 or more505330$2,512,116$4,974

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