Financial Aid at San Diego Mesa

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

10,305 students (54% of total 19,243 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at San Diego Mesa College (San Diego Mesa). The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,608.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 79% of total 1,170 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,252.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At San Diego Mesa College, 10,305 undergraduate students (54% of total 19,243 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $4,608.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - San Diego Mesa
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship10,30554% $47,488,941$4,608
Pell Grants3,01516% $14,837,142$4,921
Federal Student Loan3422% $1,407,663$4,116

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

926 beginning undergraduate students (79% of total 1,170 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at San Diego Mesa College. The average amount of aid received is $8,252.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - San Diego Mesa
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid92679% --
Grants or Scholarships92279%$7,608,637$8,252
Federal Grants47441%$3,174,375$6,697
Pell Grants47340%$2,828,653$5,980
Other Federal Grants23120%$345,722$1,497
State/Local Grants91078%$4,225,717$4,644
Institutional Grants565%$208,545$3,724
Student Loan Aid323%$111,660$3,489
Federal Student Loans323%$111,660$3,489
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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 San Diego Mesa College.

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 level439437$6,088,031$13,868
0-30,000226226$3,687,079$16,315
30,001-48,0009999$1,352,329$13,660
48,001-75,0008685$847,002$9,849
75,001-110,0002424$163,057$6,794
110,001 or more43$38,564$9,641

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