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Cal State Long Beach Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 23,903
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 73%
Average Aid Amount $10,062
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 4,315
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 82%

Financial Aid Information at Cal State Long Beach

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 23,903 students (73% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $10,062. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 4,315 students (82% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at California State University-Long Beach is $7,374 for California residents and $19,974 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 23,903 students (73% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $10,062. 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-Long Beach for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at California State University-Long Beach
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid23,90373%$10,062
Pell Grants16,24049%$5,131
Federal Student Loans7,94924%$6,226

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 4,315 beginning students (82% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 4,286 students (81% 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-Long Beach.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at California State University-Long Beach
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid4,31582%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources4,07077%$10,512
Federal Grants2,64950%$5,676
Pell Grants2,64850%$5,632
Other Federal Grants2244%$542
State/Local Grants3,79572%$3,509
Institutional Grants2,63250%$5,482
Student Loans1,28424%$5,464
Federal Student Loans1,26924%$4,728
Other Student Loans721%$14,103

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 4,018 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended California State University-Long Beach. Among them, 1,961 students have lived on campus and 444 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-Long Beach
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus1,6211,5181,961
Living Off-Campus with Family1,5461,5911,613
Living Off-Campus without Family382393444

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-Long Beach
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level3,3573,169$38,199,475$11,379
$0 - $30,0001,1451,145$16,983,243$14,833
$30,001 - $48,000757757$10,688,294$14,119
$48,001 - $75,000654647$7,355,366$11,247
$75,001 - $110,000308300$2,317,014$7,523
$110,001 or more493320$855,558$1,735