How Sacramento State'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-Sacramento since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,827, which is 67.91 % of all undergraduate students. 9,621 students which is 35.27% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,356.

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	13,699 (55%)	$9,198	12,450 (50%)	$4,282	12,456 (50%)	$4,347
2012-13	14,844 (58%)	$8,939	12,940 (50%)	$4,186	10,641 (42%)	$6,945
2013-14	15,813 (61%)	$9,131	14,002 (54%)	$4,276	10,422 (40%)	$6,694
2014-15	19,598 (73%)	$7,689	14,165 (53%)	$4,350	10,077 (38%)	$6,417
2015-16	19,628 (71%)	$8,134	14,669 (53%)	$4,360	10,123 (37%)	$6,330
2016-17	20,023 (72%)	$8,221	14,652 (52%)	$4,327	10,024 (36%)	$6,447
2017-18	20,674 (73%)	$8,578	15,374 (54%)	$4,485	9,665 (34%)	$6,483
2018-19	20,468 (71%)	$8,663	15,187 (53%)	$4,580	9,294 (32%)	$6,481
2019-20	20,885 (72%)	$8,755	15,114 (52%)	$4,687	8,990 (31%)	$6,511
2020-21	20,471 (70%)	$8,988	14,693 (50%)	$4,783	6,974 (24%)	$6,553
2021-22	20,995 (71%)	$8,951	14,826 (50%)	$4,752	7,170 (24%)	$6,713
Average	18,827 (67.91%)	$8,659	14,370 (51.91%)	$4,461	9,621 (35.27%)	$6,356

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 2,643 (75.45 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,745. It can cover 50.02% of tuition & fees ($19,482) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,107 (32.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,140).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	1,727 (62%)	$10,491	1,084 (39%)	$5,192
2012-13	1,945 (65%)	$10,364	1,152 (39%)	$5,488
2013-14	2,153 (67%)	$10,736	1,156 (36%)	$5,301
2014-15	2,763 (80%)	$8,768	1,227 (35%)	$5,156
2015-16	2,841 (78%)	$9,086	1,292 (35%)	$5,120
2016-17	2,876 (78%)	$8,984	1,249 (34%)	$5,109
2017-18	2,852 (82%)	$9,672	1,149 (33%)	$5,150
2018-19	2,974 (80%)	$9,789	1,159 (31%)	$5,060
2019-20	3,282 (80%)	$9,944	1,248 (30%)	$5,191
2020-21	2,937 (80%)	$9,769	661 (18%)	$4,818
2021-22	2,725 (78%)	$9,590	796 (23%)	$4,958
Average	2,643 (75.45%)	$9,745	1,107 (32.09%)	$5,140

^*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, 1,945 (55.91 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,920.

In addition, 2,328 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (66.18 % 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	1,507 (54%)	$4,716	16 (1%)	$3,100	1,411 (50%)	$2,820	1,274 (46%)	$5,479
2012-13	1,682 (56%)	$4,680	57 (2%)	$898	1,627 (54%)	$2,878	1,425 (48%)	$5,298
2013-14	1,895 (59%)	$4,787	119 (4%)	$904	1,841 (57%)	$2,747	1,549 (48%)	$5,731
2014-15	1,933 (56%)	$4,757	154 (4%)	$962	2,469 (71%)	$2,351	1,624 (47%)	$5,588
2015-16	1,980 (54%)	$4,824	231 (6%)	$705	2,538 (70%)	$2,516	1,694 (46%)	$5,734
2016-17	2,005 (54%)	$4,801	326 (9%)	$654	2,503 (68%)	$2,355	1,798 (49%)	$5,620
2017-18	2,016 (58%)	$4,984	431 (12%)	$583	2,528 (73%)	$2,470	1,872 (54%)	$5,898
2018-19	2,105 (57%)	$5,022	406 (11%)	$715	2,664 (72%)	$2,536	1,968 (53%)	$5,840
2019-20	2,362 (58%)	$5,185	560 (14%)	$633	3,025 (74%)	$2,509	2,119 (52%)	$5,874
2020-21	2,020 (55%)	$5,240	885 (24%)	$533	2,624 (71%)	$2,393	1,977 (54%)	$5,743
2021-22	1,887 (54%)	$5,119	691 (20%)	$529	2,377 (68%)	$2,421	1,840 (53%)	$5,626
Average	1,945 (55.91%)	$4,920	352 (9.73%)	$929	2,328 (66.18%)	$2,545	1,740 (50.00%)	$5,676

^*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, 1,107 (32.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,107.

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	1,084 (39%)	$5,192	1,078 (39%)	$5,060	17 (1%)	$10,228
2012-13	1,152 (39%)	$5,488	1,145 (38%)	$5,235	37 (1%)	$8,877
2013-14	1,156 (36%)	$5,301	1,147 (36%)	$5,075	27 (1%)	$11,399
2014-15	1,227 (35%)	$5,156	1,218 (35%)	$4,991	22 (1%)	$11,219
2015-16	1,292 (35%)	$5,120	1,274 (35%)	$4,936	33 (1%)	$9,861
2016-17	1,249 (34%)	$5,109	1,233 (34%)	$4,843	38 (1%)	$10,804
2017-18	1,149 (33%)	$5,150	1,143 (33%)	$4,932	24 (1%)	$11,652
2018-19	1,159 (31%)	$5,060	1,137 (31%)	$4,836	35 (1%)	$10,449
2019-20	1,248 (30%)	$5,191	1,227 (30%)	$4,818	53 (1%)	$10,683
2020-21	661 (18%)	$4,818	651 (18%)	$4,607	15 (0%)	$12,368
2021-22	796 (23%)	$4,958	783 (22%)	$4,691	21 (1%)	$13,013
Average	1,107 (32.09%)	$5,140	1,094 (31.91%)	$4,911	29 (1.00%)	$10,959

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Sacramento State

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