Financial Aid at Fresno State

Financial Aid Amount Received

$9,722 (52.43% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

77% of 22,187 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

17,404 undergraduate students (77% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Fresno. The percentage of students who received financial aid much higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as University of California-Riverside and California State University-Fullerton, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 68.00%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $9,722 and the average loan amount is $6,324. The average financial aid amount is 52.43% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $18,543).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	17,404	77%	$169,200,927	$9,722
Pell Grants	13,001	57%	$63,451,340	$4,880
Federal Students Loans	3,972	17%	$25,119,249	$6,324

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 2,858 students have received one or more types of financial aid at California State University-Fresno.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $10,314 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $4,809.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at California State University-Fresno.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	2,912	84%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	2,858	82%	$29,478,381	$10,314
Federal Grants	2,150	62%	$11,601,352	$5,396
Pell Grants	2,149	62%	$11,310,807	$5,263
Other Federal Grants	268	8%	$290,545	$1,084
State/Local Grants	2,651	76%	$6,526,798	$2,462
Institutional Grants	2,012	58%	$11,350,231	$5,641
Student Loans	411	12%	$1,976,532	$4,809
Federal Student Loans	405	12%	$1,871,048	$4,620
Other Student Loans	13	0%	$105,484	$8,114

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at California State University-Fresno.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$26,875,817	$11,374
0 - $30,000	1,076	1,076	$14,259,347	$13,252
$30,001 - $48,000	643	643	$8,061,321	$12,537
$48,001 - $75,000	395	393	$3,777,681	$9,564
$75,001 - $110,000	123	112	$608,559	$4,948
$110,001 - more	126	88	$168,909	$1,341

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At California State University-Fresno, for the first-time/full-time students, 3,414 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 64 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	3,414
Out-of-State Rate	64
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At California State University-Fresno, 62 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 879 students live off-campus. In addition, 1896 students live with their family.