by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay 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 price tag of going to University of California-Los Angeles can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can UCLA offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Read on to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from University of California-Los Angeles.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at University of California-Los Angeles, 59% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 3912 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 49% | $25,627 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 45% | $13,085 |
| Federal Pell grants | 27% | $6,390 |
| State/local grants | 40% | $12,309 |
| Federal student loans | 17% | $4,768 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, around 55% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $23,418 (across approximately 18256 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 55% | $23,418 |
| Federal Pell grants | 28% | $6,469 |
| Federal student loans | 19% | $5,715 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $26,066.
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 | $7,542 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,862 |
| Over $75,000 | $26,221 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,548 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $14,413 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try UCLA’s net price calculator: admission.ucla.edu/tuition-aid/net-cost-calculator.
A typical borrower at UCLA leaves with $12,983 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,983 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $148.42/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at UCLA.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,184 |
| 25th percentile | $7,200 |
| 75th percentile | $22,938 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $29,235 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,723 |
| Middle income | $12,538 |
| High income | $14,339 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,724 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $13,000 |
| Independent students | $11,253 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at UCLA.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at UCLA:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 79071 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,916,731,870 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 229 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $6,414,725 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $28,012 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $10,166 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,389 |
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