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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 16,329
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 76%
Average Aid Amount $10,642
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,868
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 89%

Financial Aid Information at Fresno State

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 16,329 students (76% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $10,642. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,868 students (89% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at California State University-Fresno is $7,341 for California residents and $19,941 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 16,329 students (76% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $10,642. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at California State University-Fresno for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at California State University-Fresno
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid16,32976%$10,642
Pell Grants11,90056%$5,142
Federal Student Loans4,22320%$6,474

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,868 beginning students (89% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,851 students (88% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at California State University-Fresno.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at California State University-Fresno
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid2,86889%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources2,79586%$11,412
Federal Grants2,06064%$5,916
Pell Grants2,05964%$5,652
Other Federal Grants51816%$1,059
State/Local Grants2,42475%$2,654
Institutional Grants2,14566%$6,189
Student Loans55917%$5,268
Federal Student Loans55117%$4,767
Other Student Loans251%$12,720

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 2,760 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended California State University-Fresno. Among them, 765 students have lived on campus and 607 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at California State University-Fresno
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus62327765
Living Off-Campus with Family1,8961,6001,388
Living Off-Campus without Family879742607

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2023-2024 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at California State University-Fresno
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,3402,291$28,478,782$12,170
$0 - $30,000896896$12,725,503$14,203
$30,001 - $48,000637637$8,785,442$13,792
$48,001 - $75,000461459$5,269,231$11,430
$75,001 - $110,000186182$1,367,350$7,351
$110,001 or more160117$331,256$2,070