Financial Aid at UCLA

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

18,256 students (55% of total 33,040 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). The average amount of the aid awarded is $23,418.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 59% of total 6,579 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $25,627.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Los Angeles, 18,256 undergraduate students (55% of total 33,040 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $23,418.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UCLA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship18,25655% $427,509,988$23,418
Pell Grants9,33028% $60,352,515$6,469
Federal Student Loan6,20219% $35,442,446$5,715

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,912 beginning undergraduate students (59% of total 6,579 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Los Angeles. The average amount of aid received is $25,627.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UCLA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,91259% --
Grants or Scholarships3,23549%$82,903,092$25,627
Federal Grants1,79227%$11,888,887$6,634
Pell Grants1,78927%$11,431,038$6,390
Other Federal Grants71311%$457,849$642
State/Local Grants2,61240%$32,151,020$12,309
Institutional Grants2,97045%$38,863,185$13,085
Student Loan Aid1,17618%$8,325,057$7,079
Federal Student Loans1,12017%$5,340,657$4,768
Other Student Loans2484%$2,984,400$12,034

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-Los Angeles.

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 level2,2492,051$50,894,892$22,630
0-30,000733732$21,827,916$29,779
30,001-48,000418418$11,667,206$27,912
48,001-75,000393391$10,052,277$25,578
75,001-110,000227219$4,402,218$19,393
110,001 or more478291$2,945,275$6,162

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