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Understand your eligibility for need-based financial aid
Knowing your Student Aid Index (SAI) lets you to understand your qualification for need-based financial aid. Financial aid applications - FAFSA and CSS Profile - calculate your ability to pay for college, called the Student Aid Index (SAI); they subtract your SAI from their full Cost of Attendance to calculate the difference which is your eligibility for need-based aid. Use the calculators below to calculate both federal methodology and institutional methodology Student Aid Indexes and understand colleges’ expectations of your ability to pay.
Conozca qué escuelas requieren el Perfil CSS
Here’s a list of colleges provided by the College Board the require the CSS Profile. These colleges will use the SAI calculated by the CSS Profile to determine your eligibility for their institutional need-based financial aid.
Calcule su Índice de Ayuda Estudiantil (SAI) de FAFSA
Calculate your FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI) – or your family’s ability to pay based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Use this to determine your eligibility for need-based aid at FAFSA schools.
Calculate your CSS Profile Student Aid Index (SAI)
Calculate your CSS Profile Student Aid Index (SAI) – or your family’s ability to pay based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Use this to determine your eligibility for need-based aid at FAFSA schools.
Explore colleges' generosity to meet your need-based eligibility
It’s important to know how much of your need-based eligibility a college will be meet with their offer. Most schools can’t provide a financial aid package that covers your full need. Use the resources below for early insights into colleges’ commitment to meet your need-based eligibility and the costs of a gap in your financial aid package.
Compare colleges based on their generosity to meet your need
Download this spreadsheet that contains 450 colleges with key data points on need-based awards from the Common Data Set (CDS). Compare colleges by what percentage of need they meet on average and how much they may gap need-based financial aid.
Know which colleges provide financial aid offers to your full financial aid eligibility
The list of colleges that meet 100% of financial aid eligibility, including those that meet need with no student loans.
Calcule sus paquetes de ayuda financiera estimados y brechas
Explora tu necesidad demostrada y las ofertas estimadas de ayuda financiera según tu necesidad en 450 universidades. Esta herramienta interactiva te brinda información sobre las políticas de ayuda financiera de las universidades y su impacto en tus gastos de bolsillo.
Explore colleges' generosity with merit-based scholarships
The vast majority of colleges offer merit scholarships to discount their large sticker prices. The range of generosity varies widely. You can get early insights on what to expect from colleges. Use this financial aid data to explore the colleges that offer merit aid.
Compare colleges based on their generosity with merit-based scholarships
Download this spreadsheet that contains 450 colleges with key data points on merit-based awards from the Common Data Set (CDS). Look up colleges by what percentage of non-need qualified students receive merit scholarships and the average amounts.
Recursos para ayuda financiera de California
Intercambio de estudiantes universitarios del oeste (WUE)
Explore más de 95 universidades públicas en 15 estados del oeste que ofrecen a los residentes de California una matrícula reducida del 150% de la tarifa de matrícula estatal.
Programas de becas Cal Grant
Requisitos de elegibilidad y pasos para solicitar la Beca Cal Grant, incluidos los límites de ingresos y activos para las Becas Cal Grant 2025-26.
Beca de clase media
Requisitos de elegibilidad y pasos para solicitar la Beca Cal Grant, incluidos los límites de ingresos y activos para las Becas de Clase Media 2025-26.