Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,933, which is 59.22 % of all undergraduate students. 9,383 students which is 33.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,513.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 53.89% of students received grants or scholarships and 34% 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-San Diego since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,933, which is 59.22 % of all undergraduate students. 9,383 students which is 33.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,513.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1414,857 (62%)$16,6389,537 (40%)$4,5499,817 (41%)$5,653
2014-1515,819 (64%)$16,1439,537 (38%)$4,6069,697 (39%)$5,737
2015-1615,713 (59%)$16,8009,397 (35%)$4,5839,398 (35%)$5,639
2016-1716,274 (58%)$17,1589,640 (34%)$4,62410,167 (36%)$5,356
2017-1816,511 (58%)$18,30610,374 (36%)$4,75210,159 (36%)$5,292
2018-1917,595 (58%)$17,95811,061 (37%)$4,8989,682 (32%)$5,594
2019-2018,140 (59%)$18,91410,872 (35%)$4,9789,677 (31%)$5,604
2020-2118,130 (57%)$19,22510,628 (33%)$5,5057,833 (25%)$5,422
2021-2219,359 (58%)$20,81110,647 (32%)$5,5378,018 (24%)$5,320
Average16,933 (59.22%)$17,99510,188 (35.56%)$4,8929,383 (33.22%)$5,513
*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, 3,203 (53.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,283. It can cover 39.71% of tuition & fees ($46,042) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,959 (33.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,817).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,927 (56%)$17,0342,117 (41%)$5,648
2014-152,845 (58%)$16,9551,886 (38%)$5,404
2015-162,580 (49%)$17,3031,747 (33%)$5,698
2016-172,981 (52%)$18,2312,112 (37%)$5,333
2017-183,248 (57%)$19,3932,217 (39%)$5,491
2018-193,750 (56%)$18,2372,230 (33%)$6,137
2019-203,263 (54%)$18,5301,983 (33%)$6,268
2020-213,087 (48%)$18,0831,399 (22%)$5,933
2021-224,143 (55%)$20,7821,939 (26%)$6,437
Average3,203 (53.89%)$18,2831,959 (33.56%)$5,817
*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, 1,826 (30.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,039.

In addition, 2,318 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
2013-141,687 (32%)$4,62633 (1%)$7,6061,830 (35%)$12,0882,741 (53%)$7,181
2014-151,642 (33%)$4,70623 (0%)$5,1572,173 (44%)$10,0882,430 (49%)$7,601
2015-161,373 (26%)$4,74118 (0%)$10,6731,749 (33%)$10,8732,310 (44%)$8,191
2016-171,756 (31%)$4,7402 (0%)$2,4952,243 (39%)$10,9462,537 (44%)$8,462
2017-182,054 (36%)$4,94012 (0%)$14,6912,636 (46%)$11,4882,763 (49%)$8,101
2018-192,311 (34%)$5,07249 (1%)$5,7363,004 (45%)$11,1803,093 (46%)$7,372
2019-201,898 (32%)$5,1142,042 (34%)$1,0802,357 (39%)$11,2102,727 (45%)$8,114
2020-211,550 (24%)$5,6812,361 (37%)$1,1102,286 (36%)$10,5752,048 (32%)$9,875
2021-222,160 (29%)$5,7343,329 (44%)$2,7882,582 (34%)$10,5453,264 (43%)$11,398
Average1,826 (30.78%)$5,039874 (23.40%)$5,7042,318 (39.00%)$10,9992,657 (45.00%)$8,477
*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, 1,959 (33.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,959.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,117 (41%)$5,6482,064 (40%)$4,750482 (9%)$4,470
2014-151,886 (38%)$5,4041,837 (37%)$4,725279 (6%)$5,416
2015-161,747 (33%)$5,6981,699 (32%)$4,543537 (10%)$4,162
2016-172,112 (37%)$5,3332,051 (36%)$4,861132 (2%)$9,800
2017-182,217 (39%)$5,4912,154 (38%)$4,764183 (3%)$10,445
2018-192,230 (33%)$6,1372,156 (32%)$4,5961,184 (18%)$3,190
2019-201,983 (33%)$6,2681,915 (32%)$4,682935 (16%)$3,705
2020-211,399 (22%)$5,9331,346 (21%)$4,545450 (7%)$4,851
2021-221,939 (26%)$6,4371,880 (25%)$4,557526 (7%)$7,440
Average1,959 (33.56%)$5,8171,900 (32.56%)$4,669523 (8.67%)$5,942

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