Financial Aid at San Jose State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

15,117 students (56% of total 27,111 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at San Jose State University (San Jose State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,385.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 69% of total 4,340 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,353.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At San Jose State University, 15,117 undergraduate students (56% of total 27,111 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,385.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - San Jose State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship15,11756% $172,107,970$11,385
Pell Grants9,55435% $50,382,785$5,273
Federal Student Loan5,29320% $34,027,689$6,429

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,983 beginning undergraduate students (69% of total 4,340 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at San Jose State University. The average amount of aid received is $12,353.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - San Jose State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,98369% --
Grants or Scholarships2,74363%$33,884,422$12,353
Federal Grants1,60037%$9,456,310$5,910
Pell Grants1,59937%$9,263,060$5,793
Other Federal Grants1493%$193,250$1,297
State/Local Grants2,54959%$14,004,623$5,494
Institutional Grants1,59637%$10,423,489$6,531
Student Loan Aid1,01923%$5,387,595$5,287
Federal Student Loans1,00023%$4,893,348$4,893
Other Student Loans341%$494,247$14,537

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 Jose State University.

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 level1,8681,711$22,330,262$11,954
0-30,000571570$9,108,607$15,952
30,001-48,000381380$6,032,172$15,832
48,001-75,000381379$4,856,554$12,747
75,001-110,000174170$1,504,674$8,648
110,001 or more361212$828,255$2,294

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