[Last update: December 11, 2025]

16,273 students (76% of total 21,430 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Fresno (Fresno State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,442.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 88% of total 3,413 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,326.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Fresno, 16,273 undergraduate students (76% of total 21,430 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,442.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Fresno State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,27376% $186,189,621$11,442
Pell Grants12,20957% $68,646,871$5,623
Federal Student Loan4,09119% $26,363,166$6,444

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,998 beginning undergraduate students (88% of total 3,413 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Fresno. The average amount of aid received is $12,326.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Fresno State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,99888% --
Grants or Scholarships2,88585%$35,561,858$12,326
Federal Grants2,20565%$14,253,255$6,464
Pell Grants2,20565%$13,664,911$6,197
Other Federal Grants45513%$588,344$1,293
State/Local Grants2,57275%$8,160,143$3,173
Institutional Grants2,11362%$13,148,460$6,223
Student Loan Aid52615%$2,611,043$4,964
Federal Student Loans52015%$2,408,952$4,633
Other Student Loans191%$202,091$10,636

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 California State University-Fresno.

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 level2,3402,291$28,478,782$12,170
0-30,000896896$12,725,503$14,203
30,001-48,000637637$8,785,442$13,792
48,001-75,000461459$5,269,231$11,430
75,001-110,000186182$1,367,350$7,351
110,001 or more160117$331,256$2,070

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