6,112 students (34% of total 18,047 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at San Diego Mesa College. The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,231.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 57% of total 909 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,656.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At San Diego Mesa College, 6,112 undergraduate students (34% of total 18,047 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $4,231.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - San Diego Mesa
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,11234% $25,857,262$4,231
Pell Grants2,76715% $11,380,265$4,113
Federal Student Loan2231% $808,236$3,624

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

519 beginning undergraduate students (57% of total 909 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at San Diego Mesa College. The average amount of aid received is $6,656.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - San Diego Mesa
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid51957% --
Grants or Scholarships51557%$3,427,991$6,656
Federal Grants49254%$2,509,913$5,101
Pell Grants37441%$1,865,413$4,988
Other Federal Grants44749%$644,500$1,442
State/Local Grants49655%$914,478$1,844
Institutional Grants91%$3,600$400
Student Loan Aid212%$120,450$5,736
Federal Student Loans192%$64,450$3,392
Other Student Loans3-$56,000$18,667

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 San Diego Mesa College.

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 level379378$2,710,678$7,152
0-30,000197197$1,686,037$8,559
30,001-48,0008484$572,372$6,814
48,001-75,0007676$376,379$4,952
75,001-110,0001918$66,927$3,522
110,001 or more33$8,963$2,988

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