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UC Merced

UC Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343

Official telephone: (209) 228-4400
Toll-free telephone: (866) 270-7301
Website: www.ucmerced.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Ron Radney,
Financial Aid Director
Contacting the office: 209 228-7178
209 228-7861 (fax)
finaid@ucmerced.edu
FAFSA number: 041271

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $11,220; $37,902 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,042
Book fees: $1,446
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,886
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $15,933

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2yesN/A
State Aid FormMarch 2yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 2
Applied for financial aid:
96% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
68% of first-year students
62% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
29% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
26% 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):
87% for first-year students
84% for full-time undergraduates
73% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$27,629 for first-year students
$23,468 for full-time undergraduates
$14,675 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,896 for first-year students
$19,426 for full-time undergraduates
$11,470 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,356 for first-year students
$6,930 for full-time undergraduates
$6,044 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,757 for first-year students
$5,281 for full-time undergraduates
$5,530 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$10,474 for first-year students
$11,136 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$500 for first-year students
$516 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,180
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
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
  • athletic scholarships

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