Financial Aid at California State University-Northridge

Financial Aid Amount Received

$9,097 (48.24% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

73% of 35,051 students

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

26,309 undergraduate students (73% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Northridge. The percentage of students who received financial aid higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compare to similar schools in rankings such as California Baptist University and California Lutheran University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is average (the average of the schools is 75.20%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $9,097 and the average loan amount is $6,308. The average financial aid amount is 48.24% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $18,857).

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	26,309	73%	$239,328,980	$9,097
Pell Grants	20,732	58%	$97,875,095	$4,721
Federal Students Loans	10,600	30%	$66,860,825	$6,308

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

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	4,492	87%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	4,319	83%	$44,147,486	$10,222
Federal Grants	3,276	63%	$17,221,468	$5,257
Pell Grants	3,275	63%	$16,821,468	$5,136
Other Federal Grants	745	14%	$400,000	$537
State/Local Grants	3,950	76%	$8,931,886	$2,261
Institutional Grants	3,094	60%	$17,994,132	$5,816
Student Loans	1,654	32%	$8,283,392	$5,008
Federal Student Loans	1,624	31%	$7,571,357	$4,662
Other Student Loans	78	2%	$712,035	$9,129

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

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 4,319 students have received one or more types of financial aid at California State University-Northridge.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $10,222 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,008.

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

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-Northridge.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$40,668,880	$10,627
0 - $30,000	1,945	1,945	$25,484,797	$13,103
$30,001 - $48,000	817	815	$9,744,476	$11,927
$48,001 - $75,000	552	538	$4,319,063	$7,824
$75,001 - $110,000	238	219	$851,657	$3,578
$110,001 - more	275	163	$268,887	$978

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At California State University-Northridge, for the first-time/full-time students, 5,027 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 147 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	5,027
Out-of-State Rate	147
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At California State University-Northridge, 2,212 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 472 students live off-campus. In addition, 1601 students live with their family.