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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 17,391
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 78%
Average Aid Amount $9,430
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,806
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 89%

Financial Aid Information at Fresno State

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 17,391 students (78% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $9,430. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,806 students (89% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at California State University-Fresno is $6,980 for California residents and $18,860 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 17,391 students (78% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $9,430. 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 aid17,39178%$9,430
Pell Grants12,89958%$4,926
Federal Student Loans3,84817%$6,344

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,806 beginning students (89% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,769 students (87% 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 Aid2,80689%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources2,70285%$9,968
Federal Grants2,04164%$5,480
Pell Grants2,04164%$5,350
Other Federal Grants2167%$1,229
State/Local Grants1,54849%$2,462
Institutional Grants2,03064%$5,881
Student Loans46315%$5,178
Federal Student Loans45514%$4,746
Other Student Loans221%$10,821

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,669 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended California State University-Fresno. Among them, 327 students have lived on campus and 742 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 Status201920202021
Living On-Campus40362327
Living Off-Campus with Family1,4951,8961,600
Living Off-Campus without Family840879742

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 2021-2022 . 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 level2,2892,225$24,639,112$10,764
$0 - $30,000919919$11,827,366$12,870
$30,001 - $48,000608608$7,479,602$12,302
$48,001 - $75,000454450$4,256,962$9,377
$75,001 - $110,000168155$862,563$5,134
$110,001 or more14093$212,619$1,519