Financial Aid at UCSD

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

19,860 students (59% of total 33,792 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-San Diego (UCSD). The average amount of the aid awarded is $23,806.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 66% of total 6,986 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $25,757.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-San Diego, 19,860 undergraduate students (59% of total 33,792 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $23,806.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UCSD
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship19,86059% $472,784,582$23,806
Pell Grants11,55834% $67,318,563$5,824
Federal Student Loan7,22921% $32,721,438$4,526

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,627 beginning undergraduate students (66% of total 6,986 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-San Diego. The average amount of aid received is $25,757.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UCSD
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,62766% --
Grants or Scholarships4,14459%$106,739,009$25,757
Federal Grants2,55437%$15,527,486$6,080
Pell Grants2,55037%$15,448,313$6,058
Other Federal Grants18-$79,173$4,399
State/Local Grants3,61152%$46,441,303$12,861
Institutional Grants3,77554%$44,770,220$11,860
Student Loan Aid1,73725%$9,653,215$5,557
Federal Student Loans1,67424%$6,961,023$4,158
Other Student Loans1913%$2,692,192$14,095

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-San Diego.

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 level3,2873,140$80,777,184$24,575
0-30,0001,1771,175$33,942,506$28,838
30,001-48,000731731$20,805,344$28,461
48,001-75,000632630$16,391,501$25,936
75,001-110,000319312$6,123,026$19,194
110,001 or more428292$3,514,807$8,212

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