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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 20,505
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 65%
Average Aid Amount $20,054
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 4,642
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 63%

Financial Aid Information at UC Davis

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 20,505 students (65% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $20,054. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 4,642 students (63% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of California-Davis is $15,247 for California residents and $46,024 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 20,505 students (65% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $20,054. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at University of California-Davis for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of California-Davis
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid20,50565%$20,054
Pell Grants10,38233%$5,518
Federal Student Loans7,10622%$5,182

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 4,642 beginning students (63% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 4,390 students (59% 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 University of California-Davis.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of California-Davis
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid4,64263%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources4,17857%$20,548
Federal Grants3,63549%$4,734
Pell Grants1,97227%$5,442
Other Federal Grants3,63449%$1,782
State/Local Grants2,77438%$10,980
Institutional Grants3,71150%$10,289
Student Loans1,79624%$5,965
Federal Student Loans1,71723%$4,340
Other Student Loans70710%$4,614

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,790 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of California-Davis. Among them, 3,296 students have lived on campus and 240 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 University of California-Davis
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus3,2389083,296
Living Off-Campus with Family103237158
Living Off-Campus without Family2412,092240

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 University of California-Davis
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,8082,618$59,813,386$21,301
$0 - $30,000827827$23,061,708$27,886
$30,001 - $48,000557557$14,881,628$26,717
$48,001 - $75,000545543$12,939,719$23,743
$75,001 - $110,000317308$5,895,768$18,599
$110,001 or more562383$3,034,563$5,400