How Merced's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Merced College since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,506, which is 71.73 % of all undergraduate students. 32 students which is 0.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,513.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	7,653 (73%)	$3,570	5,517 (53%)	$3,561	-	-
2012-13	7,577 (74%)	$3,447	4,861 (47%)	$3,589	-	-
2013-14	7,763 (76%)	$3,555	5,035 (49%)	$3,678	-	-
2014-15	7,751 (76%)	$3,567	4,822 (47%)	$3,772	-	-
2015-16	7,737 (74%)	$3,549	4,584 (44%)	$3,764	-	-
2016-17	7,510 (70%)	$3,425	4,294 (40%)	$3,714	-	-
2017-18	7,314 (67%)	$3,753	4,164 (38%)	$3,953	-	-
2018-19	7,239 (66%)	$3,842	3,846 (35%)	$4,091	-	-
2019-20	7,399 (66%)	$4,123	4,003 (36%)	$4,068	39 (0%)	$4,875
2020-21	6,836 (64%)	$4,092	3,123 (29%)	$4,154	24 (0%)	$5,544
2021-22	7,787 (83%)	$4,475	2,881 (31%)	$4,121	32 (0%)	$6,121
Average	7,506 (71.73%)	$3,763	4,285 (40.82%)	$3,860	32 (0.00%)	$5,513

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 12 years, on average, 946 (83.64 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,749. It can cover 70.50% of tuition & fees ($8,154) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 3 (0.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,583).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	906 (85%)	$5,145	-	-
2012-13	753 (80%)	$5,172	-	-
2013-14	922 (86%)	$5,303	-	-
2014-15	878 (82%)	$5,304	-	-
2015-16	898 (81%)	$5,568	-	-
2016-17	939 (79%)	$5,503	-	-
2017-18	996 (80%)	$5,967	-	-
2018-19	1,036 (83%)	$6,010	-	-
2019-20	1,206 (85%)	$6,084	5 (0%)	$4,750
2020-21	911 (84%)	$6,177	2 (0%)	$6,250
2021-22	959 (95%)	$7,004	1 (0%)	$2,750
Average	946 (83.64%)	$5,749	3 (0.00%)	$4,583

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 720 (63.82 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,612.

In addition, 919 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (81.09 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	786 (74%)	$4,322	67 (6%)	$630	894 (84%)	$1,367	-	-
2012-13	620 (66%)	$4,353	16 (2%)	$592	745 (79%)	$1,593	-	-
2013-14	779 (73%)	$4,433	38 (4%)	$743	899 (84%)	$1,566	-	-
2014-15	712 (67%)	$4,453	54 (5%)	$553	857 (80%)	$1,700	-	-
2015-16	696 (63%)	$4,583	73 (7%)	$719	889 (81%)	$1,977	-	-
2016-17	720 (60%)	$4,428	106 (9%)	$675	923 (77%)	$2,066	-	-
2017-18	807 (65%)	$4,575	19 (2%)	$726	987 (79%)	$2,267	-	-
2018-19	780 (63%)	$4,725	87 (7%)	$739	1,020 (82%)	$2,424	6 (0%)	$700
2019-20	862 (61%)	$4,901	332 (23%)	$1,091	1,198 (84%)	$2,291	7 (0%)	$757
2020-21	611 (56%)	$4,826	411 (38%)	$1,166	873 (80%)	$2,515	8 (1%)	$554
2021-22	543 (54%)	$5,128	953 (95%)	$2,392	822 (82%)	$2,008	2 (0%)	$1,438
Average	720 (63.82%)	$4,612	196 (18.00%)	$911	919 (81.09%)	$1,979	6 (1.00%)	$862

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 12 years, on average, 3 (0.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $3.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	5 (0%)	$4,750	5 (0%)	$4,750	-	-
2020-21	2 (0%)	$6,250	2 (0%)	$6,250	-	-
2021-22	1 (0%)	$2,750	1 (0%)	$2,750	-	-
Average	3 (0.00%)	$4,583	3 (0.00%)	$4,583	-	-

Most Searched California Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-years | San Bernardino
American Film Institute Conservatory Private, four-years | Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Private, four-years | Visalia
ATI College-Whittier Private, four-years | Whitter
California State University-Chico Public, four-years | Chico
American Career College-Los Angeles Private, 2-4 years | Los Angeles
ITT Technical Institute-Clovis Private, four-years | Clovis
ATA College Private, 2-4 years | El Cajon
California State University-Fresno Public, four-years | Fresno
American River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento

compare schools

Graduate

Sacramento Center Private, four-years | Sacramento
North-West College-San Diego Private, four-years | San Diego
Waynes College of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Salinas
Saint Mary's College of California Private, four-years | Moraga
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Los Angeles Private, four-years | Los Angeles
Latin American Bible Institute Private, four-years | La Puente
West Los Angeles College Public, four-years | Culver City
Sonoma State University Public, four-years | Rohnert Park
Columbia College - Imperial Private, four-years | Imperial
Bridges Beauty College Private, Less than 2-years | Victorville

compare schools

Online Schools

Sacramento Center Private, four-years | Sacramento
North-West College-San Diego Private, four-years | San Diego
Waynes College of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Salinas
Saint Mary's College of California Private, four-years | Moraga
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Los Angeles Private, four-years | Los Angeles
Latin American Bible Institute Private, four-years | La Puente
West Los Angeles College Public, four-years | Culver City
Sonoma State University Public, four-years | Rohnert Park
Columbia College - Imperial Private, four-years | Imperial
Bridges Beauty College Private, Less than 2-years | Victorville

compare schools

Technical Colleges

California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-years | San Bernardino
American Film Institute Conservatory Private, four-years | Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Private, four-years | Visalia
ATI College-Whittier Private, four-years | Whitter
California State University-Chico Public, four-years | Chico
American Career College-Los Angeles Private, 2-4 years | Los Angeles
ITT Technical Institute-Clovis Private, four-years | Clovis
ATA College Private, 2-4 years | El Cajon
California State University-Fresno Public, four-years | Fresno
American River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento

compare schools

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Merced

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time