Costs at UCI How much college costs usually depends on whether it is a public or private school. Most students attend state or public colleges, like UCI, which receive a portion of their budgets from state or local governments and can charge lower tuition to students who live in that state. Students from other states pay higher tuition. Your expenses at UCI will vary depending on your academic program, your living arrangements, and other factors. More than 60 percent of UCI's enrolled students receive some form of financial aid.
Students can apply for federal, state, and other student financial aid to help pay for college.
At UCI, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships determines eligibility for grants, scholarships, loans, and work study based on information from financial aid applications and other supporting documents. The type of package you receive not only depends on your need, but also whether or not you meet priority deadlines. To learn more about financial aid programs at UCI, read about Financial Aid in UCI's General Catalogue or visit the web site of UCI's Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships . Many students are hesitant to take out loans, but paying a loan after graduation may be easier than it might seem. Students usually do not have to start repaying their loans until after they finish school, and the interest rate is usually lower than for other kinds of loans.