Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,098, which is 53.78 % of all undergraduate students. 8,340 students which is 28.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,461.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 47.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 30% 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 San Diego State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,098, which is 53.78 % of all undergraduate students. 8,340 students which is 28.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,461.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1413,117 (48%)$9,66310,779 (40%)$4,4169,980 (37%)$6,317
2014-1516,613 (59%)$7,64610,688 (38%)$4,4799,583 (34%)$6,412
2015-1615,815 (54%)$8,03810,659 (36%)$4,5099,301 (32%)$6,451
2016-1715,503 (52%)$8,04310,284 (34%)$4,5039,210 (31%)$6,492
2017-1815,528 (51%)$8,37010,283 (34%)$4,7178,557 (28%)$6,407
2018-1916,285 (53%)$8,36810,079 (33%)$4,8898,372 (27%)$6,328
2019-2016,317 (53%)$9,48110,034 (33%)$5,3497,868 (26%)$6,479
2020-2116,595 (53%)$9,27910,220 (32%)$5,1846,191 (20%)$6,606
2021-2219,108 (61%)$8,11410,105 (32%)$5,2296,002 (19%)$6,659
Average16,098 (53.78%)$8,55610,348 (34.67%)$4,8088,340 (28.22%)$6,461
*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, 2,375 (47.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,547. It can cover 42.37% of tuition & fees ($20,170) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,484 (29.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,699).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,960 (44%)$10,1031,658 (37%)$5,972
2014-152,788 (58%)$6,9271,730 (36%)$6,149
2015-162,599 (52%)$7,4361,637 (33%)$6,495
2016-172,121 (44%)$7,5491,529 (32%)$6,485
2017-182,357 (46%)$8,0061,573 (31%)$6,527
2018-192,635 (47%)$8,5071,708 (30%)$6,796
2019-202,441 (47%)$9,4311,494 (29%)$7,017
2020-212,249 (47%)$9,026905 (19%)$6,608
2021-222,228 (43%)$9,9341,126 (22%)$8,240
Average2,375 (47.56%)$8,5471,484 (29.89%)$6,699
*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, 1,301 (26.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,019.

In addition, 1,939 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (39.00 % 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
2013-141,464 (33%)$4,58980 (2%)$9381,505 (34%)$3,3321,208 (27%)$6,617
2014-151,340 (28%)$4,64399 (2%)$1,7122,429 (51%)$2,4681,122 (23%)$6,174
2015-161,367 (28%)$4,654127 (3%)$1,8752,105 (42%)$2,7241,156 (23%)$6,049
2016-171,146 (24%)$4,682122 (3%)$1,6681,666 (35%)$2,492992 (21%)$6,342
2017-181,219 (24%)$4,967325 (6%)$1,1842,029 (40%)$2,7901,014 (20%)$6,677
2018-191,399 (25%)$5,041392 (7%)$1,2142,238 (40%)$2,9011,143 (20%)$7,345
2019-201,333 (26%)$5,481239 (5%)$1,1782,118 (41%)$2,7441,288 (25%)$7,471
2020-211,202 (25%)$5,47495 (2%)$1,9771,706 (36%)$3,3281,198 (25%)$6,557
2021-221,243 (24%)$5,637302 (6%)$2,1771,659 (32%)$3,1671,183 (23%)$7,789
Average1,301 (26.33%)$5,019198 (4.00%)$1,5471,939 (39.00%)$2,8831,145 (23.00%)$6,780
*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, 1,484 (29.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,484.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,658 (37%)$5,9721,647 (37%)$5,112102 (2%)$14,526
2014-151,730 (36%)$6,1491,707 (36%)$5,303105 (2%)$15,103
2015-161,637 (33%)$6,4951,610 (32%)$5,271129 (3%)$16,640
2016-171,529 (32%)$6,4851,485 (31%)$5,219132 (3%)$16,403
2017-181,573 (31%)$6,5271,533 (30%)$5,152132 (3%)$17,945
2018-191,708 (30%)$6,7961,650 (29%)$5,136167 (3%)$18,759
2019-201,494 (29%)$7,0171,424 (27%)$5,152147 (3%)$21,405
2020-21905 (19%)$6,608869 (18%)$5,01575 (2%)$21,638
2021-221,126 (22%)$8,2401,037 (20%)$5,167165 (3%)$23,759
Average1,484 (29.89%)$6,6991,440 (28.89%)$5,170128 (2.67%)$18,464

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