How Cal State Fullerton'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 California State University-Fullerton since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 21,125, which is 61.73 % of all undergraduate students. 9,480 students which is 27.91% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,274.

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	14,040 (46%)	$8,686	12,237 (40%)	$4,156	9,894 (32%)	$6,438
2012-13	15,492 (48%)	$8,616	13,150 (41%)	$4,206	10,773 (33%)	$6,420
2013-14	17,214 (52%)	$8,794	14,670 (44%)	$4,287	10,956 (33%)	$6,298
2014-15	21,250 (65%)	$7,579	14,494 (44%)	$4,358	10,014 (31%)	$6,204
2015-16	21,295 (64%)	$7,999	15,335 (46%)	$4,384	9,964 (30%)	$6,151
2016-17	22,572 (65%)	$7,915	16,211 (47%)	$4,349	10,414 (30%)	$6,297
2017-18	24,128 (69%)	$8,268	17,513 (50%)	$4,569	10,021 (28%)	$6,258
2018-19	23,603 (68%)	$8,354	16,926 (49%)	$4,628	9,173 (26%)	$6,175
2019-20	24,013 (68%)	$8,612	17,094 (48%)	$4,713	8,887 (25%)	$6,227
2020-21	24,561 (66%)	$8,483	17,394 (47%)	$4,798	7,072 (19%)	$6,270
2021-22	24,205 (68%)	$8,389	17,043 (48%)	$4,719	7,111 (20%)	$6,276
Average	21,125 (61.73%)	$8,336	15,642 (45.82%)	$4,470	9,480 (27.91%)	$6,274

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,955 (67.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,045. It can cover 47.72% of tuition & fees ($18,953) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,271 (28.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,531).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,019 (49%)	$9,544	1,452 (35%)	$5,309
2012-13	2,247 (51%)	$9,583	1,552 (35%)	$5,450
2013-14	2,447 (54%)	$9,959	1,437 (32%)	$5,445
2014-15	3,028 (71%)	$8,161	1,374 (32%)	$5,609
2015-16	2,928 (68%)	$8,471	1,343 (31%)	$5,601
2016-17	3,087 (72%)	$8,436	1,384 (32%)	$5,594
2017-18	3,316 (77%)	$8,922	1,267 (29%)	$5,615
2018-19	3,081 (72%)	$8,890	1,136 (26%)	$5,660
2019-20	3,532 (75%)	$9,115	1,228 (26%)	$5,718
2020-21	3,795 (74%)	$9,215	865 (17%)	$5,004
2021-22	3,021 (74%)	$9,194	938 (23%)	$5,834
Average	2,955 (67.00%)	$9,045	1,271 (28.91%)	$5,531

^*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.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 2,076 (47.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,886.

In addition, 2,495 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (56.73 % 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	1,650 (40%)	$4,538	24 (1%)	$1,210	1,600 (39%)	$2,795	1,462 (36%)	$4,979
2012-13	1,830 (41%)	$4,548	72 (2%)	$785	1,869 (42%)	$2,976	1,475 (33%)	$5,147
2013-14	2,082 (46%)	$4,684	192 (4%)	$541	2,123 (47%)	$3,077	1,529 (34%)	$5,220
2014-15	1,943 (46%)	$4,730	231 (5%)	$792	2,740 (65%)	$2,478	1,591 (37%)	$5,373
2015-16	1,984 (46%)	$4,741	129 (3%)	$929	2,529 (59%)	$2,708	1,619 (38%)	$5,206
2016-17	2,003 (47%)	$4,772	318 (7%)	$806	2,855 (67%)	$2,731	1,572 (37%)	$5,363
2017-18	2,252 (52%)	$4,945	133 (3%)	$1,084	3,009 (70%)	$2,750	1,788 (42%)	$5,610
2018-19	2,039 (47%)	$5,024	269 (6%)	$931	2,790 (65%)	$2,762	1,636 (38%)	$5,617
2019-20	2,364 (50%)	$5,110	373 (8%)	$994	2,881 (61%)	$2,712	2,124 (45%)	$5,617
2020-21	2,598 (51%)	$5,293	957 (19%)	$814	2,999 (59%)	$2,576	2,234 (44%)	$5,692
2021-22	2,093 (52%)	$5,357	316 (8%)	$785	2,046 (50%)	$2,637	1,944 (48%)	$5,616
Average	2,076 (47.09%)	$4,886	274 (6.00%)	$879	2,495 (56.73%)	$2,746	1,725 (39.27%)	$5,404

^*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..

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, 1,271 (28.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,271.

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	1,452 (35%)	$5,309	1,441 (35%)	$4,841	66 (2%)	$11,091
2012-13	1,552 (35%)	$5,450	1,539 (35%)	$4,933	67 (2%)	$12,937
2013-14	1,437 (32%)	$5,445	1,415 (31%)	$4,910	76 (2%)	$11,529
2014-15	1,374 (32%)	$5,609	1,353 (32%)	$4,972	84 (2%)	$11,655
2015-16	1,343 (31%)	$5,601	1,315 (31%)	$4,848	89 (2%)	$12,889
2016-17	1,384 (32%)	$5,594	1,355 (32%)	$4,928	89 (2%)	$11,963
2017-18	1,267 (29%)	$5,615	1,247 (29%)	$4,835	94 (2%)	$11,547
2018-19	1,136 (26%)	$5,660	1,106 (26%)	$4,800	89 (2%)	$12,600
2019-20	1,228 (26%)	$5,718	1,198 (26%)	$4,824	101 (2%)	$12,308
2020-21	865 (17%)	$5,004	846 (17%)	$4,700	31 (1%)	$11,380
2021-22	938 (23%)	$5,834	909 (22%)	$4,693	81 (2%)	$14,889
Average	1,271 (28.91%)	$5,531	1,248 (28.73%)	$4,844	79 (1.91%)	$12,253

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Cal State Fullerton

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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

Compare Cal State Fullerton in a Variety of Ways