Financial Aid
Typical Undergraduate Cost per Year without Financial Aid
The graph below shows the typical costs for a full-time, in-state undergraduate student living on campus for the 2009–10 school year.
More details are on the UCR Costs page. Visit our Financial Aid Estimator to receive an estimate of your future UCR financial aid.
Financial Aid Information
Financial Aid Awarded to Undergraduates
- Overall Financial Aid (2007–08)
During the 2007–08 academic year, 73% of UCR's undergraduates received financial aid (including student and parent loans); the average award was $14,233. - Need-Based Grants and Scholarships* (2008–09)
59% of UCR undergraduates received need-based scholarships or grant aid; average award was $11,425. - 46% of UCR undergraduates received Federal Pell Grants.
Grants and scholarships are gift aid awards that do not have to be repaid by the student.
Loans (2007–08 Graduating Class)
- Among students who graduated from UCR in 2007–08 and started as freshmen, 62% borrowed while enrolled at UC Riverside.
- Average cumulative debt at graduation for these borrowers was $15,414. (All figures exclude parent loans.)
Percent of Freshmen Receiving Each Type of Financial Aid
