How CSUN'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-Northridge since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 23,540, which is 67.82 % of all undergraduate students. 10,394 students which is 30.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,366.

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	16,770 (53%)	$9,187	15,622 (49%)	$4,265	11,926 (37%)	$6,406
2012-13	16,529 (53%)	$9,439	15,244 (48%)	$4,363	11,433 (36%)	$6,443
2013-14	19,529 (58%)	$9,420	17,652 (52%)	$4,448	11,611 (34%)	$6,248
2014-15	25,644 (72%)	$7,995	18,999 (53%)	$4,497	11,854 (33%)	$6,225
2015-16	25,478 (69%)	$8,434	20,134 (54%)	$4,513	12,173 (33%)	$6,012
2016-17	24,931 (70%)	$8,684	19,407 (54%)	$4,472	10,739 (30%)	$6,050
2017-18	26,309 (73%)	$9,097	20,732 (58%)	$4,721	10,600 (30%)	$6,308
2018-19	25,570 (73%)	$9,398	20,076 (57%)	$4,859	9,747 (28%)	$6,404
2019-20	26,153 (75%)	$9,442	20,056 (58%)	$4,947	9,443 (27%)	$6,437
2020-21	26,099 (75%)	$9,663	19,782 (57%)	$4,966	7,457 (21%)	$6,783
2021-22	25,931 (75%)	$9,447	19,516 (57%)	$4,914	7,348 (21%)	$6,712
Average	23,540 (67.82%)	$9,110	18,838 (54.27%)	$4,633	10,394 (30.00%)	$6,366

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,759 (77.09 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,400. It can cover 54.81% of tuition & fees ($18,975) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,486 (29.91 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,955).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,256 (63%)	$10,539	1,959 (38%)	$4,782
2012-13	2,598 (64%)	$10,747	1,485 (36%)	$4,855
2013-14	3,755 (65%)	$11,045	2,035 (35%)	$4,957
2014-15	4,478 (82%)	$9,534	1,798 (33%)	$4,760
2015-16	4,410 (80%)	$9,818	1,936 (35%)	$4,709
2016-17	3,615 (82%)	$9,782	1,429 (32%)	$4,644
2017-18	4,319 (83%)	$10,222	1,654 (32%)	$5,008
2018-19	3,918 (82%)	$10,462	1,292 (27%)	$5,072
2019-20	3,961 (83%)	$10,855	1,257 (26%)	$5,119
2020-21	3,254 (82%)	$10,882	578 (15%)	$5,134
2021-22	3,789 (82%)	$10,511	926 (20%)	$5,462
Average	3,759 (77.09%)	$10,400	1,486 (29.91%)	$4,955

^*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, 3,012 (61.64 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,099.

In addition, 3,213 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (66.00 % 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	3,028 (59%)	$4,743	756 (15%)	$542	2,136 (41%)	$2,427	2,649 (51%)	$5,421
2012-13	2,391 (58%)	$4,808	504 (12%)	$539	1,754 (43%)	$2,330	2,160 (53%)	$5,586
2013-14	3,464 (60%)	$4,895	563 (10%)	$582	3,107 (54%)	$2,344	3,046 (53%)	$5,551
2014-15	3,381 (62%)	$4,955	420 (8%)	$495	3,797 (70%)	$2,067	3,188 (58%)	$5,611
2015-16	3,484 (63%)	$4,976	528 (10%)	$593	3,782 (69%)	$2,220	3,130 (57%)	$5,511
2016-17	2,726 (62%)	$4,967	578 (13%)	$599	3,242 (73%)	$2,267	2,534 (57%)	$5,574
2017-18	3,275 (63%)	$5,136	745 (14%)	$537	3,950 (76%)	$2,261	3,094 (60%)	$5,816
2018-19	2,969 (62%)	$5,246	728 (15%)	$569	3,561 (75%)	$2,395	2,788 (59%)	$5,907
2019-20	3,089 (65%)	$5,410	961 (20%)	$545	3,629 (76%)	$2,534	2,874 (60%)	$5,764
2020-21	2,467 (62%)	$5,490	987 (25%)	$559	2,938 (74%)	$2,467	2,430 (61%)	$5,789
2021-22	2,861 (62%)	$5,458	1,030 (22%)	$601	3,449 (75%)	$2,393	2,707 (59%)	$5,666
Average	3,012 (61.64%)	$5,099	709 (14.91%)	$560	3,213 (66.00%)	$2,337	2,782 (57.09%)	$5,654

^*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, 1,486 (29.91 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,486.

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	1,959 (38%)	$4,782	1,950 (38%)	$4,628	35 (1%)	$9,819
2012-13	1,485 (36%)	$4,855	1,475 (36%)	$4,654	35 (1%)	$9,858
2013-14	2,035 (35%)	$4,957	2,019 (35%)	$4,724	53 (1%)	$10,376
2014-15	1,798 (33%)	$4,760	1,788 (33%)	$4,586	42 (1%)	$8,524
2015-16	1,936 (35%)	$4,709	1,913 (35%)	$4,509	51 (1%)	$9,601
2016-17	1,429 (32%)	$4,644	1,409 (32%)	$4,473	39 (1%)	$8,576
2017-18	1,654 (32%)	$5,008	1,624 (31%)	$4,662	78 (2%)	$9,129
2018-19	1,292 (27%)	$5,072	1,279 (27%)	$4,655	60 (1%)	$9,989
2019-20	1,257 (26%)	$5,119	1,245 (26%)	$4,657	57 (1%)	$11,179
2020-21	578 (15%)	$5,134	564 (14%)	$4,779	22 (1%)	$12,360
2021-22	926 (20%)	$5,462	910 (20%)	$4,889	51 (1%)	$11,940
Average	1,486 (29.91%)	$4,955	1,471 (29.73%)	$4,656	48 (1.09%)	$10,123

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CSUN

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