All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

10,677 undergraduate students (62% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of California-Santa Cruz. 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 Kent State University at Kent and University of Nebraska at Omaha, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 72.30%).
The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $18,659 and the average loan amount is $5,784. The average financial aid amount is 42.11% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $44,312).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid10,677 62%$199,226,038$18,659
Pell Grants5,469 32%$28,419,959$5,197
Federal Students Loans4,027 23%$23,291,375$5,784

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), 2,390 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of California-Santa Cruz.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $19,199 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,540.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of California-Santa Cruz.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,55761%--
Grant or scholarship aid2,390 57%$45,885,032$19,199
Federal Grants1,899 46%$9,411,085$4,956
Pell Grants1,305 31%$7,045,252$5,399
Other Federal Grants1,796 43%$2,365,833$1,317
State/Local Grants1,909 46%$19,862,919$10,405
Institutional Grants2,014 48%$16,611,028$8,248
Student Loans893 21%$4,946,876$5,540
Federal Student Loans811 20%$3,825,355$4,717
Other Student Loans360 9%$1,121,521$3,115

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 Cruz.
Income Level# of Students# of Students Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level--$32,181,322$18,212
0 - $30,000616 615$14,599,501$23,700
$30,001 - $48,000380 380$8,611,177$22,661
$48,001 - $75,000294 293$5,781,544$19,665
$75,001 - $110,000166 152$2,201,535$13,262
$110,001 - more311 168$987,565$3,175

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of California-Santa Cruz, for the first-time/full-time students, 3,897 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 261 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.
# of Students
In-District Rate0
In-State Rate3,897
Out-of-State Rate261
Un-known0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 1,049 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 1,181 students live off-campus. In addition, 33 students live with their family.
# of Students
Living On-Campus1,049
Living Off-Campus1,181
Living with Family33
Un-known30