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San Francisco State Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 13,774
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 63%
Average Aid Amount $10,931
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,507
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 79%

Financial Aid Information at San Francisco State

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,774 students (63% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $10,931. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,507 students (79% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at San Francisco State University is $7,846 for California residents and $20,446 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,774 students (63% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $10,931. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at San Francisco State University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at San Francisco State University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid13,77463%$10,931
Pell Grants9,09241%$5,342
Federal Student Loans5,58525%$6,742

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,507 beginning students (79% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,478 students (78% 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 San Francisco State University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at San Francisco State University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid2,50779%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources2,34974%$11,498
Federal Grants1,54148%$5,972
Pell Grants1,52848%$5,813
Other Federal Grants49315%$651
State/Local Grants2,22970%$3,898
Institutional Grants1,55649%$5,859
Student Loans95330%$5,533
Federal Student Loans93929%$4,980
Other Student Loans421%$14,208

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 2,325 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended San Francisco State University. Among them, 1,488 students have lived on campus and 210 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 San Francisco State University
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus1,1211,2611,488
Living Off-Campus with Family513629627
Living Off-Campus without Family224198210

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 San Francisco State University
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,9411,835$24,021,742$12,376
$0 - $30,000714714$11,389,190$15,951
$30,001 - $48,000389388$5,837,571$15,007
$48,001 - $75,000371369$4,579,021$12,342
$75,001 - $110,000183180$1,521,475$8,314
$110,001 or more284184$694,485$2,445