Financial Aid Amount Received
$18,590 (42.10% of tuition & fees)
Percent of Financial Aid Received
63% of 23,196 students

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

14,691 undergraduate students (63% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Santa Barbara. The percentage of students who received financial aid average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
Compare to similar schools in rankings such as University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of California-Irvine, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 57.20%).
The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $18,590 and the average loan amount is $5,426. The average financial aid amount is 42.10% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $44,160).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid14,691 63%$273,109,718$18,590
Pell Grants7,748 33%$38,170,192$4,926
Federal Students Loans6,544 28%$35,505,700$5,426

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), 2,708 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of California-Santa Barbara.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $19,350 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,363.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of California-Santa Barbara.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,83057%--
Grant or scholarship aid2,708 55%$52,399,383$19,350
Federal Grants2,352 48%$10,458,336$4,447
Pell Grants1,422 29%$7,238,449$5,090
Other Federal Grants2,322 47%$3,219,887$1,387
State/Local Grants1,893 38%$21,257,329$11,229
Institutional Grants2,284 46%$20,683,718$9,056
Student Loans1,473 30%$9,373,253$6,363
Federal Student Loans1,407 29%$6,476,455$4,603
Other Student Loans429 9%$2,896,798$6,752

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at University of California-Santa Barbara.
Income Level# of Students# of Students Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level--$39,750,940$20,240
0 - $30,000715 715$18,535,581$25,924
$30,001 - $48,000380 379$9,456,720$24,886
$48,001 - $75,000317 317$6,945,032$21,909
$75,001 - $110,000207 202$3,086,611$14,911
$110,001 - more345 216$1,726,996$5,006

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of California-Santa Barbara, for the first-time/full-time students, 3,637 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 1,291 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.
# of Students
In-District Rate0
In-State Rate3,637
Out-of-State Rate1,291
Un-known0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of California-Santa Barbara, 2,131 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 299 students live off-campus. In addition, 3 students live with their family.
# of Students
Living On-Campus2,131
Living Off-Campus299
Living with Family3
Un-known0