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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 21,069
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 69%
Average Aid Amount $18,273
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 4,465
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 74%

Financial Aid Information at UCI

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 21,069 students (69% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $18,273. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 4,465 students (74% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine is $13,939 for California residents and $44,011 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 21,069 students (69% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $18,273. 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 aid21,06969%$18,273
Pell Grants11,74539%$4,990
Federal Student Loans8,49328%$5,508

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 4,465 beginning students (74% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 4,451 students (74% 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 Aid4,46574%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources4,43973%$18,780
Federal Grants4,24170%$3,724
Pell Grants2,30738%$5,223
Other Federal Grants4,19869%$892
State/Local Grants3,07351%$11,433
Institutional Grants2,98749%$10,859
Student Loans1,62227%$5,012
Federal Student Loans1,56926%$4,345
Other Student Loans2714%$4,841

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,552 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of California-Irvine. Among them, 2,914 students have lived on campus and 212 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-Campus3,2622,6852,914
Living Off-Campus with Family418393426
Living Off-Campus without Family379174212

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 level2,9542,831$65,419,086$22,146
$0 - $30,0001,1701,170$32,543,371$27,815
$30,001 - $48,000634633$16,424,422$25,906
$48,001 - $75,000530527$11,172,137$21,080
$75,001 - $110,000266261$3,667,565$13,788
$110,001 or more354240$1,611,591$4,553

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