FourYearCost

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CAPublicRank 374 of 1,732

Heads-up: 84% of undergraduates here are part-time and 28% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$6,162
1,154 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$3,192
9,321 recipients
The drop
$2,970
48.2% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$6,162Later years$3,192

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$3,151
$30–48k$3,154
$48–75k$6,107
$75–110k$8,596
$110k+$9,191

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$1,180
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$1,180
Change$0 (+0.0%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$9,460

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$1,1602018-19$1,1602019-20$1,1602020-21$1,1802021-22$1,1802022-23$1,1802023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +1.7% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$6,3512020-21$4,7002021-22$6,9142022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years—
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)100%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants58%
Freshmen taking federal loans1%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$6,309
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,685

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all CA colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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