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UC Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Official telephone: (831) 459-0111
Fax number: (831) 429-0146

Website: www.ucsc.edu



Screen last updated on: March 23, 2012

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2009-10 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)
finaid@ucsc.edu
FAFSA number: 001321
Financial aid homepage: financialaid.ucsc.edu/

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $23,302 out-of-state
Comprehensive tuition/room/board fees: $33,015
Tuition notes: comprehensive tuition/room/board fees, out-of-state tuition based on per credit hour, no tuition for state residents
Additional required fees: $10,681
Book fees: $1,392
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,136
Other expenses: transportation and personal expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $4,278 - $13,641

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 17noJune 1

Date award notification begins: May 1
Applied for financial aid:
70% of first-year students
62% of full-time undergraduates
48% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
70% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
94% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
89% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
82% 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
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
36% of first-year students
35% of full-time undergraduates
31% 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
86% for full-time undergraduates
79% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,599 for first-year students
$15,207 for full-time undergraduates
$12,057 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,836 for first-year students
$10,465 for full-time undergraduates
$7,730 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,449 for first-year students
$6,337 for full-time undergraduates
$5,902 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,326 for first-year students
$5,387 for full-time undergraduates
$5,525 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
2% 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):
$9,707 for first-year students
$8,038 for full-time undergraduates
$10,574 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:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 25%

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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 51%
Average student debt upon graduation: $14,932
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $24,690
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $24,690
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 7%



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