Financial Aid at C of the Desert

Financial Aid Amount Received

$3,543 (39.62% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

75% of 11,412 students

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

8,317 undergraduate students (75% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at College of the Desert. The percentage of students who received financial aid much higher compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as American River College and Antelope Valley College, the percentage of students who received financial aid is much higher (the average of the schools is 58.10%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $3,543 and the average loan amount is $0. The average financial aid amount is 39.62% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $8,943).

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	8,317	75%	$29,464,729	$3,543
Pell Grants	4,502	40%	$16,779,276	$3,727
Federal Students Loans	0	0%	$0	$0

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), 1,267 students have received one or more types of financial aid at College of the Desert.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $5,569 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $11,000.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at College of the Desert.

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	1,267	91%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	1,267	91%	$7,055,297	$5,569
Federal Grants	873	62%	$4,219,726	$4,834
Pell Grants	873	62%	$4,162,226	$4,768
Other Federal Grants	75	5%	$57,500	$767
State/Local Grants	1,180	84%	$2,701,681	$2,290
Institutional Grants	296	21%	$133,890	$452
Student Loans	2	0%	$22,000	$11,000
Federal Student Loans	0	0%	$0	$0
Other Student Loans	2	0%	$22,000	$11,000

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at College of the Desert.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$6,408,405	$7,409
0 - $30,000	561	561	$4,346,356	$7,748
$30,001 - $48,000	214	214	$1,645,103	$7,687
$48,001 - $75,000	86	86	$406,324	$4,725
$75,001 - $110,000	4	4	$10,622	$2,656
$110,001 - more	0	0	$0	$0

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At College of the Desert, for the first-time/full-time students, 1,353 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 45 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.