6,972 students (68% of total 10,229 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at College of the Desert. The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,203.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 1,095 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,758.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At College of the Desert, 6,972 undergraduate students (68% of total 10,229 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,203.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - C of the Desert
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,97268% $36,275,454$5,203
Pell Grants3,25632% $12,496,205$3,838
Federal Student Loan28-% $206,069$7,360

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

939 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 1,095 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at College of the Desert. The average amount of aid received is $6,758.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - C of the Desert
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid93986% --
Grants or Scholarships93685%$6,325,655$6,758
Federal Grants82375%$4,650,838$5,651
Pell Grants54850%$2,768,318$5,052
Other Federal Grants80674%$1,882,520$2,336
State/Local Grants85778%$1,520,230$1,774
Institutional Grants50046%$154,587$309
Student Loan Aid2-$9,000$4,500
Federal Student Loans2-$9,000$4,500
Other Student Loans----

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 College of the Desert.

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 level548548$4,110,130$7,500
0-30,000308308$2,515,413$8,167
30,001-48,000143143$1,092,862$7,642
48,001-75,0009090$475,449$5,283
75,001-110,00066$18,715$3,119
110,001 or more11$7,691$7,691

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