by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to California State University-Los Angeles can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Cal State LA offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at California State University-Los Angeles.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at California State University-Los Angeles, 95% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 3286 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $13,824 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 79% | $5,113 |
| Federal Pell grants | 79% | $6,168 |
| State/local grants | 92% | $4,391 |
| Federal student loans | 13% | $4,658 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Cal State LA, some 85% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $12,761 (among about 18247 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $12,761 |
| Federal Pell grants | 66% | $5,800 |
| Federal student loans | 18% | $7,138 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $14,436.
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 | $2,982 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,113 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,188 |
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 | $3,967 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,113 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Cal State LA’s online cost calculator: www.calstate.edu/attend/paying-for-college/Pages/csu-costs.aspx.
Graduating students at Cal State LA carry a median federal student debt of $11,966 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $11,966 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $137.82/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Cal State LA.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,940 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $19,812 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $28,892 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,500 |
| Middle income | $11,157 |
| High income | $13,368 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,387 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,617 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $10,068 |
| Independent students | $13,515 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Cal State LA.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Cal State LA:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 50791 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $960,298,879 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 140 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $640,429 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,574 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,096 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,048 |
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