Financial Aid at Cal State LA

Financial Aid Amount Received

$10,023 (53.64% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

84% of 23,536 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

19,072 undergraduate students (84% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Los Angeles. 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 Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 75.20%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $10,023 and the average loan amount is $6,643. The average financial aid amount is 53.64% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $18,685).

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	19,072	84%	$191,157,897	$10,023
Pell Grants	15,106	66%	$76,310,106	$5,052
Federal Students Loans	4,035	18%	$26,804,511	$6,643

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), 3,477 students have received one or more types of financial aid at California State University-Los Angeles.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $10,909 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $4,592.

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

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	3,515	92%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	3,477	91%	$37,930,089	$10,909
Federal Grants	2,853	74%	$15,429,342	$5,408
Pell Grants	2,849	74%	$15,190,323	$5,332
Other Federal Grants	270	7%	$239,019	$885
State/Local Grants	3,125	82%	$7,175,191	$2,296
Institutional Grants	2,723	71%	$15,325,556	$5,628
Student Loans	430	11%	$1,974,652	$4,592
Federal Student Loans	427	11%	$1,903,753	$4,458
Other Student Loans	8	0%	$70,899	$8,862

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-Los Angeles.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$35,726,366	$11,675
0 - $30,000	1,576	1,576	$20,700,995	$13,135
$30,001 - $48,000	787	787	$9,755,649	$12,396
$48,001 - $75,000	473	472	$4,471,912	$9,454
$75,001 - $110,000	126	118	$643,025	$5,103
$110,001 - more	98	75	$154,785	$1,579

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At California State University-Los Angeles, for the first-time/full-time students, 3,800 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 32 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	3,800
Out-of-State Rate	32
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At California State University-Los Angeles, 16 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 415 students live off-campus. In addition, 3037 students live with their family.