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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at California Colleges since 2012. For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,701, which is 66.50 % of all undergraduate students. 1,825 students which is 46.60% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount: $7,429.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-133,459 (65%)$10,4192,299 (41%)$3,8832,226 (52%)$7,297
2013-143,659 (65%)$10,7602,406 (41%)$4,0072,181 (49%)$7,525
2014-153,857 (66%)$10,9162,395 (40%)$4,1462,061 (48%)$7,462
2015-163,700 (67%)$11,3932,302 (40%)$4,1901,943 (48%)$7,759
2016-173,629 (65%)$11,3522,196 (38%)$4,1171,846 (47%)$7,515
2017-183,745 (65%)$11,8782,293 (40%)$4,3981,834 (46%)$7,558
2018-193,738 (66%)$12,1612,252 (40%)$4,5401,741 (46%)$7,314
2019-203,749 (69%)$12,3302,199 (39%)$4,6041,634 (46%)$7,331
2020-213,695 (69%)$12,2072,106 (37%)$4,6651,377 (42%)$7,308
2021-223,774 (68%)$12,6562,111 (37%)$4,6411,405 (42%)$7,217
Average3,701 (66.50%)$11,6072,256 (39.30%)$4,3191,825 (46.60%)$7,429

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 10 years, on average, 657 (75.30 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,550. It can cover 65.38% of tuition & fees ($20,723) based on out-of-state rate. In addition, 344 (51.50 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,141).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2012-13567 (72%)$11,849375 (55%)$7,086
2013-14608 (71%)$12,204381 (54%)$7,139
2014-15672 (75%)$12,445378 (53%)$7,005
2015-16640 (73%)$13,181361 (54%)$7,106
2016-17641 (75%)$13,330367 (54%)$7,182
2017-18685 (75%)$13,881365 (52%)$7,152
2018-19706 (76%)$14,397357 (51%)$7,062
2019-20719 (79%)$14,577334 (51%)$7,209
2020-21654 (78%)$14,421234 (45%)$7,175
2021-22681 (79%)$15,210286 (46%)$7,296
Average657 (75.30%)$13,550344 (51.50%)$7,141
*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, 398 (45.50 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,687. In addition, 531 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (34.50 % 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
2012-13373 (47%)$4,31889 (18%)$1,118434 (32%)$5,972518 (57%)$9,559
2013-14403 (47%)$4,381100 (17%)$1,081462 (32%)$5,801539 (58%)$9,843
2014-15415 (46%)$4,414106 (18%)$1,155570 (35%)$5,737523 (57%)$10,151
2015-16399 (45%)$4,547108 (18%)$1,171538 (34%)$5,624504 (58%)$11,048
2016-17386 (47%)$4,495103 (20%)$1,035531 (34%)$5,557487 (56%)$10,778
2017-18409 (46%)$4,665113 (19%)$1,237585 (35%)$5,687544 (59%)$11,484
2018-19418 (46%)$4,921116 (19%)$1,126568 (37%)$5,696531 (59%)$11,386
2019-20415 (45%)$4,978251 (30%)$1,108563 (37%)$5,651530 (60%)$11,517
2020-21374 (43%)$5,124277 (33%)$1,356518 (35%)$5,554504 (61%)$11,676
2021-22385 (43%)$5,029331 (34%)$1,538539 (34%)$5,899541 (63%)$12,652
Average398 (45.50%)$4,687159 (22.60%)$1,193531 (34.50%)$5,718522 (58.80%)$11,009
*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, 344 (51.50 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $344.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2012-13375 (55%)$7,086371 (54%)$6,15842 (10%)$12,026
2013-14381 (54%)$7,139375 (53%)$6,26250 (9%)$12,456
2014-15378 (53%)$7,005375 (53%)$5,95840 (10%)$13,243
2015-16361 (54%)$7,106357 (53%)$6,11246 (9%)$13,283
2016-17367 (54%)$7,182360 (53%)$6,15155 (9%)$13,128
2017-18365 (52%)$7,152356 (51%)$6,06161 (8%)$14,184
2018-19357 (51%)$7,062346 (50%)$5,97584 (8%)$13,649
2019-20334 (51%)$7,209325 (50%)$5,92977 (8%)$14,615
2020-21234 (45%)$7,175228 (45%)$5,69146 (7%)$15,587
2021-22286 (46%)$7,296281 (45%)$5,60668 (8%)$16,857
Average344 (51.50%)$7,141337 (50.70%)$5,99057 (8.60%)$13,903
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