[Last update: December 11, 2025]

24,647 students (72% of total 34,243 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Long Beach (Cal State Long Beach). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,350.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 82% of total 5,615 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,795.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Long Beach, 24,647 undergraduate students (72% of total 34,243 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,350.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cal State Long Beach
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship24,64772% $279,743,489$11,350
Pell Grants17,18450% $94,553,830$5,502
Federal Student Loan8,15024% $51,575,880$6,328

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,608 beginning undergraduate students (82% of total 5,615 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Long Beach. The average amount of aid received is $11,795.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cal State Long Beach
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,60882% --
Grants or Scholarships4,28276%$50,507,067$11,795
Federal Grants2,95253%$17,933,313$6,075
Pell Grants2,94752%$17,678,712$5,999
Other Federal Grants2755%$254,601$926
State/Local Grants3,82268%$17,803,161$4,658
Institutional Grants2,56446%$14,770,593$5,761
Student Loan Aid1,39925%$7,687,955$5,495
Federal Student Loans1,38225%$6,504,981$4,707
Other Student Loans761%$1,182,974$15,565

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-Long Beach.

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 level3,3573,169$38,199,475$11,379
0-30,0001,1451,145$16,983,243$14,833
30,001-48,000757757$10,688,294$14,119
48,001-75,000654647$7,355,366$11,247
75,001-110,000308300$2,317,014$7,523
110,001 or more493320$855,558$1,735

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