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UC Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Official telephone: (831) 459-0111
Website: www.ucsc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Ann Draper,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 831 459-2963
800 944-6050 (March 1-May 1) (toll free)
831 459-3628 (fax)
fin_aid@ucsc.edu
FAFSA number: 001321

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $24,708 out-of-state
Tuition notes: no tuition for state residents
Additional required fees: $13,482
Book fees: $1,449
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,394
Other expenses: Transportation and personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $15,123

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoMarch 2
State Aid FormN/AnoMarch 2
California Student Aid Commission, GPA verification form forN/AnoMarch 2

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
84% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
80% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
18% of first-year students
21% of full-time undergraduates
23% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
81% for first-year students
82% for full-time undergraduates
76% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$24,403 for first-year students
$23,134 for full-time undergraduates
$15,431 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,339 for first-year students
$18,125 for full-time undergraduates
$11,861 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,757 for first-year students
$6,912 for full-time undergraduates
$5,826 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,477 for first-year students
$6,572 for full-time undergraduates
$5,792 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
9% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$4,860 for first-year students
$5,887 for full-time undergraduates
$10,539 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance

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