Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,418, which is 59.89 % of all undergraduate students. 8,807 students which is 28.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,841.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 54.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 28% 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 University of California-Los Angeles since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,418, which is 59.89 % of all undergraduate students. 8,807 students which is 28.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,841.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1416,713 (58%)$17,42310,287 (36%)$4,07910,397 (36%)$6,125
2014-1518,171 (61%)$17,24410,444 (35%)$4,11810,375 (35%)$5,958
2015-1617,558 (59%)$17,75910,228 (35%)$4,18610,144 (34%)$6,059
2016-1718,266 (59%)$18,17110,429 (34%)$4,24710,288 (33%)$6,019
2017-1818,488 (60%)$18,91310,486 (34%)$4,7879,825 (32%)$6,123
2018-1918,529 (59%)$19,30010,067 (32%)$4,9109,249 (29%)$5,712
2019-2022,775 (72%)$16,1809,621 (31%)$4,9698,498 (27%)$5,693
2020-2117,729 (56%)$19,9948,990 (28%)$5,6233,871 (12%)$5,025
2021-2217,537 (55%)$21,3228,732 (27%)$5,6856,615 (21%)$5,856
Average18,418 (59.89%)$18,4789,920 (32.44%)$4,7348,807 (28.78%)$5,841
*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, 3,279 (54.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $19,131. It can cover 42.97% of tuition & fees ($44,524) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,692 (28.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,121).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,133 (55%)$19,5342,010 (35%)$6,243
2014-153,249 (56%)$18,7861,902 (33%)$6,009
2015-163,146 (55%)$19,6931,863 (33%)$6,314
2016-173,665 (56%)$20,0112,137 (33%)$5,912
2017-183,309 (55%)$19,7441,906 (32%)$6,352
2018-193,194 (51%)$19,5951,749 (28%)$5,631
2019-203,952 (67%)$15,4611,517 (26%)$6,243
2020-212,854 (45%)$17,592758 (12%)$5,965
2021-223,012 (46%)$21,7661,389 (21%)$6,418
Average3,279 (54.00%)$19,1311,692 (28.11%)$6,121
*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, 1,656 (27.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,968.

In addition, 2,093 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (34.44 % 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
2013-141,791 (32%)$4,533317 (6%)$2,1361,747 (31%)$12,0493,014 (53%)$10,403
2014-151,724 (30%)$4,528300 (5%)$2,2862,145 (37%)$10,0762,892 (50%)$10,695
2015-161,687 (30%)$4,608546 (10%)$2,2401,934 (34%)$11,0272,968 (52%)$10,657
2016-171,955 (30%)$4,645574 (9%)$2,0932,453 (38%)$10,9003,385 (52%)$10,730
2017-181,751 (29%)$4,992235 (4%)$2,4252,238 (37%)$11,3373,010 (50%)$10,182
2018-191,596 (26%)$5,114211 (3%)$1,9942,060 (33%)$11,1402,878 (46%)$10,790
2019-201,484 (25%)$5,1722,686 (45%)$4912,035 (34%)$11,0912,941 (50%)$10,043
2020-211,419 (22%)$5,5181,964 (31%)$1,7312,145 (34%)$10,4421,531 (24%)$10,828
2021-221,497 (23%)$5,6011,960 (30%)$3,5372,077 (32%)$10,7672,625 (40%)$10,620
Average1,656 (27.44%)$4,968977 (15.89%)$2,1042,093 (34.44%)$10,9812,805 (46.33%)$10,550
*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, 1,692 (28.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,692.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,010 (35%)$6,2431,993 (35%)$5,60679 (1%)$17,423
2014-151,902 (33%)$6,0091,889 (33%)$5,43956 (1%)$20,613
2015-161,863 (33%)$6,3141,833 (32%)$5,52190 (2%)$18,251
2016-172,137 (33%)$5,9122,081 (32%)$5,282114 (2%)$14,402
2017-181,906 (32%)$6,3521,852 (31%)$5,613108 (2%)$15,859
2018-191,749 (28%)$5,6311,680 (27%)$4,611455 (7%)$4,622
2019-201,517 (26%)$6,2431,473 (25%)$4,586391 (7%)$6,946
2020-21758 (12%)$5,965719 (11%)$4,39169 (1%)$19,764
2021-221,389 (21%)$6,4181,352 (21%)$4,791181 (3%)$13,468
Average1,692 (28.11%)$6,1211,652 (27.44%)$5,093171 (2.89%)$14,594

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