Financial Aid at UCSB

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$19,654 61%
13,985 students (61% of total 23,091 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of California-Santa Barbara.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $19,654. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 59% of total 4,884 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $20,389.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of California-Santa Barbara, 13,985 undergraduate students (61% of total 23,091 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $19,654.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship13,98561% $274,859,457$19,654
Pell Grants6,95930% $38,380,098$5,515
Federal Student Loan4,26318% $21,894,756$5,136

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,877 beginning undergraduate students (59% of total 4,884 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Santa Barbara. The average amount of aid received is $20,389.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,87759% --
Grants or Scholarships2,58653%$52,724,875$20,389
Federal Grants2,32748%$12,174,880$5,232
Pell Grants1,28226%$7,217,735$5,630
Other Federal Grants2,32648%$4,957,145$2,131
State/Local Grants1,70735%$18,868,304$11,053
Institutional Grants2,13344%$21,681,691$10,165
Student Loan Aid1,12823%$8,407,399$7,453
Federal Student Loans1,06222%$4,690,568$4,417
Other Student Loans61313%$3,716,831$6,063

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

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of California-Santa Barbara.
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 level1,7491,614$36,946,954$21,125
0-30,000596596$16,549,775$27,768
30,001-48,000323322$8,316,687$25,748
48,001-75,000308306$7,127,901$23,143
75,001-110,000187185$3,294,890$17,620
110,001 or more335205$1,657,701$4,948
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