Financial Aid at CSUN

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

23,770 students (73% of total 32,429 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Northridge (CSUN). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,843.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 5,475 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,825.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Northridge, 23,770 undergraduate students (73% of total 32,429 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,843.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - CSUN
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship23,77073% $281,506,003$11,843
Pell Grants18,18256% $102,330,182$5,628
Federal Student Loan6,93821% $46,566,589$6,712

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,733 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 5,475 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Northridge. The average amount of aid received is $12,825.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - CSUN
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,73386% --
Grants or Scholarships4,55083%$58,354,684$12,825
Federal Grants3,61966%$23,244,745$6,423
Pell Grants3,61866%$22,346,606$6,177
Other Federal Grants1,31924%$898,139$681
State/Local Grants4,29378%$14,759,958$3,438
Institutional Grants3,47864%$20,349,981$5,851
Student Loan Aid1,06820%$5,837,585$5,466
Federal Student Loans1,04719%$4,994,345$4,770
Other Student Loans641%$843,240$13,176

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-Northridge.

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 level3,4923,377$44,409,985$12,718
0-30,0001,5681,568$23,776,380$15,164
30,001-48,000855854$12,003,917$14,040
48,001-75,000602601$6,874,754$11,420
75,001-110,000192183$1,306,925$6,807
110,001 or more275171$448,009$1,629

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