Indicator 2.6
Average Net Cost of Attendance by Family Income, 1999-00 to 2007-08
Net cost of attendance represents the average cost of attending UC for undergraduates after taking into account scholarship and grant assistance (i.e., total student expense budget less scholarship and grant aid). It represents what students must contribute, whether from parent contributions or their own resources (e.g., student savings, work or borrowing).
Scholarships and grants reduce the "sticker" price of attending UC at all income levels, but especially for students with few parental resources (i.e., low-income dependent students and students who, under federal guidelines, are considered to be financially independent from their parents).
Between 1999-00 and 2007-08, augmentations to grant aid kept the average increase in net cost for low-income students to about $2,000, compared to $4,800 for students in the highest income category.
Additional grant aid did not fully cover cost increases for low-income students in part because non-fee costs (room and board, books and supplies, etc.) have increased without augmentations in grants to offset them.
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Source: UCOP Corporate Student System. This system contains data on all degree-seeking students Universitywide.
Figures are in constant inflation-adjusted 2007 dollars using California CPI-U, including inflation-adjustment of the income categories.
You may view or download a table of the raw data used to generate these charts in CSV files, which can be opened in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.