Financial Aid at Cal State San Bernardino

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

12,490 students (78% of total 16,067 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,433.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 2,166 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,167.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-San Bernardino, 12,490 undergraduate students (78% of total 16,067 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,433.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cal State San Bernardino
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship12,49078% $142,792,803$11,433
Pell Grants9,25858% $52,240,199$5,643
Federal Student Loan3,90524% $26,035,316$6,667

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,965 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 2,166 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-San Bernardino. The average amount of aid received is $12,167.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cal State San Bernardino
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,96591% --
Grants or Scholarships1,91789%$23,324,500$12,167
Federal Grants1,50369%$9,760,301$6,494
Pell Grants1,49969%$9,419,143$6,284
Other Federal Grants33215%$341,158$1,028
State/Local Grants1,68178%$5,597,325$3,330
Institutional Grants1,41465%$7,966,874$5,634
Student Loan Aid40219%$2,025,564$5,039
Federal Student Loans39218%$1,802,085$4,597
Other Student Loans191%$223,479$11,762

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at California State University-San Bernardino.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,6601,585$18,245,946$10,992
0-30,000604604$8,221,486$13,612
30,001-48,000402402$5,064,949$12,599
48,001-75,000372371$3,916,607$10,529
75,001-110,000117112$768,984$6,573
110,001 or more16596$273,920$1,660

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