UC's give better aid than csu's?

Paying for College
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<p>I got accepted to UCSB and I just received my financial aid letter. They're giving me about $23,000 financial aid and I have to pay only $9000 or so</p>

<p>But I want to go to a cal state (specifically either sj, pomona, lb or fullerton)
and I got my financial aid for fullerton and lb, its like only $16,000 so.
I have to pay additional $12,000 wth?</p>

<p>Since UC is better and more competitive I thought I'll receive lesser financial aid there but I guess i was wrong</p>

<p>Can someone just clarify how the financial aid works with the uc's and csu's</p>

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<p>The UCs have MORE money to give away. they have UC grants to give. they also have the Blue and Gold promise policy.</p>

<p>So, yes, in many cases a UC can be cheaper.</p>

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<p>COA at CSU Fullerton is around $23,500 (living on campus). You would only need to pay around $7500 if you are awarded $16,000 in aid.</p>

<p>The COA includes about $4500 for books, supplies, transportation and misc. I suspect you could get by with less in these categories, especially if your cost to travel home on breaks is low.</p>

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<p>I think the COA of CSUF is around $25k for THIS YEAR’s school costs…likely more for next year. </p>

<p>Yes, the personal expenses and trans is about $4400.</p>

<p>What is the breakdown of each school’s aid pkg. One may have more loans in it than the other.</p>

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<p>To me it sounds like the CSU is very doable. Their total cost is less so 16K is huge for a CSU</p>

<p>Take a look at your offers again. In your case the CSU may be cheaper</p>

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<p>$23,508 is their estimate for 2013-14, pending Board of Trustees approval. </p>

<p>[Financial</a> Aid - Cost of Attending CSUF](<a href=“404: File Not Found - Office of Financial Aid | CSUF”>404: File Not Found - Office of Financial Aid | CSUF)</p>

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<p>DKhetani</p>

<p>What is the breakdown of your FA for UCSB vs. the CSU’s - was it grants, scholarships , loans,work study, etc…
If its mostly loans, it might not be such a great deal.</p>