[Last update: December 11, 2025]

9,012 students (63% of total 14,246 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-San Marcos (Fresno State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,025.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 79% of total 2,500 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,123.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-San Marcos, 9,012 undergraduate students (63% of total 14,246 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,025.

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 Scholarship9,01263% $99,355,053$11,025
Pell Grants6,07043% $33,553,566$5,528
Federal Student Loan4,03828% $26,407,520$6,540

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,982 beginning undergraduate students (79% of total 2,500 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-San Marcos. The average amount of aid received is $11,123.

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 Aid1,98279% --
Grants or Scholarships1,78471%$19,843,704$11,123
Federal Grants1,15946%$7,128,744$6,151
Pell Grants1,15946%$6,952,371$5,999
Other Federal Grants733%$176,373$2,416
State/Local Grants1,69568%$6,312,285$3,724
Institutional Grants1,15046%$6,402,675$5,568
Student Loan Aid79432%$4,815,715$6,065
Federal Student Loans77031%$3,751,157$4,872
Other Student Loans843%$1,064,558$12,673

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-San Marcos.

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 level1,5361,407$16,272,562$10,594
0-30,000486486$6,965,456$14,332
30,001-48,000323323$4,489,090$13,898
48,001-75,000294292$3,282,249$11,164
75,001-110,000157151$1,157,177$7,371
110,001 or more276155$378,590$1,372

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