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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 7,341
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 88%
Average Aid Amount $24,089
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,075
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 86%

Financial Aid Information at UC Merced

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 7,341 students (88% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $24,089. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,075 students (86% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of California-Merced is $14,167 for California residents and $44,944 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 7,341 students (88% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $24,089. 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-Merced for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of California-Merced
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid7,34188%$24,089
Pell Grants5,09761%$5,671
Federal Student Loans2,59431%$5,169

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,075 beginning students (86% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,060 students (86% 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-Merced.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of California-Merced
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid2,07586%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,99383%$25,868
Federal Grants1,53364%$6,659
Pell Grants1,41859%$5,545
Other Federal Grants1,52363%$1,540
State/Local Grants1,71271%$10,568
Institutional Grants1,77074%$13,138
Student Loans84135%$4,754
Federal Student Loans81234%$4,576
Other Student Loans382%$7,444

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,968 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of California-Merced. Among them, 1,690 students have lived on campus and 60 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-Merced
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus1,6792841,690
Living Off-Campus with Family1650210
Living Off-Campus without Family341,46960

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-Merced
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,7191,644$40,394,518$23,499
$0 - $30,000649649$17,980,767$27,705
$30,001 - $48,000393393$10,541,380$26,823
$48,001 - $75,000354354$8,355,039$23,602
$75,001 - $110,000164157$2,773,814$16,914
$110,001 or more15991$743,518$4,676
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