[Last update: December 11, 2025]

25,932 students (70% of total 37,125 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,631.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 83% of total 6,628 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,234.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Fullerton, 25,932 undergraduate students (70% of total 37,125 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,631.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cal State Fullerton
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship25,93270% $275,695,972$10,631
Pell Grants17,84748% $98,562,767$5,523
Federal Student Loan8,16022% $51,849,326$6,354

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,502 beginning undergraduate students (83% of total 6,628 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Fullerton. The average amount of aid received is $11,234.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cal State Fullerton
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid5,50283% --
Grants or Scholarships5,15378%$57,886,364$11,234
Federal Grants3,57254%$22,258,890$6,231
Pell Grants3,57254%$21,561,138$6,036
Other Federal Grants1,17618%$697,752$593
State/Local Grants4,47768%$16,097,892$3,596
Institutional Grants3,32950%$19,529,582$5,867
Student Loan Aid1,58424%$9,109,696$5,751
Federal Student Loans1,55924%$7,469,903$4,791
Other Student Loans1062%$1,639,793$15,470

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-Fullerton.

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 level3,2723,092$36,387,221$11,121
0-30,0001,0861,086$15,304,258$14,092
30,001-48,000738737$9,816,440$13,301
48,001-75,000704702$7,975,402$11,329
75,001-110,000323312$2,476,128$7,666
110,001 or more421255$814,993$1,936

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