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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 18,367
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 64%
Average Aid Amount $20,868
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 4,007
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 71%

Financial Aid Information at UCI

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 18,367 students (64% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $20,868. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 4,007 students (71% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine is $14,752 for California residents and $46,640 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 18,367 students (64% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $20,868. 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-Irvine for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of California-Irvine
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid18,36764%$20,868
Pell Grants10,68837%$5,364
Federal Student Loans6,25022%$5,394

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 4,007 beginning students (71% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 3,890 students (69% 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-Irvine.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of California-Irvine
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid4,00771%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources3,68565%$21,533
Federal Grants1,99935%$6,091
Pell Grants1,99735%$5,644
Other Federal Grants1,05219%$860
State/Local Grants3,04454%$11,446
Institutional Grants3,18156%$10,164
Student Loans1,41325%$6,223
Federal Student Loans1,34224%$4,573
Other Student Loans3897%$6,828

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 3,480 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of California-Irvine. Among them, 2,773 students have lived on campus and 217 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-Irvine
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus8242,5772,773
Living Off-Campus with Family2,535732490
Living Off-Campus without Family280281217

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 University of California-Irvine
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,6352,486$61,346,294$23,281
$0 - $30,000844841$25,012,984$29,636
$30,001 - $48,000606604$17,014,751$28,077
$48,001 - $75,000467466$11,372,211$24,352
$75,001 - $110,000255244$4,924,649$19,312
$110,001 or more463331$3,021,699$6,526