by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at California State University-Long Beach can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial aid options can CSULB offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at California State University-Long Beach.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at California State University-Long Beach, 82% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 4608 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $11,795 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 46% | $5,761 |
| Federal Pell grants | 52% | $5,999 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $4,658 |
| Federal student loans | 25% | $4,707 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At CSULB, around 72% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $11,350 (across roughly 24647 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 72% | $11,350 |
| Federal Pell grants | 50% | $5,502 |
| Federal student loans | 24% | $6,328 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $12,239.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $5,761 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,522 |
| Over $75,000 | $16,349 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $10,440 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $8,931 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try CSULB’s NPC: www2.calstate.edu/attend/paying-for-college/Pages/csu-costs.aspx.
The median student at CSULB graduates with $12,227 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,227 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,289 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $151.49/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at CSULB.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $23,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,000 |
| Middle income | $11,000 |
| High income | $13,646 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,961 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,597 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $11,500 |
| Independent students | $13,313 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at CSULB.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at CSULB:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 75427 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,417,494,592 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 314 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,419,142 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,520 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 26 |
| Total DoD amount | $49,485 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,903 |
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