Financial Aid at UCI

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

18,409 students (62% of total 29,503 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Irvine (UCI). The average amount of the aid awarded is $21,866.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 61% of total 6,777 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $23,110.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Irvine, 18,409 undergraduate students (62% of total 29,503 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $21,866.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UCI
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship18,40962% $402,524,529$21,866
Pell Grants10,65036% $60,918,353$5,720
Federal Student Loan5,99720% $31,987,898$5,334

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,137 beginning undergraduate students (61% of total 6,777 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Irvine. The average amount of aid received is $23,110.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UCI
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,13761% --
Grants or Scholarships3,69655%$85,413,496$23,110
Federal Grants2,10431%$13,285,471$6,314
Pell Grants2,10431%$12,556,636$5,968
Other Federal Grants1,04215%$728,835$699
State/Local Grants3,15347%$39,487,546$12,524
Institutional Grants3,08145%$32,640,479$10,594
Student Loan Aid1,43121%$8,664,995$6,055
Federal Student Loans1,36020%$6,061,656$4,457
Other Student Loans2363%$2,603,339$11,031

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 University of California-Irvine.

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 level2,6352,486$61,346,294$23,281
0-30,000844841$25,012,984$29,636
30,001-48,000606604$17,014,751$28,077
48,001-75,000467466$11,372,211$24,352
75,001-110,000255244$4,924,649$19,312
110,001 or more463331$3,021,699$6,526

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