How UCSD'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-San Diego since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,649, which is 60.73 % of all undergraduate students. 9,719 students which is 36.09% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,575.

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	15,860 (69%)	$15,446	10,620 (46%)	$4,513	11,737 (51%)	$5,943
2012-13	14,876 (66%)	$15,989	9,691 (43%)	$4,500	10,727 (47%)	$5,769
2013-14	14,857 (62%)	$16,638	9,537 (40%)	$4,549	9,817 (41%)	$5,653
2014-15	15,819 (64%)	$16,143	9,537 (38%)	$4,606	9,697 (39%)	$5,737
2015-16	15,713 (59%)	$16,800	9,397 (35%)	$4,583	9,398 (35%)	$5,639
2016-17	16,274 (58%)	$17,158	9,640 (34%)	$4,624	10,167 (36%)	$5,356
2017-18	16,511 (58%)	$18,306	10,374 (36%)	$4,752	10,159 (36%)	$5,292
2018-19	17,595 (58%)	$17,958	11,061 (37%)	$4,898	9,682 (32%)	$5,594
2019-20	18,140 (59%)	$18,914	10,872 (35%)	$4,978	9,677 (31%)	$5,604
2020-21	18,130 (57%)	$19,225	10,628 (33%)	$5,505	7,833 (25%)	$5,422
2021-22	19,359 (58%)	$20,811	10,647 (32%)	$5,537	8,018 (24%)	$5,320
Average	16,649 (60.73%)	$17,581	10,182 (37.18%)	$4,822	9,719 (36.09%)	$5,575

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,060 (55.27 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $17,829. It can cover 38.72% of tuition & fees ($46,042) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,941 (36.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,761).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	2,384 (69%)	$15,920	1,852 (54%)	$5,413
2012-13	2,450 (54%)	$15,654	1,873 (41%)	$5,611
2013-14	2,927 (56%)	$17,034	2,117 (41%)	$5,648
2014-15	2,845 (58%)	$16,955	1,886 (38%)	$5,404
2015-16	2,580 (49%)	$17,303	1,747 (33%)	$5,698
2016-17	2,981 (52%)	$18,231	2,112 (37%)	$5,333
2017-18	3,248 (57%)	$19,393	2,217 (39%)	$5,491
2018-19	3,750 (56%)	$18,237	2,230 (33%)	$6,137
2019-20	3,263 (54%)	$18,530	1,983 (33%)	$6,268
2020-21	3,087 (48%)	$18,083	1,399 (22%)	$5,933
2021-22	4,143 (55%)	$20,782	1,939 (26%)	$6,437
Average	3,060 (55.27%)	$17,829	1,941 (36.09%)	$5,761

^*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, 1,762 (32.09 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,954.

In addition, 2,167 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (38.82 % 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	1,579 (46%)	$4,643	74 (2%)	$3,575	1,590 (46%)	$11,999	2,316 (67%)	$4,869
2012-13	1,367 (30%)	$4,493	27 (1%)	$7,740	1,391 (30%)	$12,064	2,329 (51%)	$6,535
2013-14	1,687 (32%)	$4,626	33 (1%)	$7,606	1,830 (35%)	$12,088	2,741 (53%)	$7,181
2014-15	1,642 (33%)	$4,706	23 (0%)	$5,157	2,173 (44%)	$10,088	2,430 (49%)	$7,601
2015-16	1,373 (26%)	$4,741	18 (0%)	$10,673	1,749 (33%)	$10,873	2,310 (44%)	$8,191
2016-17	1,756 (31%)	$4,740	2 (0%)	$2,495	2,243 (39%)	$10,946	2,537 (44%)	$8,462
2017-18	2,054 (36%)	$4,940	12 (0%)	$14,691	2,636 (46%)	$11,488	2,763 (49%)	$8,101
2018-19	2,311 (34%)	$5,072	49 (1%)	$5,736	3,004 (45%)	$11,180	3,093 (46%)	$7,372
2019-20	1,898 (32%)	$5,114	2,042 (34%)	$1,080	2,357 (39%)	$11,210	2,727 (45%)	$8,114
2020-21	1,550 (24%)	$5,681	2,361 (37%)	$1,110	2,286 (36%)	$10,575	2,048 (32%)	$9,875
2021-22	2,160 (29%)	$5,734	3,329 (44%)	$2,788	2,582 (34%)	$10,545	3,264 (43%)	$11,398
Average	1,762 (32.09%)	$4,954	725 (17.14%)	$5,696	2,167 (38.82%)	$11,187	2,596 (47.55%)	$7,973

^*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, 1,941 (36.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,941.

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	1,852 (54%)	$5,413	1,840 (53%)	$5,043	162 (5%)	$4,601
2012-13	1,873 (41%)	$5,611	1,844 (40%)	$4,804	402 (9%)	$4,105
2013-14	2,117 (41%)	$5,648	2,064 (40%)	$4,750	482 (9%)	$4,470
2014-15	1,886 (38%)	$5,404	1,837 (37%)	$4,725	279 (6%)	$5,416
2015-16	1,747 (33%)	$5,698	1,699 (32%)	$4,543	537 (10%)	$4,162
2016-17	2,112 (37%)	$5,333	2,051 (36%)	$4,861	132 (2%)	$9,800
2017-18	2,217 (39%)	$5,491	2,154 (38%)	$4,764	183 (3%)	$10,445
2018-19	2,230 (33%)	$6,137	2,156 (32%)	$4,596	1,184 (18%)	$3,190
2019-20	1,983 (33%)	$6,268	1,915 (32%)	$4,682	935 (16%)	$3,705
2020-21	1,399 (22%)	$5,933	1,346 (21%)	$4,545	450 (7%)	$4,851
2021-22	1,939 (26%)	$6,437	1,880 (25%)	$4,557	526 (7%)	$7,440
Average	1,941 (36.09%)	$5,761	1,890 (35.09%)	$4,715	479 (8.36%)	$5,653

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