11,637 students (65% of total 17,864 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz). The average amount of the aid awarded is $20,896.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 74% of total 4,155 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $21,202.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 11,637 undergraduate students (65% of total 17,864 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $20,896.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UC Santa Cruz
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,63765% $243,162,808$20,896
Pell Grants5,72132% $30,331,445$5,302
Federal Student Loan5,02528% $28,615,875$5,695

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,077 beginning undergraduate students (74% of total 4,155 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Santa Cruz. The average amount of aid received is $21,202.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UC Santa Cruz
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,07774% --
Grants or Scholarships2,83268%$60,043,107$21,202
Federal Grants2,50260%$13,792,969$5,513
Pell Grants1,37033%$7,592,519$5,542
Other Federal Grants2,49060%$6,200,450$2,490
State/Local Grants2,03049%$21,855,065$10,766
Institutional Grants2,45659%$24,395,073$9,933
Student Loan Aid1,49336%$9,732,150$6,519
Federal Student Loans1,43435%$6,760,920$4,715
Other Student Loans75518%$2,971,230$3,935

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-Santa Cruz.

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 level2,0731,879$41,680,409$20,106
0-30,000573572$15,678,840$27,363
30,001-48,000421421$11,229,484$26,673
48,001-75,000367364$8,431,898$22,975
75,001-110,000278262$4,266,675$15,348
110,001 or more434260$2,073,512$4,778

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