How UC Riverside'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 University of California-Riverside since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,285, which is 80.82 % of all undergraduate students. 9,505 students which is 47.91% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,689.

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	14,293 (77%)	$15,451	10,516 (57%)	$4,399	10,488 (57%)	$5,911
2012-13	14,261 (77%)	$16,330	10,456 (56%)	$4,204	10,545 (57%)	$5,759
2013-14	14,573 (78%)	$16,227	10,711 (58%)	$4,360	10,312 (55%)	$5,923
2014-15	15,805 (84%)	$16,032	10,672 (57%)	$4,418	10,106 (54%)	$5,785
2015-16	15,172 (82%)	$16,689	10,430 (56%)	$4,652	9,607 (52%)	$5,745
2016-17	16,103 (81%)	$17,363	11,043 (56%)	$4,482	9,963 (50%)	$5,564
2017-18	16,532 (82%)	$18,277	10,812 (54%)	$4,785	9,534 (47%)	$5,590
2018-19	16,729 (81%)	$18,439	10,876 (53%)	$4,910	9,253 (45%)	$5,584
2019-20	20,165 (91%)	$16,159	11,358 (51%)	$4,961	9,503 (43%)	$5,629
2020-21	17,756 (78%)	$18,445	11,345 (50%)	$5,377	7,654 (34%)	$5,543
2021-22	17,743 (78%)	$20,324	11,296 (49%)	$5,361	7,593 (33%)	$5,551
Average	16,285 (80.82%)	$17,249	10,865 (54.27%)	$4,719	9,505 (47.91%)	$5,689

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,676 (82.18 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $19,296. It can cover 42.93% of tuition & fees ($44,947) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 2,134 (48.27 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,291).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,985 (82%)	$17,522	2,118 (58%)	$5,146
2012-13	3,204 (80%)	$18,714	2,259 (56%)	$5,101
2013-14	3,369 (80%)	$17,755	2,288 (55%)	$5,719
2014-15	3,784 (89%)	$18,425	2,273 (53%)	$5,609
2015-16	3,250 (81%)	$19,447	2,118 (53%)	$5,648
2016-17	4,433 (83%)	$21,249	2,834 (53%)	$5,208
2017-18	3,797 (83%)	$20,730	2,324 (51%)	$5,370
2018-19	3,692 (82%)	$21,063	2,110 (47%)	$5,105
2019-20	4,315 (91%)	$16,628	2,031 (43%)	$5,185
2020-21	3,760 (78%)	$18,676	1,412 (29%)	$4,974
2021-22	3,851 (75%)	$22,042	1,710 (33%)	$5,140
Average	3,676 (82.18%)	$19,296	2,134 (48.27%)	$5,291

^*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, 2,333 (52.27 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,885.

In addition, 2,800 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (62.09 % 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	2,152 (59%)	$4,541	132 (4%)	$3,850	2,071 (57%)	$10,968	2,734 (75%)	$7,062
2012-13	2,230 (56%)	$4,516	117 (3%)	$3,692	2,151 (54%)	$11,170	3,030 (76%)	$8,392
2013-14	2,317 (55%)	$4,721	125 (3%)	$4,018	2,356 (56%)	$11,107	2,971 (71%)	$7,476
2014-15	2,219 (52%)	$4,748	102 (2%)	$3,812	2,685 (63%)	$9,988	3,544 (83%)	$9,023
2015-16	2,129 (53%)	$4,777	96 (2%)	$3,800	2,502 (62%)	$10,631	2,787 (69%)	$9,355
2016-17	3,025 (57%)	$4,788	217 (4%)	$3,993	3,678 (69%)	$10,788	3,731 (70%)	$10,497
2017-18	2,298 (50%)	$4,956	258 (6%)	$3,953	2,996 (65%)	$11,123	3,205 (70%)	$10,290
2018-19	2,310 (51%)	$5,050	51 (1%)	$4,051	2,980 (66%)	$11,369	3,027 (67%)	$10,576
2019-20	2,230 (47%)	$5,101	4,012 (85%)	$813	2,985 (63%)	$11,185	2,841 (60%)	$8,351
2020-21	2,365 (49%)	$5,257	3,030 (63%)	$1,135	3,240 (67%)	$10,719	2,760 (57%)	$7,109
2021-22	2,387 (46%)	$5,279	3,291 (64%)	$3,247	3,156 (61%)	$10,795	3,216 (62%)	$8,560
Average	2,333 (52.27%)	$4,885	1,039 (21.55%)	$3,306	2,800 (62.09%)	$10,895	3,077 (69.09%)	$8,790

^*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, 2,134 (48.27 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $2,134.

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	2,118 (58%)	$5,146	2,104 (58%)	$4,887	47 (1%)	$13,125
2012-13	2,259 (56%)	$5,101	2,252 (56%)	$4,836	44 (1%)	$14,371
2013-14	2,288 (55%)	$5,719	2,282 (55%)	$5,510	37 (1%)	$13,846
2014-15	2,273 (53%)	$5,609	2,254 (53%)	$5,228	69 (2%)	$13,997
2015-16	2,118 (53%)	$5,648	2,091 (52%)	$5,161	90 (2%)	$12,999
2016-17	2,834 (53%)	$5,208	2,731 (51%)	$4,915	159 (3%)	$8,412
2017-18	2,324 (51%)	$5,370	2,239 (49%)	$5,007	134 (3%)	$9,483
2018-19	2,110 (47%)	$5,105	2,048 (45%)	$4,735	105 (2%)	$10,232
2019-20	2,031 (43%)	$5,185	1,974 (42%)	$4,813	99 (2%)	$10,388
2020-21	1,412 (29%)	$4,974	1,353 (28%)	$4,703	81 (2%)	$8,151
2021-22	1,710 (33%)	$5,140	1,676 (33%)	$4,702	70 (1%)	$13,006
Average	2,134 (48.27%)	$5,291	2,091 (47.45%)	$4,954	85 (1.82%)	$11,637

Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UC Riverside

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