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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 University of California-Santa Cruz since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 11,377, which is 67.64 % of all undergraduate students. 7,301 students which is 43.82% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,888.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1210,137 (64%)$15,7666,496 (41%)$4,2878,688 (54%)$6,160
2012-1310,597 (66%)$17,2997,124 (45%)$4,3858,926 (56%)$5,925
2013-1410,709 (68%)$17,2877,217 (46%)$4,5048,567 (55%)$5,968
2014-1512,067 (74%)$16,2827,380 (45%)$4,5818,555 (53%)$5,988
2015-1611,564 (71%)$17,5487,159 (44%)$4,5358,221 (51%)$5,992
2016-1711,765 (69%)$17,8656,674 (39%)$4,5187,870 (46%)$5,851
2017-1812,056 (69%)$18,5006,548 (37%)$4,6437,438 (42%)$5,806
2018-1911,901 (67%)$17,9716,205 (35%)$4,6886,915 (39%)$5,808
2019-2012,033 (69%)$17,1615,599 (32%)$4,7306,079 (35%)$5,791
2020-2110,677 (62%)$18,6595,469 (32%)$5,1974,027 (23%)$5,784
2021-2211,637 (65%)$20,8965,721 (32%)$5,3025,025 (28%)$5,695
Average11,377 (67.64%)$17,7496,508 (38.91%)$4,6707,301 (43.82%)$5,888

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 2,577 (67.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $18,107. It can cover 39.94% of tuition & fees ($45,337) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 1,707 (44.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,983).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-122,393 (66%)$17,4182,145 (60%)$6,063
2012-132,756 (72%)$19,5692,364 (62%)$5,708
2013-142,323 (71%)$18,6811,809 (55%)$5,858
2014-153,069 (76%)$16,5992,081 (52%)$5,820
2015-162,518 (70%)$17,8121,704 (47%)$5,840
2016-172,688 (64%)$18,0501,872 (45%)$5,950
2017-182,645 (65%)$17,5971,720 (43%)$5,887
2018-192,322 (63%)$16,9551,375 (37%)$6,294
2019-202,410 (65%)$16,0911,326 (36%)$6,332
2020-212,390 (57%)$19,199893 (21%)$5,540
2021-222,832 (68%)$21,2021,493 (36%)$6,519
Average2,577 (67.00%)$18,1071,707 (44.91%)$5,983
*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 12 years, on average, 1,376 (35.73 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,827.
In addition, 1,741 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (45.27 % 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
2011-121,518 (42%)$4,48850 (1%)$3,4591,530 (43%)$11,3922,316 (64%)$7,454
2012-131,952 (51%)$4,58553 (1%)$2,8911,935 (51%)$11,4842,728 (71%)$8,287
2013-141,432 (43%)$4,71233 (1%)$2,8401,511 (46%)$11,3372,284 (69%)$8,505
2014-151,627 (40%)$4,75224 (1%)$2,5132,100 (52%)$9,8392,724 (68%)$8,256
2015-161,299 (36%)$4,65717 (0%)$3,0131,574 (44%)$10,9712,369 (66%)$9,068
2016-171,359 (32%)$4,63127 (1%)$2,7431,820 (43%)$10,7092,465 (59%)$9,193
2017-181,229 (30%)$4,6945 (0%)$1,5951,746 (43%)$10,9352,408 (60%)$9,002
2018-191,045 (28%)$4,71714 (0%)$2,1741,489 (40%)$10,8082,113 (57%)$8,668
2019-20996 (27%)$4,9201,939 (52%)$6471,504 (41%)$10,6971,962 (53%)$8,428
2020-211,305 (31%)$5,3991,796 (43%)$1,3171,909 (46%)$10,4052,014 (48%)$8,248
2021-221,370 (33%)$5,5422,490 (60%)$2,4902,030 (49%)$10,7662,456 (59%)$9,933
Average1,376 (35.73%)$4,827586 (20.00%)$2,3351,741 (45.27%)$10,8492,349 (61.27%)$8,640
*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 12 years, on average, 1,707 (44.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,707.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-122,145 (60%)$6,0632,138 (59%)$5,68262 (2%)$13,838
2012-132,364 (62%)$5,7082,354 (62%)$5,43843 (1%)$16,095
2013-141,809 (55%)$5,8581,790 (54%)$5,40155 (2%)$16,913
2014-152,081 (52%)$5,8202,072 (52%)$5,39553 (1%)$17,605
2015-161,704 (47%)$5,8401,690 (47%)$5,30064 (2%)$15,556
2016-171,872 (45%)$5,9501,822 (43%)$5,116118 (3%)$15,399
2017-181,720 (43%)$5,8871,618 (40%)$4,726794 (20%)$3,122
2018-191,375 (37%)$6,2941,304 (35%)$4,744649 (18%)$3,801
2019-201,326 (36%)$6,3321,261 (34%)$4,684643 (17%)$3,872
2020-21893 (21%)$5,540811 (20%)$4,717360 (9%)$3,115
2021-221,493 (36%)$6,5191,434 (35%)$4,715755 (18%)$3,935
Average1,707 (44.91%)$5,9831,663 (43.73%)$5,083327 (8.45%)$10,296

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