Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $23,874 and the average loan amount is $5,247. The average financial aid amount is 53.12% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $44,944).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid7,125 85%$170,104,717$23,874
Pell Grants4,923 59%$27,689,639$5,625
Federal Students Loans2,624 31%$13,768,401$5,247

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 1,924 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of California-Merced.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $24,868 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,023.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of California-Merced.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,00985%--
Grant or scholarship aid1,924 81%$47,845,168$24,868
Federal Grants1,389 59%$8,767,788$6,312
Pell Grants1,295 55%$7,386,423$5,704
Other Federal Grants1,286 54%$1,381,365$1,074
State/Local Grants1,778 75%$19,961,609$11,227
Institutional Grants1,692 71%$19,115,771$11,298
Student Loans746 31%$3,747,067$5,023
Federal Student Loans724 31%$3,409,939$4,710
Other Student Loans30 1%$337,128$11,238

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at University of California-Merced.
Income Level# of Students# of Students Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level--$39,112,797$24,354
0 - $30,000586 585$16,716,156$28,526
$30,001 - $48,000362 362$9,961,044$27,517
$48,001 - $75,000313 313$7,982,687$25,504
$75,001 - $110,000166 159$3,282,716$19,775
$110,001 - more179 98$1,170,194$6,537

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of California-Merced, for the first-time/full-time students, 2,363 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 8 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.
# of Students
In-District Rate0
In-State Rate2,363
Out-of-State Rate8
Un-known0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of California-Merced, 1,526 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 161 students live off-campus. In addition, 204 students live with their family.
# of Students
Living On-Campus1,526
Living Off-Campus161
Living with Family204
Un-known15