Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,662, which is 64.00 % of all undergraduate students. 4,593 students which is 34.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,310.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 69.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 36% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at California State University-San Marcos since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,662, which is 64.00 % of all undergraduate students. 4,593 students which is 34.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,310.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-145,894 (55%)$8,5764,879 (45%)$4,2714,410 (41%)$6,449
2014-157,926 (69%)$7,3995,475 (47%)$4,3574,646 (40%)$6,323
2015-167,792 (64%)$8,0525,790 (48%)$4,3934,614 (38%)$6,271
2016-178,307 (66%)$7,9406,094 (48%)$4,3344,916 (39%)$6,351
2017-189,097 (62%)$8,5816,811 (47%)$4,5595,018 (34%)$6,266
2018-199,546 (64%)$8,3327,032 (47%)$4,5704,969 (33%)$6,256
2019-209,941 (67%)$8,2506,961 (47%)$4,6764,858 (33%)$6,290
2020-219,673 (64%)$8,5386,802 (45%)$4,7183,988 (27%)$6,496
2021-229,779 (65%)$8,3056,783 (45%)$4,6573,919 (26%)$6,091
Average8,662 (64.00%)$8,2196,292 (46.56%)$4,5044,593 (34.56%)$6,310
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,517 (69.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,939. It can cover 45.57% of tuition & fees ($19,614) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 776 (35.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,546).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,223 (58%)$9,500880 (42%)$5,697
2014-151,567 (74%)$8,197917 (43%)$5,555
2015-161,476 (70%)$8,617776 (37%)$5,496
2016-171,415 (69%)$8,431800 (39%)$5,604
2017-181,747 (73%)$9,154885 (37%)$5,386
2018-191,653 (70%)$9,138849 (36%)$5,496
2019-201,579 (74%)$9,192768 (36%)$5,834
2020-211,491 (70%)$9,298479 (23%)$5,241
2021-221,499 (67%)$8,922628 (28%)$5,606
Average1,517 (69.44%)$8,939776 (35.67%)$5,546
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,052 (48.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,900.

In addition, 1,322 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (60.44 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14981 (47%)$4,720200 (10%)$676994 (47%)$2,663875 (42%)$4,806
2014-151,048 (49%)$4,796198 (9%)$1,1651,272 (60%)$2,305908 (43%)$5,128
2015-161,017 (48%)$4,815287 (14%)$5841,315 (62%)$2,443862 (41%)$5,153
2016-17934 (45%)$4,77780 (4%)$1,3921,264 (61%)$2,287859 (42%)$5,199
2017-181,215 (51%)$4,86250 (2%)$2,2011,535 (64%)$2,4021,130 (47%)$5,564
2018-191,162 (49%)$4,93561 (3%)$3,1301,503 (64%)$2,4271,010 (43%)$5,477
2019-201,084 (51%)$5,14138 (2%)$2,6571,333 (63%)$2,3961,043 (49%)$5,413
2020-211,016 (48%)$5,08132 (2%)$1,9841,323 (62%)$2,3601,009 (48%)$5,466
2021-221,013 (45%)$4,97563 (3%)$2,6201,358 (61%)$2,268961 (43%)$5,295
Average1,052 (48.11%)$4,900112 (5.44%)$1,8231,322 (60.44%)$2,395962 (44.22%)$5,278
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 776 (35.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $776.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14880 (42%)$5,697871 (41%)$5,07342 (2%)$14,167
2014-15917 (43%)$5,555910 (43%)$5,08740 (2%)$11,621
2015-16776 (37%)$5,496764 (36%)$4,92740 (2%)$12,512
2016-17800 (39%)$5,604789 (38%)$4,96052 (3%)$10,951
2017-18885 (37%)$5,386874 (36%)$4,89943 (2%)$11,276
2018-19849 (36%)$5,496828 (35%)$4,79656 (2%)$12,421
2019-20768 (36%)$5,834755 (35%)$4,83770 (3%)$11,837
2020-21479 (23%)$5,241470 (22%)$4,73422 (1%)$12,988
2021-22628 (28%)$5,606617 (28%)$4,80043 (2%)$12,997
Average776 (35.67%)$5,546764 (34.89%)$4,90145 (2.11%)$12,308

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