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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 21,912
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 74%
Average Aid Amount $18,266
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 5,206
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 80%

Financial Aid Information at UCI

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 21,912 students (74% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $18,266. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 5,206 students (80% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine is $14,237 for California residents and $45,014 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 21,912 students (74% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $18,266. 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 aid21,91274%$18,266
Pell Grants11,15138%$5,469
Federal Student Loans6,19821%$5,509

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 5,206 beginning students (80% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 5,187 students (80% 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 Aid5,20680%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources5,18180%$17,411
Federal Grants5,06078%$4,386
Pell Grants2,32236%$5,641
Other Federal Grants5,05578%$1,800
State/Local Grants2,98246%$11,483
Institutional Grants3,31951%$10,174
Student Loans1,50123%$6,561
Federal Student Loans1,42022%$4,743
Other Student Loans3105%$10,041

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,590 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of California-Irvine. Among them, 2,577 students have lived on campus and 281 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 Status201920202021
Living On-Campus2,9148242,577
Living Off-Campus with Family4262,535732
Living Off-Campus without Family212280281

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-Irvine
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,7932,652$62,297,676$22,305
$0 - $30,000996995$27,001,201$27,110
$30,001 - $48,000632632$16,806,298$26,592
$48,001 - $75,000518516$12,243,601$23,636
$75,001 - $110,000243233$4,159,446$17,117
$110,001 or more404276$2,087,130$5,166