Financial Aid at C of the Desert

Financial Aid Amount Received

$3,670 (40.91% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

73% of 10,932 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

8,737 undergraduate students (73% 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 57.00%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $3,670 and the average loan amount is $0. The average financial aid amount is 40.91% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $8,970).

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	8,737	73%	$32,062,616	$3,670
Pell Grants	4,676	39%	$18,193,619	$3,891
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), 1,693 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 $4,937 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,648.

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	1,693	93%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	1,693	93%	$8,358,150	$4,937
Federal Grants	1,098	61%	$5,322,828	$4,848
Pell Grants	1,098	61%	$5,312,328	$4,838
Other Federal Grants	11	1%	$10,500	$955
State/Local Grants	1,505	83%	$2,700,750	$1,795
Institutional Grants	840	46%	$334,572	$398
Student Loans	3	0%	$19,945	$6,648
Federal Student Loans	0	0%	$0	$0
Other Student Loans	3	0%	$19,945	$6,648

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	-	-	$7,430,380	$6,861
0 - $30,000	625	625	$4,635,077	$7,416
$30,001 - $48,000	285	285	$2,020,855	$7,091
$48,001 - $75,000	157	157	$719,173	$4,581
$75,001 - $110,000	16	16	$55,275	$3,455
$110,001 - more	0	0	$0	$0

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At College of the Desert, for the first-time/full-time students, 1,751 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 62 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.